We’re always working to keep camp in great shape and make necessary improvements. With a short window in the spring, we try to get as much done in the fall as possible. We are hard at work now.

Arena Soccer

A new activity at camp is Arena Soccer. The campers absolutely love it. Since we added arena soccer two years ago, we have been playing it in the new street hockey area (which way back was the old tennis courts). Three years ago, we divided the old tennis courts to make a proper sized street hockey area, leaving part of the old paved surface for general recreation. It is this remaining area that we are converting into a first class, dedicated area for arena soccer.

With its own space, we will avoid scheduling conflicts with street hockey. The area was recently paved and the boards are under construction. The painting of the surface and other finishing touches will happen in the spring.

Dining Hall

Pratt Hall is getting a facelift. The windows have been in disrepair for a while and the stark brown barn board siding has always seemed out of place in our white clapboard standard at camp. We’re tackling one side at a time, starting with the front this year. It’s looking really nice. Wes Twitchell has been doing the carpentry and Jim Bullitt is taking advantage of the mild November weather to get a jump on the painting.

Power Line Relocation

Electrical power and telephone service is being rerouted in order to take away the blight in our view that currently exists from the lines coming into camp. These services will now drop from a pole on the service road to the back side of the dining hall, then underground to the farmhouse. The poles and wires in front of the farmhouse and dining hall will be removed. This work is currently underway and should be completed before the snow flies. After this work is completed, we’ll be able to open up the view to the west in front of the dining hall. Down the road, we’re also hoping to open up the view to Shaw Mountain.

Other Projects

For several years now, the tennis guys have been asking for a backboard on the George and Gail Jessup Tennis Courts. This will be ready for next summer. Additional poles have been installed along the existing fence to support the backboard, which will be built in the spring.

We’re also planning to repaint the ‘new’ basketball court behind the junior wayside as well as install a proper fence to prevent balls from rolling into the woods.

Nat Crane