Archives for June, 2010

Facility Improvements: New Waterfront Area

While The Lodge certainly had its historic and sentimental appeal, its hard to be anything but enthusiastic about its removal. Even the hardcore denizens of the Lodge's...read more »

Manitou Welcomes New Tennis Pro

Sal Yepez, former Manitou counselor (1995), who was a member of Dave Schiff’s U of A Wildcats, will lead our tennis program this summer. Sal is a level 1 USPTA Tennis Pro...read more »

Full Season Camper Trip Adventures

There are a number of exciting Full Season Camper trips in store for the summer. Pete Hansen will lead the most extensive adventure camping trip we have ever had. This...read more »

Brad Tarr Returns To Manitou As Head Counselor

During the winter, Manitou staff members were excited to hear the news that Brad Tarr would be returning to camp as the head counselor. Brad joined our staff in...read more »

Unit Leaders 2010

We are proud to introduce our unit leaders for the upcoming summer. Heading up the Low Sophomores (boys finishing 2nd and 3rd grade) is Stephen “Big Bird” Varhall. Big Bird, who...read more »

Manitou Welcomes Basketball Director Scott Perrin

Scott, who was a camper here in the 1980s, returns to Manitou this summer. Ten years ago, Scott left a successful career in sales to teach special education and...read more »

Summer BBQs & The Seed School

Uncle Waldo is hard at work on recipes for what he says will be the “finest camp BBQ season ever.” This precamp he will hone his skills on the pre-camp crew and...read more »

It's June 2... What's happening at Manitou

With less than a month until campers arrive, the caretakers of Manitou are hard at work preparing for the summer. As of this past weekend, the waterfront docks are...read more »

Countdown to Camp: 26 Days!

Starting tomorrow, check the CampManitou.com blog and Camp Manitou’s Facebook Page for daily updates as we countdown to the start of Manitou’s 64th summer.

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