1969–1972: The Early Years
Mayer and Ninette Stiskin founded Summit on the site of what used to be Camp Rose Lake, a girls’ camp. Mayer had been working at The Summit School in Queens, NY, and the school’s directors asked him to found a summer camp so they could help children year round. The first few summers, there were about 130 campers and 50 American staff, many of them hippies! Despite having never run a camp before, the leadership worked to establish routines and traditions and get the “magic” under way from day one.
1969
Head Counselor: Barry Hazen
Unit Leaders:
• Lower Camp Boys: ?
• Lower Camp Boys: ?
• Lower Camp Girls: ?
• Young Adult Boys: ?
• Young Adult Girls: ?
Track & Field Day Winner: ?
Play Performances:
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1970
Head Counselor: Barry Hazen
Unit Leaders:
• Lower Camp Boys: ?
• Lower Camp Boys: ?
• Lower Camp Girls: ?
• Young Adult Boys: ?
• Young Adult Girls: Ann K.
Track & Field Day Winner: ?
Play Performances:
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1971
Head Counselor: Barry Hazen
• Lower Camp Boys: ?
• Lower Camp Boys: ?
• Lower Camp Girls: ?
• Young Adult Boys: ?
• Young Adult Girls: Ann K.
Track & Field Day Winner: ?
Play Performances:
• The Wizard of Oz
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1972
Head Counselor: Barry Hazen
Unit Leaders:
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Track & Field Day Winner: ?
Play Performances:
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Note: This page is a work in progress. Please contact us if you have any info to add about these years of camp!
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