I am part of the last group of Kawagamites and we sure were a different bunch you might say. After us the camp was shut down permanently and I am sure it had just a teeny bit to do with the amount of drugs and dope that we enjoyed.
I remember droppping acid at camp for the first time, I think it was 1969...maybe it was August. And then, again. Anyway it arrived via canoe at Sandy Point.
We began our journey in the early afternoon and continued all night under the stars. How were we not missed? How did we get away with this? Who all were there with me? It's a blank now.
You might say there wasn't a lot of intense supervision.. In fact we did what we wanted as CIT's,- I have some of the fondest memories of nature and they have stayed with me since then.
I went on a 12 day canoe trip...serious stuff. None of my buddies wanted to go, but there ended up being maybe 4 of us and 2 male trippers.We followed the Pettawawa River and began in Algonquin Park. I remember Jimmy Heller, who played guitar better than Paul even though he never thought so...Seyna, Paul's beautiful, athletic, clean-living girlfriend who was an unbelievable swimmer...Fern and her fantastic riding...Steve Baum, Steve Winbaum who was cooler than anyone...Holly Brown, and our counsellor when we were CIT's Mindy Essig. I think she quit or was fired; and then, we had no supervision that I can recall.
I remember Lawrie Seligman from drama and Marty Gross, who I could never figure out what a guy like him was doing with a bunch of spoiled kids.And the late Dave Weiner. If you are one of the people from my "journey" it would be fun to hear from you now that we are grown up and have to behave ourselves.
I live in an old renovated house on 10 acres in Prince Edward County with my 2 dogs and my partner. My 4 kids are grown up and 2 of them are in the arts.
When I think back on what stuff we got away with it's amazing we didn't drown or wander off etc. Camp was more fun than a lot of other stuff was in my life! I haven't changed that much, I am still not very disciplined, unless it has to do with being outside and having fun!
Peace and love to all who read this.