Erik Joelsson

Life Before Birch Rock

Being Swedish born, Erik had no concept of summer camp until he met the Weaz aka Mark Sutherland in fifth grade in Wayne, Pennsylvania. After several years of convincing, the Weaz finally got Erik to come to Birch Rock in 1999.

Camper Year

Summer of 1999

Erik arrived at camp the day before opening day in 1999. Upon rolling out of Mike Mattson's pick up on top of the hill and schooling Dave Jenkins in soccer, Erik was forever endeared to Birch Rock and vice versa. He spent the rest of his only camper year soaking up as much of Birch Rock as possible.

Counselor-in-Training Year: 2000

Erik entered his second year at Birch Rock as a CIT under the fruitful tutelage of Dave Jenkins as CIT Director with fellow CIT's Nate Wetzel and Pete Callanan. He focused mainly on soccer on the field and sailing on the waterfront. He gained cabin experience in two cabins that summer, Cabin 6 in the first half and Eagles Nest during the second half of the summer.

Staff Years

Summers of 2001-2010

Entering the most recent decade Erik moved into the staff ranks and began with splitting his time between the field and the waterfront teaching soccer and sailing. After several years on staff he moved exclusively to the waterfront to focus on the boating area and managing the new boathouse. In 2007 he took over the Waterfront Director position from Carl "The Captain" Finnson. He can still be seen cruising the waters of Lake McWain in the Boston Whaler keeping all the campers safe on the waterfront.

Erik's Summers at the Rock

Year	Cabin	Role	Note
1999	Pete's Palace	Camper	with Counselor Brandon Murray
2000	Cabin 6/ Eagle's Nest	CIT	Soccer & Sailing
2001	Cabin 2	Counselor	Saling & Soccer
2002	Cabin 5	Counselor	Sailing, Canoeing & Swimming
2003	Eagle's Nest	Counselor	Sailing & Soccer
2004	Pete's Palace	Counselor	Sailing
2005	Pete's Palace	Counselor	Sailing
2006	Pete's Palace	Counselor	Sailing
2007	Cabin 8	Waterfront Director	Sailing
2008	Cabin 8	Waterfront Director	Sailing
2009	Denault's Den	Waterfront Director	Sailing
2010	Denault's Den	Waterfront Director	Sailing