Its August 16th...Summer Season is almost over....
That means summer camp is wrapping up. I bring up summer camp for 2 reasons...1) I miss being a kid and not having responsibility and just going away for 2 weeks. Woods, hiking, cabins, mosquitoes...Lake..girls...ahhh summer..... but I digress...
As a child certain movies will forever link me to the good times...before the dark times... And no i'm not talking the trilogy....
Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian comedy film. It was the first film appearance of Bill Murray and, though not his first film, launched Ivan Reitman into a career of light comedies. It introduced child-actor Chris Makepeace in the role of Rudy Gerner. It was considered somewhat raunchy in its day. Now...seeing this at the Jersey Drive in back in the day was soooo much fun. I always somewhat wished my Camp was like Camp Northstar....
Plot
Meatballs Goodness..
Location of the Real Camp NorthStar
Camp White Pine's Website
Now you are wondering...well what does this have to do with your camp experiences...
To Begin this tour, Think of awesome 80s music such as Duran Duran, Some police, Alot of Huey Lewis and the News and Mercedes Boy from Pebbles... Alot of other music too...
My Camp, Frost Valley was nothing like what you see on tv or the movies...The food was ok(i was such a finicky eater that I hated half the food anyway). The cabins were cool. We had our own Haunted type building. Air was soo crisp and fresh. There was a lake. Beautiful during the twilight of the day....Had many adventure there at night. We also had a few closing Campfires by the Lake as well. Boating(i wasn't a good swimmer and thus didnt go out much)
We would take a nice air-conditioned bus up to the Catskills (Claryville NY Actually). I always remember crossing over the Neversink Reservoir
Then going over a narrow bridge and Biscuit Creek, the HorseBarn before entering the main camp. I always had to have my walkman(always made a summer mixtape...if you've seen the recent robot chicken you can understand my giggle)or a portable radio. Alot of us were always shy or nervous when going up but coming home...we were soo rowdy, sitting with out friends and hanging out.
What else....I always signed up for arts and crafts. I would every year make a lanyard or as they are called I think boondoggles now. Wait on line in the dining hall. Say grace, I hated setting up or breaking down the table...
The overnights were sometimes fun(sleeping in a shelter with two people who are getting it on for the first time....well Its something you never forget) and not fun(the lice square of...i dont remember the year but because of it, our girl cabin couldnt come with us so it was just us boys...It rained alot too. I slept alot during that one. The views were amazing. High Falls, Low falls, Devil's Hole. A section of Beaver Dams. Hearing Ghost Stories told at the Forstmann Castle...
Camp Videos Courtesy of Youtube:
There were the sessional Camp Carnivals(4th of July, Hirdstock) Oh and alot of acoustic guitar playing(i think that is where I got my eclectic love of music from) I went for 10 summers straight...a lifer pretty much...I went back for CIT training...didnt last long because of my asthma 
and I went back as staff...and now....people are married with Children....Times Change...
That is all...Thank You for indulging me as I take a Walk Down Memory Lane
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so i take it you are a ragger then?
i am a gold ragger what about your self?