Compiled by Adam Fornear
The big bridge overlooks the big lake!
This past weekend marked the start of the summer for me. It wasn’t because the ice is off of Nebagamon or the bike trails in Duluth are now dried out and rideable… Nope, it’s because I was able to put the big boat in Lake Superior for the summer. Boondoggle (which I think is appropriately named) is officially tied up at the dock in one of the harbor marinas in Duluth. In under five minutes I can be out motoring around out on the big lake catching some salmon for dinner or just taking in all of Lake Superiors awesomeness! Funny thing though, we took the boat out trolling this weekend and it didn’t remotely feel like summer. Water temperature was 37 degrees, the shoreline is covered in ice and snow, and the air temp was 41 degrees. We wressed like it was winter but mentally I was in full on summer. Boated a couple salmon that were delicious pan fried in butter with some Caribbean jerk seasoning. If you haven’t tried that before, then get to the store and buy the thinnest fillet of salmon and give it a shot…you won’t regret it.
Outside of boating/fishing it’s all camp all the time. Trip permits, staff hiring, enrolling campers, purchasing food, fixing camp buildings… and the list goes on. There’s about 48 days till campers arrive and as in years past we’ll get every thing dialed in for a wicked sweet 91st summer .One last random thought… Wilderness Trip essentials for the summer! Remember to pack a rain jacket, rain pants, 30-liter dry bag, and two pairs of hiking socks. If you have questions on what to buy please feel free to email me.
Alright, time to wrap up the rest of my sections in this month’s Arrowhead as there are more phone calls to make and emails to send out! Please keep the news coming as we have one more Arrowhead before the summer. So if you win a marathon, build a sweet fort, or act in your first play, please be sure to send the news to [email protected]. Hope everyone is excited for the summer to begin.See you soon!
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW that Ace Burvall (San Diego) is playing soccer and recently scored three goals with his left foot! William Schwarz (Woodbury, MN) is playing baseball this spring.
Tom Elson (right) enjoying some time outside
IN THE WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW DEPARTMENT: Max Wise (Chicago/Vancouver ’98-’02,’04,’08-’10,’12,’14-‘15) is a 7thgrade math teacher at Gaiser Middle School in Vancouver, WA. Max is also the 8thgrade girl’s JV basketball coach, co leader of math club and operates the school chess club. Hugh Broder (Detroit/NYC ’66-’69,’74-’75,’16-‘19) is an Executive Producer/Managing Director for The Underground, a production and post production company, that works with multiple advertising agencies. Hugh is also Camp Nebagamon’ s Waterskiing Director for the summer of 2019. Tom Elson (Chicago/D.C. ’93-’99,’01-’04,’09,’13,’17) is launching a campaign to get more Americans outside and connected to the health benefits of nature! While at camp we spend almost all of our time outside, currently Americans on average are spending a whopping 93% of their entire lives indoors–that equates to just one half of one day per week outdoors! The campaign is called Outside I Can, this is a storytelling campaign partnering with national companies to inspire people across the country to see themselves in the outdoors and to appreciate their value on society, no matter where they live or how much money they have. To learn more, click here, or reach Tom directly at [email protected]
IN THE BIBS AND DIAPERS DEPARTMENT… It’s a boy, George Albert, for Charlie Dan (Evanston ’93-’99,’02) and Abby Dan (Evanston). It’s twin boys, Asher and Hawk Trager-Kusman, for Michael Trager-Kusman (Louisville ’93-’97) and Erin Trager-Kusman.