Camp Equinunk
Camp Equinunk, brother camp of Camp Blue Ridge, is a summer camp in Pennsylvania, U.S. It is located in Equinunk, Pennsylvania in Wayne County.[1]
Camp Equinunk was founded in 1920 by Chief Edward Lehrer[2]. Three years later, Camp Blue Ridge was founded, separating Camp Equinunk with a 75 acre lake,[3] Union Lake. Edward Lehrer, a member of the Pioneers of Camping Club[4], had his posterity lead on the camp. Camp Equinunk is located on 400 acres of land[5] with it's sister camp, Camp Blue Ridge. Camp Equinunk also hosts the Equinunk Cup every year, a major hockey tournament for the camps in the surrounding area.
The camp is currently owned by Richie and Sheryl Kamen.[6] Richie and Sheryl reside in South Florida when not running the camp.
Camp Equinunk also is the location for the annual music festival Equifunk[7].
Seth Davis, a famous sports announcer, wrote the book Equinunk, Tell Your Story: My Return to Summer Camp,[8] highlighting his experiences at camp.
Notable Alumni[edit]
- Clive Davis- Record Producer[9][10]
- Seth Davis- Sportscaster[11] [12]
- Arthur Laurents- Playwright[9] [13]
- Kevin Misher- Film Producer[9] [14]
- Michael Fuchs- Producer[15]
- Herman Raucher- Writer[9]
- Richard Sherman- Songwriter[16]
- Robert Sherman- Songwriter [16]
- Eric Nadel- Sports Announcer[17]
- Howard Shatsky- Sports Agent[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Camp Equinunk and Blue Ridge". Camp America. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ↑ "All Is Well, Safely Rest, Mr. Color War". The Odyssey Online. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ↑ "Camp Equinunk & Blue Ridge | A-List Education". www.alisteducation.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ↑ "American Camp Association". American Camp Association. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ↑ "Camp Equinunk & Blue Ridge | A-List Education". www.alisteducation.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ↑ "Surviving The Anxiety Of Summer Camp". 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ↑ "Everything You Want To Know About Equifunk V: From The Producers". L4LM. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ↑ "Seth Davis". Wikipedia. 2018-04-22.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Camp Equinunk, Pennsylvania » Famous Alumni – Summer Camp Culture". www.summercampculture.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ↑ "Lake Bryn Mawr Camp - 13 East Coast Camps Where Hollywood Stars Spent Their Summers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ↑ "Camp Equinunk, Pennsylvania » Famous Alumni – Summer Camp Culture". www.summercampculture.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ↑ Davis, Lanny (2010-08-09). "Equinunk, Tell Your Story". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ↑ Staff, The Hill (2009-07-20). "'Equinunk, Tell Your Story'". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ↑ "Kevin Misher". Wikipedia. 2018-05-03.
- ↑ "First Bryant Park summer film festival runs in 1993 - NY Daily News". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious — the touchy history of a nonsense word Supercalifra…cious - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ↑ "Eric Nadel Honored at National Baseball Hall of Fame Today - D Magazine". D Magazine. 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
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