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BS: I certainly remember the Nicholson Bridge from our Nicholson hikes. I recall that part of the lore was that one of the kounselors, Joe Ludgate comes to mind, was supposed to have worked on its construction.Obviously, that couldn't have happened if it was built in 1915. I hadn't connected it to the Pont du Gard until you mentioned it.
BS Cohen
October 11, 2013 19:05:10 (EDT) |
Anybody remember the Phoebe Snow? Or the Nicholson Bridge? The Phoebe Snow was the Lackawanna passenger train from Hoboken to Buffalo that crossed the Nicholson Bridge (aka the Tunkhannock Viaduct), which was the final destination of our wonderful Nicholson hikes. The bridge, built in 1915 and the largest concrete bridge in the world for at least its first 50 years, was modeled on the ancient Roman aqueduct now known as the Pont du Gard in Southern France - a bridge I love deeply and have visited (and canoed under) many times. Of course I love it because it reminds me of the Nicholson hike, and of Bob Hartman, John Gold, Skinny Ennis, and Johnny Spear whom I remember leading the hike over the years. The bridge is still a great attraction in Nicholson, which hosts an annual festival for it in September. To learn more, visit its website: http://www.nicholsonbridge.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:nicholson-viaduct-by-rev-garford-fwilliams&catid=15:bridge-history&Itemid=65. Enjoy the memories! And don't I wish the Phoebe Snow was still running, and the Nicholson train station still in operation!
I've been known to recite the Jabberwocky, remembered from when we did Alice in Wonderland as the marionette show. Hard to work into daily conversation, but what the hell!
BS Cohen
September 6, 2013 20:20:15 (EDT) |
For me it was Goldberg and Solomon. (Pardon me - Gilbert and Sullivan!) My wife, my children - and now my grandson - are all able to belt out the "Taranta-rah-rah-rah-rah-Taranta-rah!" chorus from The Pirates of Penzance. And they will all echo to the rooftops my chanting (even without HC Dolbear's unforgettable voice) "I never swear a big, big D" from HMS Pinafore. Bless you, Kamp Kewanee!
Karen, my wife of 45 years, still is amazed by the things I know. About butterflies, moths, & frogs; about woodshop; about marionettes; about baseball; about whatever. All the stuff I learned at Kamp. (BTW, Karen recognizes how shallow my knowledge is & likens it to a very thin veneer of intellectual accomplishments that covers a far thicker base of male stupidity. She's right, of course.) KKW
Sandy Jo
August 31, 2013 22:10:19 (EDT) |
I can't count how many times I have been with someone, seen a butterfly and was able to name it. And I thought that nature period was a waste of time. :)
I never see a butterfly or moth that memories of Kewanee do not come mind. One of my favorite activities was to paint pine trees with Dave Secrest's peach-based formula and then return, flashlight in hand, after midnight, to capture the wide variety moths attracted to it. And what excitement there was when a luna moth was found feeding on Dave's sweet syrup cocktail.
And, as I read this just now, another Tiger Swallowtail sailed past my window in Laguna Beach, CA. So we didn't kill them all in our poison jars! Whew!
Dick Sundheim
August 7, 2013 12:43:50 (EDT) |
Andy:That tiger escaped from my back yard last week.
Yes, Andy. lots of Tiger swallowtails in New Hampshire this summer. In previous years Monarchs dominated. A few Luna moths as well. I recall that my tentmate, Mike (Barrel) Lieberman used to corner the market on Lunas.
Yesterday I was walking to my car, and a beautiful tiger swallowtail flies by. My reaction was to yell "mine!"Old habits...
Hi everyone. It's taken me far to long to get in touch with former K.K/ers. To Gordy, my wife, Felice, will keep you in our prayers. To BS, congratulation on your well earned and well deserved success. I too have been slowed a bit with Parkinsons but so far so good. Oh, yes, that video by Stan Pitler was fabulous. Best to all. Lee
This American Life's current episode is about summer camp. It's a good listen.http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/109/notes-on-camp
Hello all. Haven't been here for awhile as traveling to Normandy and Brittany in France, Jerusalem, Eilat, and Tel Aviv in Israel and various places in the US on a road trip to the East Coast and Midwest for meetings and weddings. With three married children and six grandchildren scattered throughout the US Cherie and I haven't been in California much over the last two years. Can't believe we are with two months of the two year anniversary of our last reunion in 2011.With respect to Robert (BS) Cohen's June 23 post on Wikipedia and Camps, here is the link for instructions on how to proceed. If someone wants to provide me with some data to start with, I will set up an account and proceed. If anyone out there already has an account, and are willing to upload data, please post.
Thanks, Gordy! Next time I'm in Philadelphia I'll stop by the museum. The Sunday (7/14) New York Times has a wonderful "discussion" about summer camps, and the vast majority of reader comments praise them (and particularly east coast 8-week camps) to the skies. I very much enjoyed reading Michael Eisner's book, "Camp," a few years ago, as his (Jewish) camp was not unlike our kamp, and the great American playwright Clifford Odets got his theatrical start by directing plays as a counselor at his Jewish summer camp not too far from La Plume de PA.
The National Museum of American Jewish History, which opened in Philadelphia several years ago and is excellent, has an entire interactive exhibit devoted to Jewish summer camps. I haven't done anything with it...but the opportunity is certainly there. Unfortunately, I'm currently trying to fight off the energy-sapping effects of chemo so I'll leave this assignment to younger, healthier kampers!
What year was that, Jerry?
The marionette show Robin Hood had the alternate title "Leon, Earl and Reubenhood."
Good idea, Bob! I just entered the name "Kamp Kewanee" in the "Former Camps" section of Wikipedia's "List of Summer Camps" KKers can find it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_summer_camps#Former_camps
But I don't know how to make up a site for our kamp that, at least, gives its birth date (1913?) and closing year (1972?), along with some description. Anyone know how to do this? Once that's done, any of us can add data whenever we want.
I was recently doing some biographical research (snooping) and checked out Wikipedia. A couple of the bios listed the summer kamps that the people attended as kids. And they had links to descriptions of the kamps. Anyone interested in and know how to do the same for Kewanee?
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