Camp Menominee is a boys' summer camp in Eagle River, Wisconsin, founded in 1928. The camp is focused primarily on sporting activities, although other options are available to campers. The camp's primary philosophy is to free campers from social pressures while emphasizing positive sportsmanship and other life skills. Camp Menominee is represented by the colors green and white, and is owned by Jason Feldgreber. The camp is certified by the American Camp Association's Wisconsin division.
The "Menominee Way" places emphasis on attitude, determination, heart, leadership, spirit, and sportsmanship.
Founding and history
In 1928, Nate and Edna Wasserman founded what would become Camp Menominee in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Previously, the Wassermans had directed a camp with Al Schwartz, who would later found Camp Ojibwa. After a small start in Rhinelander during the Great Depression, the Wassermans sought out new campgrounds for a larger Camp Menominee and a new girls' camp, later Camp Marimeta.
Menominee's current site was once the property of Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey, and the green and white pillars that currently lie on the camp's perimeter originally came from the original Comiskey Park. The current Rec Hall, Wasserman Hall, is an original building from the property. Other original buildings include a chicken coop which became cabins 16 and 17, and the camp's lodge. Additional buildings were erected as cabins, based on a similar design used by then sister camp, Marimeta.
Al and Elaine Wasserman later took over ownership of both Menominee and Marimeta.
Glenn and Dawn Klein purchased Menominee in 1983. They were both long-time participants in Camp Menominee's tradition. The Kleins added to Menominee with the addition of Fantasy Camp and expansion of Post Camp. The Kleins introduced the Associate Director position and the tradition of the Nate Wasserman Award, and adjusted the program length and focus.
Former camper, counselor, and Associate Director Steve Kanefsky purchased Camp Menominee from the Kleins during the 1997 season, although many prior staff stayed on since the transition. Program lengths were adjusted, and activities such as the MCAA leagues and Big Ten Activities were added. Steve's ownership also saw a number of improvements to the current camp grounds and facilities. Steve married Bari Freed in 2005.
In 2015 the Kanefsky's sold the camp to Jason Feldgreber. Jason, like the owners before him, was a camper, counselor, and Associate Director at Menominee before purchasing it.
Facilities
The camp is located in Wisconsin's Northwoods and has one of the largest land areas of summer camps in the state. Bordered by County Road D, two sand slides, and Sand Lake, Camp Menominee also features numerous fields, courts, and buildings.
The camp features a waterfront with a ski dock, trampoline, waterslide, sailboats, Ski Nautiques, and other watercraft. The camp's "Cabin Compound" contains the majority of camper cabins along with paddle-ball courts, tetherball poles, and volleyball courts.
The camp also has a Lodge which contains the camp's administration, a mess hall, a gully which is the location of camp traditions such as Capture the Flag and Midnight Manhunt, and numerous sports facilities for tennis, basketball, hockey, climbing, soccer, golf, softball, and frisbee golf.
Program highlights
* Final Four Activities: Menominee's "traditional" activity program, with four rotational periods in which the campers choose activities.
* "MCAA" Leagues: Camp sports leagues take place over all camp sessions, including basketball, football, hockey, and baseball leagues as well as tennis, water sports, ping-pong, shuffle-board, and others.
* British vs. American: A traditional first session competition that involves events such as the All Camp Squirt Gun Fight, British Bull-Dog, Creatively Acquire the Energy Source, and Message to Garcia.
* Trip Week: features trips for a variety of age groups, including Copper Falls, canoe trips, the Wisconsin Dells, Minneapolis, and white water rafting.
* Twi-Light League
* Ojibwa, Timberlane, Chi, and other inter-camp competitions by age group.
* Kawaga Competition: A second session competition in a variety of sports.
* Green and White: Menominee's largest intra-camp competition with numerous traditional events and a final Relay
* Camper-Counselor Swap Day: elected Senior Cabin members serve as director and assistant director and other campers serve as counselors
* Fourth of July: Events include a traditional banquet and social with former sister camp Marimeta
* Last Day Brunch/Final Banquet: A traditional breakfast, Twilight League playoffs, and Final Banquet
The "Menominee Way" places emphasis on attitude, determination, heart, leadership, spirit, and sportsmanship.
Founding and history
In 1928, Nate and Edna Wasserman founded what would become Camp Menominee in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Previously, the Wassermans had directed a camp with Al Schwartz, who would later found Camp Ojibwa. After a small start in Rhinelander during the Great Depression, the Wassermans sought out new campgrounds for a larger Camp Menominee and a new girls' camp, later Camp Marimeta.
Menominee's current site was once the property of Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey, and the green and white pillars that currently lie on the camp's perimeter originally came from the original Comiskey Park. The current Rec Hall, Wasserman Hall, is an original building from the property. Other original buildings include a chicken coop which became cabins 16 and 17, and the camp's lodge. Additional buildings were erected as cabins, based on a similar design used by then sister camp, Marimeta.
Al and Elaine Wasserman later took over ownership of both Menominee and Marimeta.
Glenn and Dawn Klein purchased Menominee in 1983. They were both long-time participants in Camp Menominee's tradition. The Kleins added to Menominee with the addition of Fantasy Camp and expansion of Post Camp. The Kleins introduced the Associate Director position and the tradition of the Nate Wasserman Award, and adjusted the program length and focus.
Former camper, counselor, and Associate Director Steve Kanefsky purchased Camp Menominee from the Kleins during the 1997 season, although many prior staff stayed on since the transition. Program lengths were adjusted, and activities such as the MCAA leagues and Big Ten Activities were added. Steve's ownership also saw a number of improvements to the current camp grounds and facilities. Steve married Bari Freed in 2005.
In 2015 the Kanefsky's sold the camp to Jason Feldgreber. Jason, like the owners before him, was a camper, counselor, and Associate Director at Menominee before purchasing it.
Facilities
The camp is located in Wisconsin's Northwoods and has one of the largest land areas of summer camps in the state. Bordered by County Road D, two sand slides, and Sand Lake, Camp Menominee also features numerous fields, courts, and buildings.
The camp features a waterfront with a ski dock, trampoline, waterslide, sailboats, Ski Nautiques, and other watercraft. The camp's "Cabin Compound" contains the majority of camper cabins along with paddle-ball courts, tetherball poles, and volleyball courts.
The camp also has a Lodge which contains the camp's administration, a mess hall, a gully which is the location of camp traditions such as Capture the Flag and Midnight Manhunt, and numerous sports facilities for tennis, basketball, hockey, climbing, soccer, golf, softball, and frisbee golf.
Program highlights
* Final Four Activities: Menominee's "traditional" activity program, with four rotational periods in which the campers choose activities.
* "MCAA" Leagues: Camp sports leagues take place over all camp sessions, including basketball, football, hockey, and baseball leagues as well as tennis, water sports, ping-pong, shuffle-board, and others.
* British vs. American: A traditional first session competition that involves events such as the All Camp Squirt Gun Fight, British Bull-Dog, Creatively Acquire the Energy Source, and Message to Garcia.
* Trip Week: features trips for a variety of age groups, including Copper Falls, canoe trips, the Wisconsin Dells, Minneapolis, and white water rafting.
* Twi-Light League
* Ojibwa, Timberlane, Chi, and other inter-camp competitions by age group.
* Kawaga Competition: A second session competition in a variety of sports.
* Green and White: Menominee's largest intra-camp competition with numerous traditional events and a final Relay
* Camper-Counselor Swap Day: elected Senior Cabin members serve as director and assistant director and other campers serve as counselors
* Fourth of July: Events include a traditional banquet and social with former sister camp Marimeta
* Last Day Brunch/Final Banquet: A traditional breakfast, Twilight League playoffs, and Final Banquet
North Star Camp for Boys is a 120-acre traditional American summer camp located just outside Hayward, Wisconsin. North Star was founded in 1945 by Lou and Renee Rosenblum. The camp was owned and operated by Robert and Sue Lebby, from 1972 through 2011. Robert served as President of the Association of Independent Camps and has also served on the National Board of the American Camp Association. Robert sold the camp to former camper, counselor and village director, Andy Shlensky and his wife, Vickie, after the summer of 2011. Vickie later died in September 2016. The campers at North Star are boys aged 8-16 who come from all over the country (including Chicago, Texas, Nashville, Cleveland, Columbus, St. Louis, New York City, Michigan, Georgia, Colorado, California, Florida, Kansas City, Omaha, and many more). North Star Camp for Boys is a member of the American Camp Association.
Activities
North Star Camp is situated on approximately 2.5 miles of shoreline on the Spider Lake chain of lakes, and offers a mix of land and water based activities, including:
*Archery
*Basketball
*Football
*Canoeing
*Arts & Crafts
*Digital Photography
*Sailing
*Disc Sports
*Tennis
*Rock Climbing
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*Rocketry
*Boating
*Riflery
*Volleyball
*Dodgeball
*Swimming
*Drama
*Mountain Biking
*Fishing
*Water Skiing
*Windsurfing
*Wakeboarding
*Golf
*Ecology
*Soccer
*Softball
*Horseback Riding
North Star Camp also runs Wilderness Trips away from camp, including canoe trips and hiking trips.
Notable alumni
*Paul Adelstein
*Dan Bernstein
*Andrew Klaber
*John Kretchmer
*Jeff Melvoin
*Joshua Radin
*Chris Rose
*Gary H. Stern
*Gene Wilder
*Lewis Wolff
*Chip Zien
In popular culture
The American summer camp in the 1979 Bill Murray film Meatballs was called Camp North Star, however this is simply a coincidence and bears no relation to North Star Camp for Boys located in Wisconsin.
Activities
North Star Camp is situated on approximately 2.5 miles of shoreline on the Spider Lake chain of lakes, and offers a mix of land and water based activities, including:
*Archery
*Basketball
*Football
*Canoeing
*Arts & Crafts
*Digital Photography
*Sailing
*Disc Sports
*Tennis
*Rock Climbing
*
*Rocketry
*Boating
*Riflery
*Volleyball
*Dodgeball
*Swimming
*Drama
*Mountain Biking
*Fishing
*Water Skiing
*Windsurfing
*Wakeboarding
*Golf
*Ecology
*Soccer
*Softball
*Horseback Riding
North Star Camp also runs Wilderness Trips away from camp, including canoe trips and hiking trips.
Notable alumni
*Paul Adelstein
*Dan Bernstein
*Andrew Klaber
*John Kretchmer
*Jeff Melvoin
*Joshua Radin
*Chris Rose
*Gary H. Stern
*Gene Wilder
*Lewis Wolff
*Chip Zien
In popular culture
The American summer camp in the 1979 Bill Murray film Meatballs was called Camp North Star, however this is simply a coincidence and bears no relation to North Star Camp for Boys located in Wisconsin.
The Technology Entrepreneur Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is a permanent center established to provide students with resources for their entrepreneurial ideas. The center offers classes, venture and product competitions, and workshops to introduce students to technology innovation and market adoption.
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Cozad New Venture Challenge
The campus-wide Cozad New Venture Challenge has been held annually since 2000. Participants are mentored in the phases of venture creation and attend workshops on idea validation, pitching skills, and customer development. In 2019, teams competed for $250,000 in funding. Cozad also contains workshops and allows participants to receive feedback on their pitches from industry experts, investors, and mentors.
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Workshop
This is a week-long workshop, occurring annually in January. Students visit startups and technology companies in the Silicon Valley and network entrepreneurial alumni from the
Jentique Furniture Ltd was a furniture manufacturer established in the 1930s by the well-known toymaker Geoffrey Bowman Jenkins and his wife Edith, who based the company in Dereham, Norfolk. Jenkins lost his business to partner Bernard Smart (better known as the maker of Metamec clocks) in 1936.
Along with similar cabinetmakers (e.g. Meredew), the design of Jentique furniture followed the tastes of the times and the company did particularly well during the 1950s and 1960s, tapping into the hugely popular mid-century modern style inspired by Danish design.
Today, teak Jentique furniture from this period has become an affordable collectors' item prized for being attractive, well-made pieces.
From the 1964 Jentique leaflet: "Jentique Furniture has been noted for many years for its sound construction and excellent design. This leaflet illustrates the designs at present available. Examine the pieces in the shop and we are sure you will be impressed by the finish and first class materials used. As a medium sized company Jentiques production is restricted enough to ensure that your purchase is exclusive and we guarantee every item against defects as it is a matter of pride to us that each individual customer shall be permanently satisfied with his acquisition."
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Along with similar cabinetmakers (e.g. Meredew), the design of Jentique furniture followed the tastes of the times and the company did particularly well during the 1950s and 1960s, tapping into the hugely popular mid-century modern style inspired by Danish design.
Today, teak Jentique furniture from this period has become an affordable collectors' item prized for being attractive, well-made pieces.
From the 1964 Jentique leaflet: "Jentique Furniture has been noted for many years for its sound construction and excellent design. This leaflet illustrates the designs at present available. Examine the pieces in the shop and we are sure you will be impressed by the finish and first class materials used. As a medium sized company Jentiques production is restricted enough to ensure that your purchase is exclusive and we guarantee every item against defects as it is a matter of pride to us that each individual customer shall be permanently satisfied with his acquisition."
In 1964 Jentique offered sideboards, dining tables, dining chairs, bureaus, and bookcases in Teak, Tola, American Walnut, and combinations.