This Camp Is My Camp . . .Or Is It?
When I first met Mike, he always talked of owning his own camp. And when we got married, we began the search for our camp. Upon taking ownership of Kamaji, we faced several years of fumbling our way through updating the facility, revamping the program,...
Why a Girls’ Camp?? Why Not??!!
Recently someone not connected with camp asked me “Why did you choose a girls’ camp to own?” Truth is, Mike and I did not intentionally choose a girls’ camp over a boys’ camp. When we started out in 1978 to look for a summer camp to own and direct, we had no...
What’s Wrong With Kids Today??!!
Did you know that summer camp is an American invention – with camps becoming more and more widespread 90 to 100 years ago?? As discussed in a 2002 article written by Kay S. Hymowitz titled Notes on Camp, "Back then forward-thinking youth leaders worried about the...
How Many Kamaji Girls Does It Take To Screw In A Lightbulb?
After reading a recently posted Kamaji blog, Singing out Loud, a Kamaji alumnae wrote to ask: "Did your son (Nathan) ever tell you the joke they tell over at Camp Chippewa for Boys about Kamaji’s singing habits? My son, who also attended Chippewa, found it...
Today’s Heroines
Greetings from Kamaji! In this day and age, we hear so much about heroes; usually, these are folks who are athletes like tennis pro Serena Williams, soccer player Mia Hamm, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi or downhill Lindsey Vonn; or public figures including First...
Happy Camper – Redefined
One recurring comment we get from people after they’ve watched Kamaji’s video is how happy our campers are!! Too, Kamaji campers will tell us “I’m a happy camper” and Kamaji camper parents write us “Our daughter came home a happy camper!” Admittedly flattered by the...
Singing Out Loud
One of the many never-ending tasks we’ve been working on for the upcoming summer — Kamaji’s 96th!! — is a revision of Kamaji’s Songbook. Over Ye Directors’ past 29 summers at Kamaji, we have written, rewritten, revised, re-revised and re-re-revised(‼) songbooks no...
Rustic – Kamaji?? Do Tell!!
The following Camp Kamaji blog was written by Kamaji's Assistant Director, Kat Martin: A Camp Kamaji parent recently told us that people describe Kamaji as being “rustic”. Initially, upon hearing this, I was slightly insulted!! “Rustic” . . . I think outhouses,...
THOUGHTS ON RETURNING TO KID-HOOD
Would you not agree that the joys of childhood are incomparably sweet? No matter how old you are or how grown up you act, is there not a part of you that you undoubtedly miss — that of being a kid? Do you not sometimes have a longing for a time that was free of...
You Know She’s a Kamaji Camper If . . .
• 80% of her summertime clothing is in her tribe color or has the word Kamaji somewhere on it. • Being at home makes her campsick. • She insists that lullabies are not sung; instead they are the call of the loon or the clang of halyard on mast or the sound of...