Thanks for this thread, Campguy!
I was a camper and counsellor for 14 summers at the former Camp Idlewild on Cow Island, 1962 through its closing season in 1975. I went on to a career teaching science in the prep school world, but kept coming back to the Lake every summer. I worked various summer jobs on the Lake - was a Marine Patrol officer lots of those years, eventually landing with Winni Flagship, now full time.
The camp/lake experience was clearly a major influence in my life - still is. The current popularity of social media has helped gather a number of Idlewild alumni and has resulted in a summer reunion of sorts the last two summers. It's great to find out that there's a tremendous amount of loyalty to the camp after all these years - how many of us truly value the experience we had as youngsters.
Hope to hear a lot more from other former campers and staff.
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