CAMP GUIDE

week then once a week you had to drain the pool, scrub it out like a bathtub, and fill it back up.”

Because of the need for a dependable source of water to fill the pool every week, Mr. Mac became interested in building a lake at the camp. He wound up building not only the Lower Lake but a couple of years later, the Upper Lake, as well.

Besides swimming, life at camp in the 1940s and ‘50s was filled with activities such as horseback riding, basketball, tennis, volleyball, riflery, archery, arts and crafts, and square dancing in the Rec Hall nearly every night.

During the 1960s, a badminton court and gymnasium were built, and more activities were added, including ping-pong, shuffleboard, water skiing, electronics, cheerleading and party nights with live bands.