Sometimes, I wish that I could travel back in the time. What would it be like to go back to the beginning? Revisit 1972, which was my first summer at camp as a counselor? Or maybe back to 1975, my first summer as a camp director? Though 45 years have gone by since my first […] Learn More ›

This post was written by Elyse Friedman, Camp Chi Counselor My parents decided to send me to Camp Chi because they wanted me to join a Jewish community and make Jewish friends. I remember going to the bus stop my first summer and not knowing a single person there. I was scared, nervous and didn’t […] Learn More ›

I was a very lucky overnight camper. When I think back on those five summers, I can’t remember a day when I didn’t receive a piece of mail. This was in an era before we knew what email was, and average people didn’t have personal computers and printers in their homes. Instead of typed notes, […] Learn More ›

My camp duffel bags are 30 years old. This is the first time since 1986 that they will not make the trek with me from Chicago to Wisconsin for a summer filled with outdoor adventure and friendship. As a life-long camper and now “retired” camp director, I have enough experience to write a doctoral dissertation on […] Learn More ›