Tales of summer camp life as told by Jim Gibbons
Posted in Random Recollections on Aug 23rd, 2011
As Shewahmegonites, our camping friendships—strong and deep—wouldn’t exist without Bill Will. This post will have many authors, to reflect the many lives Bill helped transform. This post is here to help us remember and honor a truly incredible man. If you’d like to share, please send your photos and memories to jimgibbons1[at]gmail[dot]com. Thank you! ———— […]
Posted in 1995, Random Recollections on May 10th, 2009
I’ll kick things off with this little comic strip illustrating this memory and then delve into the story behind it… When your 11 years old, the brain doesn’t foresee a number of things, especially when it comes to events that will later make for embarrassing stories. In this case, my noggin didn’t really work when […]
Posted in Random Recollections on Mar 22nd, 2009
Camp is a tradition, of sorts, for most people who end up spending weeks upon weeks in the middle of the woods. Very few just up and think one day, “Hmm…wouldn’t life be grand without most basic luxuries like electricity and a comfy bed for a few months?” And, admittedly, camp didn’t seem like a […]
Posted in 1999, Random Recollections on Mar 16th, 2009
In my last year as a camper at Camp Shewahmegon, during which I would have been 14 years old, I went on my second Border Trip—a 10-day canoeing excursion in the remote Canadian wilderness, usually in a waterway reached only by floatplanes or miles upon miles of driving to a secluded boat landing. I was […]
Posted in Random Recollections on Mar 16th, 2009