Camp Herrlich Reunion, -52 days

Greetings:

Here's hoping you and your's all had a good Fourth of July Weekend! For me, it provided a much needed break and the opportunity to spend a little time down in Oklahoma with friends and family. Well, we've now enjoyed our last holiday before our reunion. Nothing left in between these holidays but the dog days of summer. Maybe we can start a movement to make Christmas in July a national holiday. Has anyone else noticed how much more we appreciate air conditioning now that we've gotten old and can't spend our summers at camp.

I spent some time chatting with Bob Gentile, the current Herrlich director, he has decided to waive the fee for our use of the camp for the reunion. This means that if you can get yourself to the reunion, the only thing you'll need to pay for once there is food, unless you require the comforts of a motel. This is quite a present we've been given. Hats off to Bob! When you get to the reunion please make sure that you remember to personnally thank him. We'll need to come up with some way to repay him for his extraordinary kindness. Oh, if you plan to stay at the camp, don't forget to pack some bedding.

While wandering around on the internet, I discovered an interesting Herrlich story. You can find it at: www.allisonswonderland.typepad.com/page/2/, you'll need to scroll down to the article titled, 'Happy Thanksgiving". You should enjoy seeing how another group of people have been effected by the Herrlich Spirit.

If you haven't read the comments, please do so, and, feel free to leave your own.

I need to know your plans! Will you be attending? If you haven't let me know yet, please advise.

How about a few more camp memories? Do you remember:
** Hiking to and from the train?
** Greased watermelons?
** The Big Cheese?
** The races for "seconds"?
** The Great Water Hike?
** 13 straight days of rain?
** Mahopac Drive-In?
** Praying to the Great Pumpkin?
** Birch Hill Diner?
** Sybil Ludington?
** Skunk cabbage?
** Ralph Palumbo's carnival rides?
** Charles Roberts driving on the wrong side of the road?
** Giggle Belly?
** "Tisch"?
** The staff lounge?
** Soothing baths under Fleischmann's dam?
** The Herrlich Olympics?
** Hunting each other with BB guns?
** Driving to Brewster for Carvel's ice cream?
** Grand Central Station?

Peace, Love,

"Big Jim"