When I think back to my younger years there is one experience that outweighs all others, the experience of attending Camp O-AT-KA. I was very fortunate to go to Camp O-At-KA and 2010 saw me relive those younger years. I attended the Green and Gray Ball in January which brought back so many memories. Then there was the work weekend in May. What a thrill it was to actually step foot back on the campgrounds again after over 30 years! Everything was just as I remembered.
I took a walk through Great Hall and saw, among new canoes and kayaks, the Town Class boats I used to sail. Then I walked to the rifle range where the memories of me taking aim in the prone position were so fresh and clear. It was great to let it all in again. Of course there is a reason it is called 'work weekend'. So off to make a tent platform at Green Ridge, a retainer wall behind a junior ball field dugout, replace cabin roofs and construct a new walkway in the middle unit. Harwick, my old cabin, looks so nice with a new roof. An exciting weekend meeting new people and seeing those I knew (Rufus Ward, Danny Berndt, Tom McMullin...). I was unable to attend Dennen Week or Friends weekend this year due to work/schedule conflicts but hope to attend at least one next year. I urge all former campers to do as I did this year: get reacquainted with Camp O-AT-KA, I'm glad I did. See you all at the 2nd annual Green and Gray Ball.
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