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Gone But Not Forgotten

Tamarack-Brighton staff alumni plan
a reunion weekend in July.

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June 14 . 2012

n Tamarack Camps' 110-year his-
tory, many people and places have
made the camp what it is today.
Camp Tamarack at Brighton was one
of those places. The staff and campers
who spent their summers there con-
tinue to keep its legacy alive.
Fresh Air Camp (later to be named
Camp Tamarack) operated out of Belle
Isle and surrounding areas of Detroit
for more than two decades. By 1925,
the Jewish camping organization had
outgrown its urban surroundings. It
needed a place where children could
escape a busy, noisy city atmosphere for
fresh air during the summer months.
Brighton would be that refuge.
"I used to tell staff that there was
something magic about that place,"
said Warren Cohen, a former program
director at Brighton. "Why would par-
ents send their 6 to 9 years olds away
for three weeks to have young adults
that they never met take care of their
children? It was because we were part
of an organization that was trusted."
In fact, during a time when
Tamarack was still developing as a
Jewish camping agency, Brighton
started traditions that remain part of
Tamarack to this day, such as Circus

Day, eating meals together in the din-
ing hall and camp-wide song sessions.
"What stood out for me was the fam-
ily atmosphere that Brighton offered
both its staff and campers," said David
Maiseloff, a former Brighton staffer
from the late 1960s. "We did everything
together from raising and lowering of
the flag to celebrating campers' birth-
days. The list went on:'
Both the Ortonville and Brighton
sites operated together for more than
four decades until Brighton closed in
1993. While this marked the end of
an era in Tamarack's history, Brighton
alumni can forever say that they were
part of Tamarack's beginnings.
"When the gates finally closed, none
of it was lost," Cohen said. "Brighton
is just stored away with all the memo-
ries the thousands of campers and
staff had for so many wonderful years
together."

In honor of the 110th anniversary of Fresh

Air Society/Tamarack Camps, a group

has put together a staff alumni reunion

weekend, July 20-22, including an on-site

visit to the old Camp Tamarack-Brighton

grounds. To register or for details, visit

RSVPMonkey.com .

