> Besides the "funny" leader there tended to be a lot of bullies who needed
> taking down a peg (or two). My folks sent me to the local BSA summer camp
> a Lake Springfield, Camp Illiniwek, where we slept in big, more-or-less
> permanent tipi deals. That summer was in the middle of a drought and the
> lake was reduced to a small strean a 12 year old could step across easily.

Our troop seemed to be bully free, which was good.  The tents at our camp
were old army surplus with (likely) surplus cots and pallets for floors.

> As it happened across the part of the lake where our boy's camp was there
> were Camp Widgiwagen (Girl Scouts) and Camp Star of the Sea (Baptist
> Church).

Unfortunately, our camp was in the middle of nowhere with no "girl" camps
around anywhere.  I wasn't that interested in them yet anyway.  About the
time I got very interested in girls was when I lost interest in
participating in Boy Scouts.  ;)

Mike


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