Camp is filled with a number of big events. We have fireworks on the 4th of July, Halloween, Carnival, Campfires and many more. It is easy to map your way through a summer at CEL using these big events as milestones. However, throughout my 15…
The start of any year brings hope, optimism and for me, the moment when I start counting down to camp in days rather than weeks and months. This year is no different! At the time of writing there are 157 days until Summer 2021 officially…
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…
It was arrival day at Camp Echo Lake in the summer of 2004. I was unpacking my bags when a girl with kittens on her shirt and a blue ribbon in her hair walked over and offered to help. “I’m Dani,” she said, as we…
Hey People, This is the first summer in 75 years that I have not been at Camp Echo Lake. Imagine that! It was a real wrench for me, you can bet! But you can also imagine what a kick I got out of attending services…
