by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 30, 2018 | Color War, Friendships, Leadership, Traditions, Values
Near the end of every summer, Crane Lake Camp divides into two teams for four days of intense competition. These two teams, represented by the colors blue and white, are led by the oldest campers, who have waited years for this opportunity. Maccabia is not a set of...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 19, 2018 | Leadership, Summer, Traditions, Why Camp
By Ellie W & Gus B, Olim ’18 Ellie: When I came to CLC in Lower Chaverim, I didn’t know much about or think about Olim. To me, they were large campers who stood for the majority of T’filah, were overly energetic, and made big ‘O’s...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Isaac Kaufer, Crane Lake Alumnus & Jake Rudolph, Director of Digital Media It’s already been three entire days with your team, with your captains and generals, and now you get to find out which team is smarter and faster in the Apache Relay – the...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Emery Jacobowitz, Olim 2018 – White Eclipse In Color War, everybody is able to find something that truly resonates with them – something that will remain in their memories forever. Rope Burn is one such beloved event. It is, simply enough, a...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 17, 2018 | Color War, Summer
by Jeremy Levine, Deputy Program Director Some would say that Bucket Brigade is the most boring event during Color War. All you do is stand in a line, these people say. But I would argue that Bucket Brigade is the most elegantly-constructed Maccabia event — in its...