Hello Highlands Moms (and Dads too), Just a few words to you from a Highlands mom who has been around for a while. As camp time nears, I know that your and your son’s thoughts will be turning to Camp Highlands. We are so glad that he will be with us this summer. I have…
Dear Moms and Dads, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know a few things about communication at Camp. My name is Tracy Bachmann. I’m Andy’s wife and Mike and Sharon’s daughter-in-law (not to mention Judah, Stella and Remy’s mom). I am the person that you will be hearing from when you read…
It is my great pleasure to share with you the counseling staff of 2012! Some folks are first term, some are second, but all will be staff this coming season. Once again we have an amazing return rate for our counseling staff, with only one fellow never having been to Highlands before. I am very…
First up in our series of introductions to some of our fabulous staff? RJ Bruce! RJ is from Northbrook, IL, a suburb of Chicago. At camp he is a counselor in the Cub division and teaches Drama. He also organizes and directs “Stunt Night” at the end of each term. In the off season, RJ…
Mike and Sharon just texted me a photo from Camp. They were up there this past weekend (luckies!) checking in on things. It’s cold, but from what I can tell, it looks beautiful! And I hear they had special guests, too. Jim and Tyler DiDomenico and family stopped by Highlands to give their friends a…
Here at CH HQ in Gainesville, Florida, we are enjoying the most lovely spring possible. And a spring in Gainesville feels like a summer in Sayner, Wisconsin! It really puts me in the mood for Camp Highlands, that’s for sure. We’ve been busy! We sent out the Dinglebat, the camp newsletter a week or so…
You’ve asked for it and we are here to deliver! For anyone in the Chicagoland area interested in finding out more about Camp Highlands for Boys, March 11, 2012 from 2-3 pm at 4040 Linden Ave. in Western Springs, IL, we’ll be hosting a short, but action-packed open house. You’ll see last year’s camp videos,…
Gosh, I just checked the Camp website and saw that we only have 138 days until Summer of 2012 officially begins. We here at CH HQ are working hard hiring staff and getting all these campers enrolled! We are excited to have so many familiar faces AND we are thrilled there are lots of new…
Preserving our history in images is one of the things we love to do at Highlands. From the early days, Doc Monilaw was often behind a camera, capturing incredible images that give us a little glimpse of the past. Tim Bachmann, as many of you know, has been scanning, editing and publishing photos from the…