Recent content by chrisw

Sure do. I was there the last 2 years it was open. Still the tradition.

I remember seeing 1 or 2 of those patches around our house. Don't think I earned one though. :)

Great pics. My Mom said she had some but tossed them years ago. :( I remember a story of it raining so hard once that they were using the canoes in front of the cabins.

Remember this song? John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, His name is my name too. Whenever we go out The people always shout, "There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt." La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, His name... [repeat ad infinitum] Keep...

That was this kid. "Having a "piney" ( can't believe I remember his name: matthew) join us for a canoe trip in the lake and watching, amazed, as he dove headfirst into the muck and came up with a turtle." Mike was the counselor in charge on the canoe trip. More like canoe ride around the...

Your first post was better then the 2nd ,more detail. :mrgreen: You couldn't piss in the hoppers because the priest would be the first to smell it. His cabin was next to the bathrooms.

Summers End, yeah that's my brother Mike to a "T". Give you some ages. Mike graduated HS in 77, Pat (who I think might be the kid ,3rd row, #2 on his shirt in the 1972 photo) grad in 79, Matt (who also attend camp,could be the little kid standing in front of your brother in the 72 photo) 82 and...

The cub side being closed would explain why I was on the senior side in 75 ( I was 9) Forgot about that. I must have gone for 3 summers if they used the pool in 74 & 75, because I know that one summer (must have been 73) I swam in the lake. Definitely remember the "buddy system" Summers End -...

I could check with my mother. But I know I don't have any photos. I was only 8 & 9 when I went.

Ok, now that it worked I'll add more. I'm sure on the years as my older brother was a counselor in 75. Checked with him on the year. John Sherry ran the camp those summers. What I remember: Mud hike across the drained lake in 75. Building a foot bridge across a little stream behind the...

Last try for me. I 've written 2 repsonse for this thread and when I hit posts it tells me I'm not logged on.:mad: Here goes. Went to Camp Columbus in 74 and 75. 75 was the last year opened, also the year of the pools.

Sorry if this has been posted, but I haven't finished reading through the other Camp Columbus thread (13+ pages). I was a camper there for 2 summers in the early 70's. To get there from Willingboro we take Rt70 east out to Whiting,NJ . Then Rt530 through Whiting and fork right onto Lacey Rd...