With so many girls gaining many experiences, each unique to their personalities, their home life, their own skills and interest, it is not surprising how many different answers came to the question, “How did Camp Maqua influence your life?” Jan Schrieber (left)(1962-70), now a Psychologist in San Francisco, was the creator of the Camp […]
Mary Lou Goggin
Horse Crazy–
Marsha Immerman started riding horses as a very young child when her family went to BayView Stables on Sundays. There was a pony ring, and her favorite horse was “Dimples” and she never wanted to leave, because she felt riding was ‘heavenly’. “The first time on a horse at camp scared the hell out of […]
Sail, Sail Away–
The camp was desperate to find someone to take over the canoeing and sailing in the mid-fifties, so sisters Nancy, Judy and Pat O’Tool took over the job. “The three of us took the sailboat called “Snipe” out on the lake and instead of laying on its side, it would totally capsize. Over and over […]
Staffing During the Fifties
The directors during the fifties included Dorothy Jane Dickey (1950-52), Kathleen Geerlings (1953), Janet Adams (1954), Kathleen Dillinger (1955-58), and Shirley Rausch (1959). Unfortunately, no directors’ reports were found in the YWCA pertaining to their years on staff. Often it was difficult to find staff that could leave their families behind if they were married. […]
Walls That Talk–
The walls did talk, or at least the girls felt like they did, as a tradition developed to write their names on the walls in toothpaste or lipstick. “My Mom always wondered why we wanted extra toothpaste”, laughed Kim Moore (1968-1972), “but you know we just had to write our names on the cabin walls!” […]
Camp Maps—
The 10×14 ft. muslin map, created by horseback riding instructors Mary Lou Goggin and Kay Connor in 1961, still graces the lodge wall to this day. Mary Lou has few memories of actually making this map and Kay has not been found to question her on her memories, but it hangs from the ceiling […]