After a beautiful opening day of low 80-degree temperatures with little humidity, the weather gods took it up a notch. This morning when we woke up to the sound of…
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If arrival day is any indication for what’s in store this summer, then we can anticipate an amazing summer. Opening day was like no other. In my fifty-two summers at…
As I walked across the camp today, I noticed our counselors putting the finishing touches on their activities. The swim staff was raking the beach. The water skiing staff was…
During the last year, I was haunted by the decision I made to not open camp in 2020. I had spent months speaking with infectious disease doctors and top epidemiologists…
Dear Takajo Families, It has become a cliché to refer to the pandemic as “unprecedented.” What’s not a cliché is that none of us has ever experienced anything in our lifetime like…
Dear Takajo Families, I hope you were able to join us for our Closing Campfire this past Thursday, August 13. If you missed it or would like to watch it again,…
Soon after Morty Goldman founded Camp Takajo in 1947, he changed Color War to Olympics. In traditional Color War, counselors coach one of the teams and are involved in making…
Dear Takajo Families, When I arrived at camp in June, I made a commitment to let go of the things I cannot control and to embrace this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to…
Dear Takajo Families, Today is supposed to be Visiting Day. You’ll have to forgive me, but while many of you have transitioned to other summer experiences, my life remains centered around camp….
Dear Takajo Families, It remains very quiet in camp. No bugle calls to tell us when to get up or where to go next. No running from lineup down to…