by From the Crane Lake Blog | Oct 5, 2012 | Off Season 2011 2012, Uncategorized
We were just at camp recently and the Fall Foliage is, needless to say, BEAUTIFUL! We thought we would share a few photos…
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 18, 2012 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Off Season 2011 2012
We are just wrapping up our specialist training and we thought we would share with you a video of the setup of our waterfront! It takes a lot to get the lake up and running each summer. Raking the weeds, installing the dock, moving the boats out of storage and our...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Feb 8, 2012 | Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Education, Greening Reform Judaism, Israel, Off Season 2011 2012, Social Action, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes
by Greg Kellner, Senior Assistant Director, URJ Crane Lake Camp During the wintertime, I try to drive up to the Berkshires as much as possible. As an assistant director, you don’t get so much time to enjoy all that the Berkshires has to offer during the summer, so I...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 12, 2011 | Off Season 2011 2012, Summer 2011
Dear Friends, We have had a very exciting fall season, working on plans for Summer 2012, running winter events, enhancing our facilities, and providing different tastes of camp for you to enjoy at home. Despite a temporary relocation, thanks to Hurricane Irene...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 12, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Off Season 2011 2012, Summer 2011
Want to bring a little camp music into your Chanukah meal? Here are five suggestions: 1. Print out your own Camp Chanukah Songsheet. 2 Sing the Birkat Hamazon after eating latkes. Download a Birkat Hamazon Card. 3. Teach your family the camp melody for Shehecheyanu....
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 9, 2011 | Off Season 2011 2012, Summer 2011
Written by James Gelsey, Associate Director, URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps Over eighty dads and sons (and one grandpa!) converged on Eisner Camp in December for our first-ever “Father Son Weekend,” part of the Heller Wexler Family Retreat Series. They came from the...
