There was a wonderful energy around camp this morning. Our Senior Big Show, Hamilton, was a tremendous success. First thing in the morning at breakfast, I watched campers and counselors…
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Tonight, our Senior campers took to the stage to perform Hamilton. The boys we saw on stage tonight have spent the summer doing everything else that makes camp so special….
If you asked me to describe the day we had at camp today, I could easily tell you about the events on the schedule. We hosted 14-and-under lacrosse this morning,…
Last night, as I do every evening, I made my way from bunk to bunk to say goodnight to the boys. When I walked into Winnebago, my eyes drifted to…
Every morning these days, buses are pulling out of camp in different directions, uniforms are being put on, counselors are reviewing lineups, and boys are racing to breakfast with the…
At our opening staff meeting each summer, I always tell our Takajo counselors, as it relates to caring for children, that it’s always necessary to have a plan B. Sometimes…
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Like many familiar sayings, it has endured because there is a great deal of truth behind it. For six and…
The pace of summer never seems to slow down. Yesterday, we hosted 15-and-under baseball here at camp. Today, some of our Seniors enjoyed a day on the golf course. Tomorrow,…
Today was our second report card. The first came when your sons wrote their initial letters home. Those letters offered an early glimpse into how they were settling into camp…
One of the unexpected benefits of meeting families that come to tour Camp Takajo is that it allows me to look at our program through fresh eyes. We welcomed seven…