Comments for Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge

Comment on Sheryl & Richie Reject Billion Dollar Offer To Move CE & CBR To Silicon Valley by chuck spielman

chuck spielman — Tue, 17 May 2022 18:55:19 +0000

Loved the website and found it very nostalgic. I was a camper and councilor for 11 years from 1951-1961.I have wonderful memories from those years and my closest friend and I met at camp in 1961.
Keep up the good work.
BTW I think my name is still on plaques in the social hall!

Comment on 2022 Medication Information by Craig

Craig — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:20:18 +0000

Thank you, this is a helpful policy.

Comment on The Lineup: February 2022 by Adam

Adam — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 22:30:29 +0000

Great blog! thanks team.

Comment on THE MYSTERY OF THE COLOR WAR PLAQUE by Joel Schwartzman

Joel Schwartzman — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:33:25 +0000

I was a camper from ’47-’52 and worked in the hotel in ’56 and ’57 as an office boy and luggage boy for the parents. I don’t remember when Mr Supnick and Mr Bick passed away but i remember Mrs. Supnick as she was a quest at the hotel or more correctly living in her private house near the upper baseball field. One guests were Mr and Mrs Larry Weiner, who also had a house near the field. I don’t know what Mr Weiner for a living, but either the first or second summer , he arranged for the camps to see the movie Mighty Joe Young before it hit Broadway. They also supported the carnival held I think the 5th week. ( In those days camp was 8 weeks.) I remember the first trip to camp. We met at a pier in NYC, took the ferry to Hoboken climbed up onto a special private train and left for Honesdale where school buses took us to camp. After that my folks drove me to camp. As a office boy I made some tips a carrying the luggage. One summer, a quest asked me to drive around the US in the following Fall, but I choose to start college instead. I sometimes that was a mistake. I was not a good athlete but do remember learning to play baseball and basketball. Even though I was 6’7″ and made a mistake and did not become a better play. Maybe I would have made the NBA. That’s all folks. Would like to hear from of those I went to camp with.

Comment on THE MYSTERY OF THE COLOR WAR PLAQUE by Nick Gordon

Nick Gordon — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 23:27:28 +0000

I was a JC at Equinunk in summers of 71, 72 on the waterfront. The names you mentioned Seal brought it all back.
I have visited the camp in the last month and was saddened to hear that many had passed. Especially shocked about Steven Gelobter who was about my age.
My waterfront buddies were Bump Dearing, Dave Birkowitz and I recall one camper Lennie Shoob, a great swimmer and his mom and dad, Shiela and Don whom I visited in Merrick in 1977.

Comment on WE LIVE FOR THIS by Stacey Greenfield Baumer

Stacey Greenfield Baumer — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:32:52 +0000

I went to Blue Ridge for 12 years. I remember fondly that the last night of camp, we would go down to the lake, and the “year” would be on fire and glide across the lake. I am trying to replicate that for my daughters wedding, but I cant find any photos. Would you be able to email me a photo?
Thanks
Stacey Greenfield

Comment on Equinunk New Parent FAQs by Barbara altman

Barbara altman — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 20:36:39 +0000

Just wanted to write a note. I went to Blue Ridge when I was 9 – sixty years ago. Wonderful memories.

Comment on Camper Nate Takes On The Election and Good Morning America! by lori korn

lori korn — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 13:54:24 +0000

THAT WAS AMAZING!

Comment on Steven Gelobter Funeral and Shiva Arrangements, Contact and Donation Information by steven west formally know as SEAL Weichselbaum

steven west formally know as SEAL Weichselbaum — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:42:55 +0000

Very emotional to hear about the passing of Steven Gelobter who I got to know over 45 years ago when i started to work at camp Equinunk as a counselor when I came from Tampa Florida and was attending college back then. my name at that time was Steven Weichselbam but when I came to camp I was given the nickname SEAL and besides being a counselor I was also the Archery specialist. I worked at camp for about 4 years and was even the Red Color war chief back in 1973. Some of my best times during those summers was being around so many great counselors and enjoying my times with Steven Gelobter and the rest of the Equinunk family. I really used to love my days off when I either went to Skinners Falls or Monticello on my days off with a few of the other counselors too. I always enjoyed the Parent/ counselor softball games we had and was even better when I became one of the first players to hit a H.R. into the tennis courts and play the HILL in left field like no one else could. I can even remember another great moment when i actually took 2 days off in a row and went to the great WOODSTOCK concert that was in near us back in the day! That was a concert that is still is and always be one of the great moments in music history. I really miss those camp days and miss seeing Steven because we always kidded around and he was such a great part of camp life for me and I shall always be grateful for the good times I had with Steven while I was at Equinunk. Besides Steven there were some other people that had a great influence on me when I first came there such as Bernie Strauss. Marty Gelobter, Henny Goldman(Blue Hen) Barry Shimpkin and many other great counseors who made camp Equinunk one of the best camps around and I will always remember Steven and the great times we had at camp back in the day. To anyone who remembers me ( The Seal) hope you all are well and MISS YOU ALL! Steven West alias SEAL Weichselbaum

Comment on Steven Gelobter Funeral and Shiva Arrangements, Contact and Donation Information by Irwin Kotcher

Irwin Kotcher — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 23:10:20 +0000

Steve, MCW, my friend…it is impossible to fathom that you are no longer with us. I’ve known you for 50 years, and shared many laughs, talks, and even crys together. You were the core of who we are at camp, and gave each of us something so special that is the envy of everone on the outside. You cared for everyone, and everyone cared for you. Lidia, Evan, Dylan and Giselle, never leave us, we are still your family.