Now We Know How Kamaji Camper Moms (and Dads)…
. . . spend their time while their daughters are at Kamaji!! The mom who sent in the picture (printed with permission of all present in the photo) writes: For the 3rd summer, many of your Chicago campers moms have enjoyed a lovely night out together w/o having to get...
Anne Comes Home Today
(Published on Kamaji's Blog August 15, 2009 but worth putting it front-and-center again) I woke abruptly, with a catch in my throat as I realized the immediacy of the day, both for myself and for her. I have missed her. I am aching to put my arms around her after a...
CAMP KAMAJI NOTES END OF SESSION EDITION, JULY 12, 2010
TRAVEL INFORMATION FOR JULY 14, 2010 July 14th will be a long day for your daughter! We’ll have about a 5:30 am wake-up bell and the buses will leave camp at about 7:00 am for the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. Campers are heading to 20 different cities around the...
Tuesday, July 6th: A Day of Contrasts
The campers and counselors enjoyed an absolutely spectacular camp day. Bright sunshine, crystal clear skies, light breezes and temps in the upper 70's. Kamaji looked like a movie set today. Cabin 4 Porch 2, Cabin on the Hill, Nutshell Porch 3 and Cabin 1 Porch 2 all...
Kamaji Notes: June 30, 2010
We had an action packed last few days. First session is zooming along. Can you believe that two weeks from tomorrow the first session campers will be on their home??!! Yikes! We hope you’ve been keeping up with the pictures on “Smugmug”. If so, you’ve been able...
June 22, 2010 – Kamaji News
Wow! So much has changed here at camp in the past five days. After a week or more of staff orientation, Camp Kamaji came to life last Friday afternoon when the buses rolled in. There’s been a constant buzz now that Kamaji’s 97th camping season has begun. We thought...
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
Greetings from Camp Kamaji where it is much too quiet for our liking!! Although summertime has yet to give way to Autumn, the life-and-breath, the heart-and-soul, the campers and staff are no longer in residence. Camp is simply not “camp” – the last of the departing...
Anne Comes Home
Anne comes home today! I woke abruptly, with a catch in my throat as I realized the immediacy of the day, both for myself and for her. I have missed her. I am aching to put my arms around her after a month's absence. I am so eager to hear her stories of archery and...
Please Don’t Box Me In
I' m stuck in a box and I can't get out!! Seriously, in yesterday's e-messages, I received a questionnaire from my college that asked all kinds of questions — from where I live to my marital status to whether or not I have kids to how many pets and what kind, if...
How to Play Hooky- Ferris Bueller Style
Way back in 1986 a genius movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off starring Matthew Broderick was released. Many of you might fondly remember this movie, but just in case . . . . . . Ferris fakes sick in order to skip out of school for a day. But he doesn’t fake sick just to...