The Camp Echo Lake Trail

From the Clipboard of Tony: Looking Forward to 2021

Posted by on December 23, 2020

There are some years when I personally mark New Years pretty matter-of-factly, and then there are years when I very happily greet the upcoming year. This is one of those years – and maybe the most pronounced ever – that I am welcoming the new…

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From the Clipboard of Tony: Celebrating Glenn Begly’s 50th Summer

Posted by on February 25, 2020

It’s a BIG Anniversary year with all things Echo Lake related!  As everyone knows, the summer of 2020 will be our 75th summer!  It was in June of 1946 that my grandparents, Bill and Edith Medine opened the gates to Echo Lake campers for the…

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From the Clipboard of Tony Stein: Who’s On First?

Posted by on January 30, 2019

With our first new camper get together, the New Camper Bowling Event, coming up, I have been thinking about all the pretty awesome FIRSTS our new campers will experience this summer – and some even before the summer! Your camp Big Brother or Big Sister…

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From the Clipboard of Tony

Posted by on October 29, 2018

Every fall, our parent and staff surveys go out to all of you who give us such invaluable feedback on everything at camp ranging from activities – to the food – to the counselors – the frankly, the entire experience.  We read every single response…

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From the Clipboard of Tony: The History of the LIT Lounge

Posted by on December 6, 2017

Each and every year at Echo Lake we find ways to improve the facility and grounds of camp – with the idea that these improvements will help our campers and staff have an even greater experience at camp. Sometimes these improvements are about replacing an…

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