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‘summercamp’ movie- music by the FLAMING LIPS

January 29, 2012 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

Genre: Documentary Director: Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price Staring: Cameron Schmitt and Holly Stephenson Synopsis: Documentary filmmakers Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price take viewers back to the sun-soaked days of summer as they follow campers ages 6 through 15 to a place where lifelong friendships are forged, and the struggle against homesickness yields a better understanding of the true value of independence. With music by the Flaming Lips and Noisola, Summercamp! is a warm tribute to an long-running institution that holds a special place in the hearts of countless Americans.

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ITALY, MOROCCO…. (elkhorn?) – some TRAVEL & LEISURE love…

January 26, 2012 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

check it out here Take a Nostalgia-Laden Trip to Camp Wandawega Sleeping in a tree is a childhood fantasy, but the tree house at Wisconsin’s Camp Wandawega doesn’t lack for grown-up appeal. Built around the trunk of an old elm, the airy, three-level structure is stocked with sheepskin pillows and vintage Pendleton blankets and crowned with a chandelier of fallen antlers. (Note to bibliophiles: the private library contains many 19th-century tomes, including a bird-watching guide from 1890 and a well-thumbed copy of Moulton’s Library of Literary Criticism.) The tree house is just the latest addition to the retro-styled Wandawega, a…

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