Carnival Night at Pine Lake Day Camp
Thursday, July 30, 2009Posted by
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July 30th, 2009 If you were looking for some old-fashioned summer fun this week, Pine Lake Day Camp’s Carnival Night was the place to be.
Set beneath the majestic trees at Pine Lake Park, next to Stern Grove, Carnival Night brought about an old-school feeling that harkened back to much simpler times. There were carnival games, a dunk tank, an egg toss, carnival treats and a family atmosphere that allowed kids to roam free.
Pine Lake Day Camp remains one of the Department’s most popular camps. Every summer, city kids flock to the camp to enjoy a bit of nature in the city. The camp engenders generational loyalty. Director David Dinslage has been there 20 years and many of his current staff attended Pine Lake as campers.
Pine Lake also is home to a successful inclusion program, which mainstreams autistic children into camp life. Dinslage has spent the better part of the past three decades working with children with various developmental disabilities.
Did you know? In 1973, the cost for a week of day camp at Pine Lake was a whopping $4! Today, the weekly camp fee is $96, still a huge bargain compared to other day camps in the city.
Set beneath the majestic trees at Pine Lake Park, next to Stern Grove, Carnival Night brought about an old-school feeling that harkened back to much simpler times. There were carnival games, a dunk tank, an egg toss, carnival treats and a family atmosphere that allowed kids to roam free.
Pine Lake Day Camp remains one of the Department’s most popular camps. Every summer, city kids flock to the camp to enjoy a bit of nature in the city. The camp engenders generational loyalty. Director David Dinslage has been there 20 years and many of his current staff attended Pine Lake as campers.
Pine Lake also is home to a successful inclusion program, which mainstreams autistic children into camp life. Dinslage has spent the better part of the past three decades working with children with various developmental disabilities.
Did you know? In 1973, the cost for a week of day camp at Pine Lake was a whopping $4! Today, the weekly camp fee is $96, still a huge bargain compared to other day camps in the city.
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