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The story of Sparkplug the pig as told by Nat Weeks.
  
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In 1992, the staff was called "the Sideshow" that summer. With Director [[Bob Van Dyk]] leading the charge and a staff made up almost entirely of [[Campfire]] MCs, the theatrics and goofiness was constant.  There were many surprises every single day.  With a lack of equipment or not enough staff, but most importantly not enough campers, it was difficult to run activities (i.e. try teaching a double play in baseball with one camper), which meant the staff needed to entertain in other ways.  Announcements after meals would be known to go an hour or longer sometimes.
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“…Once a week, I’d wash the pig. Sitting in the meadow, one hand would press on his back as he straddled my thighs so the other could dip into the soapy bucket to scrub him pink as the clover around us. He didn’t like that and raised a ruckus but to no avail. His stubby feet couldn’t reach the ground in that position and on my wet, nylon bathing suit found no traction in spite of his galloping.
  
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Staff planned a week where each counselor would take a day of the week as their day to come up with something fun.  Some of the memorable ones were Ron Mattson eating breakfast in the rafters of the lodge or the staff all serving breakfast in bed to their cabins (walking back and forth to the lodge).
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In the middle of the summer, I decided to introduce Sparkplug to my family at our summer home, but that would mean hitch-hiking across Maine and all the way across New Hampshire to Lancaster on the Connecticut River adjacent to Vermont. I started hitch-hiking down the road at Springers…”
  
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Revision as of 14:47, 23 April 2009

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Featured Article: Sparkplug

The story of Sparkplug the pig as told by Nat Weeks.

“…Once a week, I’d wash the pig. Sitting in the meadow, one hand would press on his back as he straddled my thighs so the other could dip into the soapy bucket to scrub him pink as the clover around us. He didn’t like that and raised a ruckus but to no avail. His stubby feet couldn’t reach the ground in that position and on my wet, nylon bathing suit found no traction in spite of his galloping.

In the middle of the summer, I decided to introduce Sparkplug to my family at our summer home, but that would mean hitch-hiking across Maine and all the way across New Hampshire to Lancaster on the Connecticut River adjacent to Vermont. I started hitch-hiking down the road at Springers…”

Read more

Featured Facts: Upper Camp

  • In 1983, Upper Camp, which was just Eagle's and Buzzard's, had a massive toga party involving bug juice and sweets, but more importantly music and good times.
  • There is a "Upper Camp Quad" with a fire pit and wooden seats (usually birch stumps) located in the middle between Owl's, Buzzard's, and Eagle's. This area was constructed in 2000 by the Art program when it was run by Ryno.
  • Owl's Perch is the newest cabin in Upper Camp, Eagle's Nest is the oldest cabin, and Uncle Tom's Cabin no longer exists but was in the location of Pete's Palace and is almost completely forgotten about.
  • A checker board was carved into the very large stump downhill of Owl's in 2000 by Thomas Joyce; the tree that stood there can be seen in old photos of Upper Camp.

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CroppedTurnabouts c.1954.JPG
Sailing in 1954
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