Just a Push – A Public Speaking Essay by Camp Echo Lake Camper Jack Goldsmith I need you to think about a great experience that ultimately changed your life. Now, thinking back on it, you had to take a risk for that experience, right? Some…
Happy New Year to all Echo Lakers! Emily, Evan, Violet and I were fortunate again to spend the holidays season in Warrensburg, where it started as a green/brown holiday season, but ended up white as we eventually saw five to six inches of downfall. We…
Once the camp season is over and I’ve had a few weeks to get back into the “real” world I always take time to analyze how the past summer went in regards to the day-to-day operations of camp. We are always looking to improve Echo…
For us, summer never really ends, since we get to live right at camp year round. But this Fall, we saved a little bit of summer for an invasion of alums at the 70th anniversary. Former Echo Lakers came from far and wide – some…
As we approached the final week of summer 2015, we gave each senior village camper and staff one final survey to complete. The difference was that we didn’t ask the usual questions about your favorite food or your favorite activity. In the final survey,…
