by jared | Jul 19, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Education, Featured, New Campers, Summer 2016
By, PJ Schwartz, Faculty I never spent a summer at a Jewish overnight camp as a camper. And I regret not doing so. I was never the overnight camp type of kid. Homesickness spread throughout my veins – sleepovers at friend’s houses, overnight field trips for school,...
by jared | Jun 29, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Featured, Friendships, New Campers, Summer 2016, Uncategorized
We had a fantastic Opening Day on Monday! In their 2016 staff shirts, our counselors and leadership eagerly awaited the arrival of their campers! As campers and parents arrived car by car, they were welcomed through their health checks and on to their bunks to meet...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 26, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Featured, New Campers, Summer 2016
We can’t believe it’s Opening Day tomorrow! We are counting the minutes until we get to see all the campers’ smiling faces. The Leadership Team has put together an instructional video all about Opening Day procedures to help you understand the flow...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 8, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Featured, Friendships, New Campers, Uncategorized
Sunday, June 5 we welcomed our newest additions to the Crane Lake family! Read on to hear all about our New Camper Orientation. It was a beautiful morning here at Crane Lake Camp, as the Leadership Team prepped for New Camper Orientation. Impending rain was on our...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 4, 2012 | New Campers
Dear Friends, Summer is just around the corner! We have moved to camp, staff have begun arriving, and we are all busy setting up and starting our pre-camp training. We cannot wait for our Israeli staff to arrive this weekend! On June 3rd, we hosted our annual New...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Oct 14, 2011 | New Campers
It’s Friday night at 10:30, and all is quiet in Eisner Camp. Sixty-six new campers are tucked in their bunks under the watchful eyes of twenty outstanding Crane Lake and Eisner counselors. Just a few hours earlier they rolled into camp with their parents, brother,...
