INTERVIEWS WITH GEORGE BROWN AND SHIRLEY WONTORCIK–Husband and best friend of deceased SANDY LANGELL BROWN Sandy Langell spent three or four summers in the late forties at Camp Maqua and told her husband, daughter Trina and best friends Shirley and John Wontorcik that they were the best years of her life. “One of the last […]
Sandy West
Camp Envy—Fourth of July 2018
Happy Fourth of July from the present day owners of the property, once home to Camp Maqua. I thought it would be nice to hear a little history on the current owners and find out how they came to find their little piece of heaven in Hale. The lodge and the story behind the […]
Kathy’s Musings: Memorial garden and Dorthe’s bench
The wedding arch sits beautifully over Dorthe Balaskas‘ Memorial bench, next to Sandy’s Memorial garden. The garden originally housed the band shell at one time, which no longer exists. Sandy West, Maqua resident, passed away a few summers ago and chimes were donated in her memory. The flowers and ornamental trees are part of the […]