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Compiled by Adam Fornear

fishing duluth lake superior lift bridge

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.

campers kayaking playak

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.

News of the Camp Family

Compiled by Adam Fornear

Adam Fornear fly fishing in Idaho

Fornear spending time at an old fishing hole outside Boise

April sometimes feels like it’s a month that cannot come to an end quick enough. Though on the flip side I would love for April to drag on for an extra 30-50 days, or at least until I have all of the hiring done for the summer…whichever comes first. As I write this page the sun is shining bright, temps are in the low 40’s and the Ore boats on Lake Superior are in a battle with the two feet of ice that remains on the lake. I’m rooting for those freighters and cheering on the two Coast Guard ice cutters to bust up that ice! It’s selfish I admit, because as soon as the ice is gone, I can put the boat in Lake Superior and start catching some salmon for dinner. I’m ready for boating season to begin!

As the start of the boating season begins that also means we are nearer to the start of camp. And who isn’t excited for that?! I know all of us full timers working for camp are, that’s for sure. I spent a few weeks out in the Boise office this month, visiting with Adam, Stephanie, Briggs, and Louis, and of course, hitting up my old fishing and watering holes. We’ve got a lot to prepare still, but soon we’ll be flipping the rafts, launching the ski boats, and of course firing up the Rec Hall Kitchen for some good eats. Though before all that can happen, I need to put on the finishing touches to our always incredible staff. There are just a few spots to fill and then we’ll be all set to deliver another spectacular summer on our 77 acres.

Adam Fornear and Apollo the cat in the office

“Getting work done” with Apollo, our Boise office cat

So come on sun, warm temps…melt that ice, but please go-slow so I can assemble the rest of our crew and get a little bit of Lake Superior trolling in before our magical 91st summer begins!

Seeing that the reunions are done I need your help with the news. I will start cold calling/emailing for information but if you have something to share please send it my way ([email protected])! Thanks for your help and I hope to hear from all of you in the next couple of months. Hope all is well with all of you and I look forward to seeing many of you this summer! 

IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW that Owen Rosenthal (Atlanta) plays basketball for the The Epstein School Eagles, which took home the first-place trophy at the 2019 Metro Atlanta Athletic Conference Championship. Syd Rosenbloom (NYC) continues to play soccer with the Brooklyn Met Oval select team and enjoys filling his sketchbook with superheroes, portraits, and other drawings. While his brother, Lazer Rosenbloom (NYC), plays center forward for the Brooklyn Future Stars Grenadiers select team.

IN THE WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW DEPARTMENT: Robbie McDermott (Dallas/New Hampshire ’13-’14,’16) is a Conservation Officer for the state of New Hampshire. You can watch Robbie in action on Animal Planets: North Woods Law tv show. Here’s a link for one episode. Ryan Marks (Chicago ’81-’86,’87-‘90) coached his University of St. Francis Fighting Saints to the second round of the NAIA DII Men’s Basketball National Championship.

We reconnected with plenty of alumni this month at our Denver Alumni Reunion, where we learned that Matthew Myer (St. Louis/Denver ’06-’11, ’13-’16) moved to Denver recently and has started working with Liberty Mutual Insurance. He followed his brother, Jackson Myer (St. Louis/ Denver ’04-’09, ’14), there, who works in software sales with PlayerLync. Benno Stein (New York/Denver ’02-’08, ’10-’12) is working on his PhD at CU Bolder, studying computer science, and Marty Brodsky (Denver ’97-’02, ’04-’05)) is writing a ton – you can read his work here. Adam Bloom (Highland Park/Denver ’03-’08, ’10-’13, ’15) is working as an engineer at Viasat.

WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS go to Michael Cohen (Atlanta/Dallas ’05-’07,’09-‘10) and Emily Kahn (Dallas).

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RECENT ENGAGEMENT go to Michael Weinberg (Highland Park/Madison ’02-’07, ’09-’14) and Liz Myhre (Madison).

IN THE BIBS AND DIAPERS DEPARTMENT: It’s a boy, Daniel August, for Troika Brodsky (St. Louis ’87-’93,’95-‘07) and Elle Brodsky (St. Louis).

News of the Camp Family

Compiled by Adam Fornear

It’s that time of year that I find myself going over trip maps, ferry schedules, and past year trip permits for some of our spectacular wilderness tripping destinations in anticipation of the upcoming tripping season. No wilderness area is the same, and so each place has a unique way to acquire backcountry permits. The really fun part of getting these permits is the flood of memories pouring in from my years on trip staff. That one time there was light flurries at the put-in on East Bearskin, or passing around a five-pound brick of Velveeta cheese for lunch on Lake Four, eating freshly made bannock on Cherokee Lake, and catching loads of smallmouth bass on Clark Lake in Sylvania Wilderness. Anyhow, back to the permits…Isle Royale, Pictured Rocks, rock climbing, and sea kayaking all have an urgency to get on the trip calendar as their due dates come early. While Quetico Provincial Park and the Boundary Waters all have early dates to get permits, we actually cannot pull those just yet for because we do a sign up at camp.

I commonly refer to our wilderness tripping schedule as a grand puzzle. Getting optimal dates for the calendar, hiring 17 trip leaders, and then combining those two to offer the best possible program for our campers is a jig-saw I love putting together. At the moment I’m about two-thirds of the way in collecting all the pieces. That last third of the puzzle will come together by the first week of June, and then I can sit down at the “big table” with the Assistant Trip Director and tackle this puzzle (actually a calendar) that is worthy to be hung in our Trip Room and the Rec Hall. ‘Till then, I’ll keep on hiring some trippers, gathering permits and of course reminiscing on my golden years leading trips through the upper Midwest.

I’m sure you all have some great memories from being out on trail with Camp Nebagamon. Maybe it’s paddling the Eau Claire Lake Chain, hiking the Superior Hiking Trail through the Lutsen, MN area, or maybe hopping across a handful of lakes in the Boundary Waters. I hope you hold those memories tight…I hope you think of them fondly and I hope that hearing our campers today are following in your footsteps puts a little smile on your face.

“Why didn’t you ski the Birkie with me, Fornear?”

In keeping with tradition, we need to give a big HIGH FIVE to Emily Prud’homme, Chris Willett, Mitch Cohen and Elizabeth Becker for skiing the awesome American Birkebeiner this past weekend. The day before the Birkie, Emily Prudhomme (yes…Friday) skied 29K, then on Saturday she skied another 55K and Joe Crownhart skied the Korte (half of Birkie – 29K). With the reunion tour mostly behind us, please take a moment to email what’s going on in your life. Send the news to [email protected]. Hope your winter is going well but what you are really thinking about is getting out on at least one of Nebagamon’s sweet wilderness trips this summer!

IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW that Oliver Held is playing basketball for his high school team called the Panthers in Kiev, Ukraine and his younger brother Ari is also playing basketball. While in San Diego we learned that Jackson Dewitt is the libero on his school’s volleyball team. Ben Effress stays busy playing defense in soccer, running back and linebacker in football, and volleyball teams for his high school.  Sean McSherry is keeping busy with stage design building for his school’s theater department and is also growing a pomegranate tree. Ace Burvall is playing basketball, and his soccer team won the state cup. Asher Burvall is active in his school’s Entrepreneur Club and he is in production of his first video game. Addison Burvall is keeping busy with ballet, jazz dance and recently was Fritz in The Nutcracker. Northward we went, and once we arrived in Los Angeles, we were informed that Jacob Lutsky is keeping busy with Tae Kwon Do and is trying out for baseball and volleyball. Jordan Carlin is active with robotics, speech and debate at school and also is the backstage guy for his school’s theater productions. John Bermudez is keeping busy playing and building with his friends in his neighborhood. Rafa Posen’s band played at the Troubadour and he is also enjoying playing soccer.

IN THE WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW DEPARTMENT: Dan Michel (Providence, RI ’06-’11,’13) is the Director at Brewster Day Camp – Cape Cod.

IN THE BIBS AND DIAPERS DEPARTMENT: It’s a boy, Benjamin Allen, for Andy Cohen (St. Louis/NYC ’78-‘83). It’s a boy, Ethan Hamilton, for Andrew May (’92-’98,’00-‘01) and Lauren May (Chicago).

News of the Camp Family

Compiled by Adam Fornear

I have a couple of good friends up in Duluth that are always up for a winter adventure and two weeks ago we half planned something pretty cool up the north shore of HWY 61. The half plan part of this Saturday trip was to make sure we had enough warm clothes and climbing gear for what we hoped to be a great day of ice climbing in below zero weather. The other half was that we weren’t sure of the conditions of the ice… it was a roll of the dice. So, with the truck loaded and an empty stomach we hit HWY 61 with just a cup of coffee. We were aiming for a small creek north of Two Harbors that flowed into Lake Superior. Well, with the temperature not climbing too high and with thoughts of biscuits and gravy at Vanilla Bean in Two Harbors, we decided that it was in our best interest to get a big breakfast. Seriously…it’s -10 degrees out…why would anyone pass up some biscuits and gravy? Back in the truck we go and north we head…next stop Tettegouche State Park to put on the ice climbing boots in warmth. Back in the truck and shortly thereafter we pull off on the side of 61 and park in a snowbank. We grab our packs and bushwhack in the deep snow on a frozen creek, ending at a 60-foot drop off and gazing into the icy blue waters of Lake Superior down below. We start building anchors, put crampons on our boots and assess the site. We were planning on rappelling down this frozen waterfall to the shoreline below and then climb back up. Well the waves were big on Superior that morning (wiping away the beach) and the top of the climb was slushy and held some standing water…not really the makings of a great start. There was much debate, but in the end, we decided rapping down on the wet ice probably wasn’t the best way to start the day in sub-zero temps. So, we packed up the gear and hiked back up to the truck. While we were disappointed, we still knew of some other ice on the North Shore we could check out. Back in the truck, heading up CTY HWY 6 we passed a wolf on the road enroute to the trailhead for Mystical Mountain. We threw the packs on our shoulders and started breaking the trail about two miles back into the Superior Hiking Trail. It was a tough go, but that was kind of the plan: to get a good workout so we could justify pork chops at the HWY 61 Diner later that night! It was absolutely silent out in the woods and just a beautiful day for a trek. After a couple water breaks, we made it to the base of our intended destination…and there was no ice. The packs filled with ropes, harnesses and ice tools suddenly became nothing buy dead weight. Oh well, we hung out there for a while, taking in the beauty of towering pines

Fornear and his goons friends

and big slabs of granite. We descended back down to a frozen lake and walked the shoreline looking for more crags, wildlife, and tracks in the snow, all the while laughing about something (this crew, Dave and Scott, are never short on laughs). We didn’t climb any ice, and no porkchop dinner, but the day was far from being a waste. We trekked around some amazing land, had a ton of laughs and added a little bit more knowledge of the surrounding area. Next weekend we’ll be back rappelling down to the shores of Lake Superior…and definintely having that pork chop post climb!

I trust your winter is going well and that you are getting really excited about the upcoming summer. Camp is shaping up to be a great summer once again. Trip permits are in the works, program gear is being purchased and most importantly staff are getting hired on for the summer! Remember, if you have any news please shoot it my way and I will get you in the next arrowhead. Email me (Fornear) at [email protected]. Have a great day and shoot me a message about your winter adventures.

IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW that in Minneapolis, Andrew Kuria is staying busy playing soccer, competitive swimming and track. Ian Kuria is spending the year studying in South Africa. Josue Grassi has started taking classes at MCTC College in Minneapolis studying business. Max Kennedy is playing soccer at the U16 level while Drew Malk plays drums and guitar with the School of Rock program and is also playing soccer. Eli Striker is spending the semester teaching English in Ecuador. Isaac Murray Stark rode his bike to the reunion (14 miles and it was 15 degrees out)! Lastly, Will Schwarz has been keeping busy with tennis and football. Will is a lineman and the long snapper for his football team. In Chicago (besides eating way too many donuts) we learned that Jacob Laytin is playing basketball and soccer and Rohan Dhingra played golf this past fall. Mickey Silins is on his school’s basketball team and will be playing tennis this spring. Will Needlman had a great fall season of football. Chase Kornblet is staying active with basketball this winter and then in the spring he will be playing baseball. Both Liam and Simon Mann were lucky enough to have some great powder days skiing in Aspen…super jealous! Brady Rivkin was signing up for a polar plunge in Lake Michigan…I’m waiting to hear back to see how that went for Brady. Hopefully it’s not this week in Chicago…brrrrrrr. Matthew Garchik is playing basketball for his school. Noah Keim, Rohan Dhingra, and Matthew Garchik recently started a Red Cross Club at their school. Michael Rivkin was re-elected as the Vice President of the Chi Psi’s Alpha Zeta Delta chapter.

Michael Freeman (top) on Trip Staff, 2008

IN THE WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW DEPARTMENT: Michael Freeman (Denver/Seattle ’98-’03,’05-‘09) has written his first textbook, Programming Skills for Data Science, which teaches the foundational skills necessary to start writing code to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data. Fred Sproat (Duluth, MN ‘13) is the Minnesota Program Manager for Big City Mountaineers, a nonprofit focusing on getting children outdoors.

IN THE BIBS AND DIAPERS DEPARTMENT: It’s a girl, Frankie Sarah, for Ryan Glasspiegel (Chicago ’96-’02,’04-’07,’09) and Karla Bright (Chicago). It’s a girl, Mollie Elizabeth, for Grace Slosburg (Leawood, KS ’04-‘05) and Scott Steffens (Leawood, KS). It’s a boy, Blake Henley, for Ben Broder (Hoboken, NJ ’91-’96, ’98-’02) and Kate Broder (Hoboken, NJ).

News of the Camp Family

Compiled by Adam Fornear

Ice skating the Big Lake with the Duluth Skyline in the background – Sweet!

I’m not really sure how to describe winter thus far here in Duluth. It was off to a great start and then suddenly just went kind of… blah. Snow has been non-existent, which really takes away from the season. There has been a mix of cold/warm/cold that is making it difficult to adjust. Last week, recreationally speaking, was a bit odd. Saturday, I headed out ice climbing at an old quarry in the city. Had to hit the ice early as it was going to hit 40 degrees by early afternoon… not great conditions for ice. Then the next day I was out in a small boat on Lake Superior trolling for salmon over by the Apostle Islands. We did ok, and I had some fresh brown trout for dinner over at my brothers. My eight-year-old nephew, Niko, can’t stop eating fresh baked salmon or trout. Anyhow, it’s just been a weird start to the winter and it has many of us up north wondering what the deal is. Well, nothing to do but cope with the hand Mother Nature deals you! So, the skis stay in the basement and back out to the ice with some skates — deal with what you are dealt, and keep those wheels moving. I think many of us can relate to that with our experiences at camp. I remember a couple summers back when the first round of trips went out and at the same time a cold front dropped in from Canada. We had eight trips out and all of them experienced rain, temps in the mid 40’s, and some early hatches of mosquitos. When those trips started rolling back into camp and the campers piled out of the vans, we were there to ask them, “How was it?” Some responded that it was tough…highlighting the cold, the wet, the bugs…but when asked if they would go out again…they all said absolutely. They pushed through the unexpected and still had a sweet time out in the backcountry. Moments like that reassure me that what we are doing with our wilderness trip program is spot on. Of course, we all want bluebird, bug-free days in the backcountry but if Mother Nature deals some weather our way, Nebagamon campers and staff are ready for all challenges.

Winter break is upon us in the Nebagamon office. Soon though we shall be hitting the road in mid-January for more reunions (lots of jelly donuts in Chicago!), and hopefully we will be able to cross paths. If you are unable to attend please pass along news so I can make you famous in the Arrowhead! Email me (Fornear) at [email protected]. Best wishes for a great start to 2019 and I hope you all get outside doing something awesome!

IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW that in New York Randy Ventura was a wide receiver for Fox Lane High School football team. Jash Sanabria has joined the writing club, philosophy club, art club and the cooking club at his high school. Jared Greaves is playing a lot of basketball. Justin Pagan is in his 4thyear volunteering with Bricks for Kids, a Lego themed building activity. Nicky Fleischer is a point guard for the Bank Street Bulldogs basketball team and Justin Blumberg is also playing basketball this winter. Gabe Heller plays center mid for the Whitecaps soccer team. Their team recently won the championship game. Syd Rosenbloom is keeping busy with the winter soccer season. Gavin Stern ran cross country this fall and is now in full swing with the winter ski racing season. After an awesome time exploring the NYC and catching up with old friends, we headed towards D.C. for an amazing crab cake and some even better reunions. At the D.C. reunion Si Kessler informed me that he was running cross country this fall. Michael Cohen is rowing crew and Lawson Wheeldryer is playing soccer. Emmitt Gerstein recently held a 5K race, raising $2500 for the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation which helps people with his brother Tomer’s condition.

IN THE WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW DEPARTMENT: Robert Bedington (Durham, UK/Singapore ’05-‘06) was recently recognized as an Innovators Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review. Robert leads a team of quantum satellite-builders at the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore. In 2019, they will launch the nanosatellite SpooQy-1 to demonstrate quantum entanglement in space. In collaboration with the UK’s RAL Space, the team will advance to delivering quantum encryption keys from space. Robert is also CTO-designate at S15 Space Systems, a start-up that aims to build a constellation of quantum key distributing satellites. Robert received his PhD from University College London and worked at the Japan aerospace exploration agency on space-weather instrumentation and elsewhere on instruments for astronomical telescopes. Brayden Levy (San Francisco ’06-’11, ’13) is finishing a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara and will begin work for Garmin this Fall. Liam Sandrial (San Francisco ’06-’11) is living in Utah, working as an Assistant Lighting Director for concerts throughout the state. Michael Fried (D.C./San Diego ’05-’11) is in school to become a Veterinary Assistant and is currently working at a veterinary hospital.  Harry O’Gorman (St. Louis ’07-’11, ’13) is a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, and is planning to attend medical school in the fall. Max Lerner (Chicago ’06-’11, ’13) is living in Chicago with Grant Chukerman (Chicago, ’06-’11, ’14-’16) and working as a paralegal, with the intention of attending Law School.

WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS go to Justin Blue(Denver/NYC ’87-’93,’95-’96) and Bonnie Harris (Denver).

BAR MITZVAH CONGRATULATIONS go to Zach Riven(Dallas)

News of the Camp Family – December 2018

Compiled by Adam Fornear

Fornear asked to include this photo with his article — where is his elbow?!

At the moment I’m sitting in this cool, little, hip coffee shop on the square in downtown East Troy, WI… my hometown.  I, as have many of you, returned to my hometown for a feast of turkey, pie, and lots of family time.  There was no shortage of any of that these past couple of days.  But one of the many great things about coming home for a little bit is that I get to walk the familiar streets of my childhood. The Square of East Troy is the city center of this quiet little town, where back in the day, we used to ride our bikes, shop at the old hardware store (now this very coffee shop!), and where I held my first job ever (with a W-2) at Giles Restaurant washing dishes. I still chuckle as I head up to the square when I pass this one house on the left… You see, when I was 11 years old, I had a paper route (without a W-2) where I delivered papers from my sweet trick BMX bike I had oh so long ago.  Anyhow, I’m riding down the side of the road, chucking papers and moving right along when all of a sudden, my bike comes to an abrupt stop and I go flying over the handlebars, slamming into the back of the parked car that I biked into.  I’m still laughing…and the lesson here is, always keep your head up when biking!

While I was home, I also was able to throw down some turns on the telemark skis at Alpine Valley the other day.  Alpine was the “mountain” where I learned how to ski, and broke a couple of bones doing so.  Well it was a great night of skiing with a high school friend and his twin daughters.  We didn’t hit the big jumps like we did in our youth but it was still a blast.   Anyhow, I bring all of this up still with the 90th reunion on my mind.  It was a real treat to have those memories of my 20 plus years at camp but also it was even more special to see all of those in attendance to walk those familiar steps of the past.  To see how a community nestled on 77 acres could be so influential in peoples lives and great memories abound.  We are so lucky to have camp in our lives!

Soon I will be joining Adam Kaplan on the East Coast for the second reunion tour of the season.  Hopefully you can join us in your respected city and share loads of those great camp memories with us.  Till then, send me some news for the next publishing of the Arrowhead and have a great day! Email me (Fornear) at [email protected].

IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW that in St. Louis, Dylan Scissors ran cross-country this fall while Griffin Scissors played defensive tackle for his football team. Patrick Meehan meanwhile stayed busy running cross country and Micah Franzel is playing hockey for his school. Mo Mills graduated last spring from Occidental College.  Down south in Atlanta we learned that Sam Montag played an Ooompa Loompa in his school’s play, Charlie and Chocolate Factory.  Sam also played football this fall.  Ben Montag is a catcher for his school’s baseball team and recently competed in a baseball tournament in Florida.  Aiden Capes captured the role as an extra in the Walking Dead.  Owen Rosenthal plays basketball for his schools’ team and Marc Rosenthal runs cross country… really fast… he was 4that state this year!  Jacob Greenwald is captain of his ultimate frisbee team and they recently won their championship game.  Jacob is also captain of his basketball team.  Nelson Mendels plays for his high school ultimate frisbee team while Chase Herbert played football and wrestling.   Cameron Louie stays busy playing soccer.  We had a brief stop in Louisville and while there Levi Gladstein informed us that he is playing squash and basketball for his school’s team.  From there the reunion went north to Detroit.  Noah Yaker shared with us that he is playing tennis for his high school team. Jack Wineman is starting for his high school JV hockey team, and was also to be captain.  Max Rontal continues to compete for his school’s ski team and Jonah Rontal is spending time at the local climbing wall.  Myles Rontal plays the trumpet and was recently nominated as Hustle Player of the Week for his basketball team.  

IN THE WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW DEPARTMENT: Mark Blumenfeld (St. Louis ’06-’11,’13) is an environmental health and safety coordinator for Millipore Sigma in St. Louis.  Jeffrey Burnstine (Chicago/Atlanta ’05-’10,’12-‘14) is working in the commercial real estate business. Grant Rosskamm (Boulder, CO ’01-’05,’07-‘18) is teaching art at Federal Heights Elementary School.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RECENT ENGAGEMENTS go to Max Alpert (Memphis ’03-’07,’09-‘12) and Hayley Grossman (Louisville/Memphis)

BAR MITZVAH CONGRATULATIONS go to Jonah Rontal (Detroit) and Zach Riven (Dallas)

News of the Camp Family

page2image18582368As many of you know I really enjoy fishing…a topic I field a lot ofquestions about, at the 90th reunion, catching up with my parents, and seeing Facebook Friends – in person (what a concept huh?). Yes, I do love fishing, whether it’s trolling for salmon on Lake Superior or fly fishingfor steelhead out west. But what I really love more than fishing is being on boat. Being on a boat typically means you’re on the water –though I have sat in a canoe on bad ice while ice fishing a time or two– but 99% of the time I’m on the water. Being on a boat is rewarding,peaceful, exhilarating and adventuresome. Now I have many friendsthat are all about one style of boating…some sail, some only paddle, some row, and then some fire up a motor. I find myself in all of thosegroups…I never want to miss out on any chance to sail, canoe, row, or motor across the water. Ultimately, whatever type of boat I’m

traveling on gives me access to amazing experiences. I’m lucky to be here at camp and to share my love of boating with the Camp Family. I love going down to the waterfront on any given day and seeing our boats head out on the lake. Any given afternoon, a few minutes into 3rd period, you’ll find12 sailboats hoisting their sails, kayaks departing, rowboats filled with campers headed towards Lorber Point, ski boats jetting off looking for flat water to carve up, and of course canoes departing for their five-mile paddle. It’s awesome!

Every time a boat leaves shore – at camp or on trail – a new adventure is beginning. And camp is a summer packed full of a million little adventures. Some may not carry the same weight of Lewis and Clark headed west, but I bet our campers and staff still share a similar bit of curiosity, and a wondering of the unknown leaving the shoreline. The Nebagamon fleet gets to help fulfill that curiosity and be the really fun mode of travel for that adventure. There is just something special about traveling by boat.

With our fleet and mine up and out of the water it is time to chase some off-season adventures. Ihope you are doing the same…three days from now I’ll be rowing a drift boat down the Kenai Riverin Alaska chasing rainbow trout and silver salmon. I’m really looking forward to battling those fish butI’m even more excited to get on the sticks (oars) and finesse the drift boat down some big water.

As you can see below, I don’t have a ton of news to share as of yet. Reunions don’t start for a bitand I can only spend so much time on Facebook in the office, so PLEASE help me out and send me news of you! You can reach me by email ([email protected]), text, carrier pigeon, Facebook (sorry – I don’t tweet…yet) or IM, and we’d love to share any awards, athletic participation, theatrical roles, or other accomplishments with the Camp Family, and I promise you will make the next edition of “In the News!” Until next time, get outside and create some mini adventures this off season for yourself!

IN THE WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW DEPARTMENT: Andy Cohen (St. Louis/Austin ’05 -’10,’12 – ‘15,’17) is a housekeeping manager at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington DC. Brennan Greene (Minneapolis’93 -’98,’00 – ‘05) has opened his second craft brewery, Birch’s Lowertown, in St. Paul, MN. His first one,Birch’s on the Lake, is in Long Lake, MN. Sasha Kahn (KC/NYC ’05 – ’10,’12 – ‘15) is an artist in NYC working mainly with oil painting.

IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW that Gus Peters (Durham, NC) has earned a spot on the Air Force Academy climbing team. Henry O’Connor (Chicago) has been keeping busy with his local rowing club, playing the base clarinet and took an amazing school trip to Yellowstone National Park. Jonah Kleiman (Chicago) plays baseball for a 10 ua travel team, and playing lots of tennis are Rush Slivjanovski (New York) and Gabe Sloan-Garcia (Albuquerque, NM). Gabe is coaching on his school’s tennis team!

WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS go to: Joe Briggs (Lake Nebagamon/Boise ’12 – Present) and Kate Bennett (Lake Nebagamon/Boise ’17-’18).

IN THE BIBS AND DIAPERS DEPARTMENT: It’s a boy, Theodore Goodman, for Emily May and Jonathan Louis May(Memphis ’94 – ’98,’00 – ‘0,’04 – ‘06).

WHERE THEY ARE NOW IN COLLEGE AND GRAD SCHOOL: Josh Levitas (Chicago) has begun his college career at Northwestern while Matthew Lazarov is headed off to the University of Georgia. Charlie Gordon is hitting the books at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Charlie Fromm has started at Swarthmore College on the east coast.

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