As a camp director, it is essential to have an “open-door policy.” Every camper needs to feel that I am accessible to them and so I do my best…
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It is difficult sometimes to single out just one event that takes place during at day here at Camp Takajo to describe to you. But today, it’s easy. Tonight, our…
It is difficult to imagine what takes place on any given day at Camp Takajo. As I made my way to the office this morning, some of our older campers…
We’ve reached the two-week mark, and camp is in full swing. The weather has been magnificent. Inter-camp games are being played in every sport. Camping trips depart almost every…
In my twenty-six years as owner of Camp Takajo, rarely do things occur in camp that I haven’t seen before until last night. In one of our senior bunks,…
When I was a camper at Camp Takajo, we played four major sports: baseball, basketball, soccer, and tennis. Lacrosse was not part of our program, and we had never…
Today was one of those days when the “student taught the teacher.” As one would imagine, boys are going to get injured at summer camp. Today, one of the…
You should be proud of the Camp Takajo staff. We have assembled a fine group of men and women, who are morally and ethically sound people. They have committed their summer…
Most of you who have attended summer camps are probably familiar with the big brother or big sister program. In theory, it is really wonderful when one camper is assigned…
I always used to make fun of weathermen, but there must be something to this Doppler radar. After a gray and gloomy July 4, we woke up to clearing…