Pre-Season Weekend
This year our plan is to devote more time during "orientation"
to staff training and less time to the actual camp set up.
Therefore, our head counselors and several other staff
members have generously volunteered their services for a
weekend this spring to take care of the lion- share of physical
preparations. This will entail playing fields, the courts, the
campfire, and the game areas.
The invitation is also extended to our alumni who would enjoy
a weekend at camp and an opportunity to see the "other side"
of the camp operation. The camp will house and feed all
participants. Cabin inspection will be suspended for this
occasion.
- Dates: Saturday and Sunday 6/9 & 6/10
- Arrival Friday 6/8 is OK
Please RSVP to gaconfer@aol.com if you would like to attend.
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Dear Friends:
As you all know, there is a great deal of work involved in setting
up camp and a narrow window of opportunity in which to
accomplish it all.
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Post-Season Family Camping
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In lieu of a full scale reunion, Forest Lake will host a week of
family camping this year following the regular camp season.
The plan is to open the camp facilities to our alumni and their
families to relax, recreate, and enjoy the surroundings. There
will be no scheduled program. Rather, the facilities (waterfront,
courts, fields, trails) will be available for guests to use at their
convenience.
The dining hall will be open for a continental breakfast each
morning. Each Saturday evening the camp will host a barbcue.
All other meals will be the responsibility of the guests (outside
of camp).
We hope that this format will allow families the flexibility to
organize "mini-reunions" and for FLC to be the base of
operation for enjoying the resources of both the camp and the
Adirondack region.
Family camping dates are Friday, August 24 through Monday,
September 3. Guests are welcome to stay for the entire time or
any combination of days. Fees and charges will be based on a
per diem basis. The next alumni newsletter in June will outline
the fee schedule and will provide reservation details. So, go to
your phones, computers, and writing pads to contact your old
campmates and organize your mini reunion.
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Alumni Legacies
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The following alumni children have enrolled for the 2007
camp season:
- Michelle and Nicole Ackerson
- Adam and Liam Barr
- Arthur Boutin
- Kyra Bradley
- Casey Combs
- Max Cohen
- Erin and Meghan Cohen
- Connor Dietz
- David and Steven Griffel
- Colleen Hagen
- Eric Hedeman
- Morgan Hill
- Chloe and Connor Monahan
- Frank and Tommy Muci
- Bradley and Rebecca Rost
- Annie and Michael Thurston
Naturally, we would like to expand this list and we do have
available spaces for the 2007 season.
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FLC Today and Yesterday
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What are today's favorite camp activities?
- The waterfront is still the centerpiece of the program and,
since instructional swim is no longer mandatory, campers enjoy
the swimming component more. Also, at the waterfront, the
addition of a fleet of kayaks has added another activity that has
become popular.
- The climbing tower is a recent addition to the program and
is very popular with both boys and girls.
- The most often cited favorite activity remains the Sunday
evening campfire.
Were any FLC Alums olympic athletes?
- Bob Maguire (counselor from 50's) was a member of the US
Olympic Rifle Team.
- Tom Allen (waterfront director from 40's-50's) was a
member of the US Olympic Track & Field Team.
Who among the current staff have spanned the most years at
camp?
- Russ Combs (son of Clif Combs) has been at FLC in the
70's, 80's, 90's, and 00's.
- Chris Stamm has had the same tenure 70's-00's.
- John Bockelmann began in the early 80's and has returned
every year but one.
- John and Kelly Cullen cover the 60's, 70's, 90's, and
00's.
What names are listed in the FLC pantheon of legendary camp
dogs? The following list is not necessarily in order of
importance:
- Bingo
- Bartok
- Chico
- Hagar
- Sylvester
- Luna
- Jet
- Max
- Sigrun
- Chelsea
- Lilly
- Yogi Bear
- Sam
- Sam
- Oscar
- Aphro * the only dog to hold 3 tennis balls in her mouth at
one time
Can you match any of the dogs to their owners? (answers at
end of newsletter.)
What positive outcome of the FLC experience is the most often
mentioned?
- In a recent survey of our 2006 families the respondents
listed "independence", "new interests", but, by far, "friendships"
carried the day.
Here are the answers to the famous dog question:
- Bingo-Sally Confer
- Bartok-Jim Miller
- Chico-Leo Costello
- Hagar-Gary Confer
- Sylvester-Phil Confer
- Luna-Ginny Confer
- Jet-Clif Combs
- Max-Jerry Combs
- Sigrun-Gary Confer
- Chelsea-Curtis Confer
- Tripod-Alan Strand
- Lilly-Ginny Confer
- Sam-Al Shaler
- Sam-Bob Brown (different dog-not syndicated with
Shaler)
- Oscar-Heather York
- Aphro-Rob Shepard
- Yogi Bear-Karen Millington
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