On Saturday August 5th, Crane Lake once again opened its gates and welcomed over 60 Alumni on camp for the day to revisit the camp grounds that they spent their younger summers in having fun and making life long friends.  We had former campers and counselors return spanning 5 decades including former owner/directors Ed and Barbara Ulanoff.  The alum spent time reminiscing about their summers on camp and walking around to the spots they loved so much on camp.  After a BBQ lunch, everyone made their way to the Crane Lake softball diamond to play a game where the post-1991 Alum edged out the older alumni.  Then after a dip in the pool, everyone headed to Michael's Restaurant to continue their visiting. 

Below, please find pictures from the day and of course if you have any to add, feel free to email them to Josh Berlin (jaberlin@aol.com).

2006 Alumni Day Pictures

More than 60 Alumni Gather in NYC

On Thursday, February 23rd Crane Lake Alumni in the NYC Area all gathered at NOIDEA BAR for an evening of catching up and reconnecting.  Alumni in attendance spanned from Arnie Haskell (camper and staff pre-1970) to campers and staff spanning the early 80's to the turn of the century, including Arnie's son Evan.  It was amazing to see over 60 people gather and share stories, reconnect and inquire about camp today.  Although the ages were wide spread, everyone seemed to enjoy the chance to talk and recount stories about their years at camp.

We are hoping soon to post some pictures of the evening and plan on setting up a Summer Saturday to welcome everyone on camp for the day.

Thank You to Andy Lindner for tracking people down and doing the leg work to make the gathering happen.

CLC planned an Alumni Day this past summer season so that many of us in the area of camp could spend the day on camp and visit with each other.  The Alumni Day at CLC was on Saturday, August 13^th and saw more than 50 Alumni travel back to the Berkshires for a day of good food, softball, swimming and fun.  We even had all those alumni who were Color War Generals in their camp years help us pull off a fake break for the rest of the camp.  After the day ended, the Alumni headed to Michael's Restaurant in Stockbridge and spent the evening catching up some more.  Lynn Putterman put together a great slideshow of pictures from the past and the group helped former owner/director Ed Ulanoff celebrate his birthday with a big cake.

Please click on the click below to see some pictures from the day and don't forget to make plans and register for Alumni Weekend 2006 to be held May 27-29 2006.

2005 Alumni Day Pictures