Minnesota's Oldest Camp for Girls
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Did you know that summer camp is an American invention – with camps becoming more and more widespread 90 to 100 years ago?? As discussed in a 2002 article written by Kay S. Hymowitz titled Notes on Camp, “Back then forward-thinking youth leaders worried about the influence of corrupt city life on the young and [...]
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After reading a recently posted Kamaji blog, Singing out Loud, a Kamaji alumnae wrote to ask: “Did your son (Nathan) ever tell you the joke they tell over at Camp Chippewa for Boys about Kamaji’s singing habits? My son, who also attended Chippewa, found it hilarious. It goes like this: Question: How many Kamaji girls [...]
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Greetings from Kamaji! In this day and age, we hear so much about heroes; usually, these are folks who are athletes like tennis pro Serena Williams, soccer player Mia Hamm, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi or downhill Lindsey Vonn; or public figures including First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, television personality Oprah or [...]
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One recurring comment we get from people after they’ve watched Kamaji’s video is how happy our campers are!! Too, Kamaji campers will tell us “I’m a happy camper” and Kamaji camper parents write us “Our daughter came home a happy camper!” Admittedly flattered by the comments, I could not agree more about the euphoria of [...]
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One of the many never-ending tasks we’ve been working on for the upcoming summer — Kamaji’s 96th!! — is a revision of Kamaji’s Songbook. Over Ye Directors’ past 29 summers at Kamaji, we have written, rewritten, revised, re-revised and re-re-revised(‼) songbooks no less than 4 times and, with this next revision, yet a 5th time!! [...]
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Would you not agree that the joys of childhood are incomparably sweet? No matter how old you are or how grown up you act, is there not a part of you that you undoubtedly miss — that of being a kid? Do you not sometimes have a longing for a time that was free of [...]
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• 80% of her summertime clothing is in her tribe color or has the word Kamaji somewhere on it. • Being at home makes her campsick. • She insists that lullabies are not sung; instead they are the call of the loon or the clang of halyard on mast or the sound of whispering red [...]
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Have you laughed today?? Seriously!! Have you snickered quietly? Suppressed a chuckle? Let a chortle escape? Spontaneously giggled? Cackled raucously? Hooted noisily? Guffawed boisterously? Seriously – when was the last time the corners of your mouth turned up . . . and you found yourself smiling . . . giving way to a giggle . [...]
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2009 heralds my 30th(!!) year as co-owner/co-director of Camp Kamaji . . . and my first venture into the social networking world of linked-in, blogging, twittering . . . When Mike and I purchased Kamaji in 1980, the closest we came to technology was the vintage1959 electric typewriter and the huge-barreled mimeograph machine that was [...]
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Did you know that a four week Kamaji camper spends 648 hours at camp during a summertime? And an eight week camper spends 1320 hours at Kamaji? And during the off-season those same Kamaji campers spend about 1260 hours at school? Who would have ever guessed?? For better or worse, for most campers – regardless [...]
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