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<div>[[Image:Injunjoes.jpg|thumb|A typical day at Joe's]]<br />
Joe's is the building and general area where [[Campcraft]] is held. It is located at the bottom of the hill on the lake, near the swim tent. <br />
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Joe's is usually bustling with people all four periods and both [[General Swim]]s. There are multiple fire pits at Joe's so cabins use it for cabin night. When MWA comes back second session they often stay at Joe's for the last days of camp. The exact construction date of it is currently unknown, but some believe it was most likely built in 1929 when the [[Fish Hatchery]] and the Woodshop (originally the nature building) were built. However it does not appear on a map of campus from 1936 which has been lost somewhere in the [[Library]], but it has been argued that it may not have been a real "structure" until the early 40's. <br />
[[Image:InjunJoes1989.jpg|thumb|Injun Joe's in 1989]]<br />
The current location of Joe's is farther removed from the lake than the original location. The lean-to was moved in 2000 to allow for better access to the waterfront for removing and installing of the [[catwalks]] and because it was knocked almost over by a backhoe that a maintenance man was driving. The rocks from the original foundation can still be seen on the ground in front of the current building. When the building was moved, a platform floor was added.<br />
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== A Peek Inside Joe's ==<br />
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<div>[[Image:Injunjoes.jpg|thumb|A typical day at Joe's]]<br />
[[Image:Injun_joe.gif|thumb|100px|left|Injun Joe]]<br />
Injun Joe's is the name of the building and general area where [[Campcraft]] is held. It is located at the bottom of the hill on the lake, near the swim tent. The name comes from the the name of the villain in the book ''Tom Sawyer'' who was half Native American, half Caucasian. Injun Joe's is usually bustling with people all four periods and both [[General Swim]]s. There are multiple fire pits at Joe's so cabins use it for cabin night. When MWA comes back second session they often stay at Joe's for the last days of camp. The exact construction date of it is currently unknown, but some believe it was most likely built in 1929 when the [[Fish Hatchery]] and the Woodshop (originally the nature building) were built. However it does not appear on a map of campus from 1936 which has been lost somewhere in the [[Library]], but it has been argued that it may not have been a real "structure" until the early 40's. <br />
[[Image:InjunJoes1989.jpg|thumb|Injun Joe's in 1989]]<br />
The current location of Injun Joe's is farther removed from the lake than the original location. The lean-to was moved in 2000 to allow for better access to the waterfront for removing and installing of the [[catwalks]] and because it was knocked almost over by a backhoe that a maintenance man was driving. The rocks from the original foundation can still be seen on the ground in front of the current building. When the building was moved, a platform floor was added.<br />
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== A Peek Inside Joe's ==<br />
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Joe's]]</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Joe%27s&diff=11085Talk:Joe's2023-01-15T14:03:43Z<p>Harry: Harry moved page Talk:Injun Joe's to Talk:Joe's</p>
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<div>== Injun ==<br />
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I hope this is politically correct. <br />
--[[User:Harry|Harry]] 03:15, 9 September 2008 (UTC)</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Injun_Joe%27s&diff=11086Talk:Injun Joe's2023-01-15T14:03:43Z<p>Harry: Harry moved page Talk:Injun Joe's to Talk:Joe's</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Talk:Joe's]]</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alasdair_Thornton&diff=11082Alasdair Thornton2023-01-15T13:57:13Z<p>Harry: </p>
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<div>Alasdair Thornton was a long time Birch Rock camper and counselor. His first summer was in 1998. As a counselor Alasdair is a jack of all trades, sometimes filling in as [[Field Director]], [[Waterfront Director]], and [[Head Counselor]] in the span of three days. He can always be found on the [[Baseball]] diamond, and a [[Campfire]] doesn't pass without Big Al taking the stage. In 2012 Alasdair was the co-counselor in [[Buzzard's Roost]].<br />
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Alasdair, aka All-State, Alasdair Hayward, Big Al, PAPF, BGA, Deerian found Birch Rock through a magazine. He remembers of those early years a campus without [[Owl's Perch]], where [[Mike Mattson]] was head counselor, all field activities took place on Sanderson's side of the wall and no one ever got [[Campcraft]] badges. He had many favorite counselors but the ones he looked up to the most were the eccentric, high energy characters. Alasdair's best friends as a camper were [[Nick Musciano]] and [[Sam Deeran]]. His proudest moment was swimming his [[Whale]], rowed by [[Galen Arnold]] and [[Pearson Jenks]]. Alasdair's favorite meal at camp is, "Pizza, obviously."<br />
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<div>Rangeley Lakes is a canoeing [[trip]] typically undertook by [[Senior Camper]]s. The itinerary crosses multiple lakes in the Rangeley Lakes Region. <br />
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The trip begins in Cupsuptic Lake which soon merges into Mooselookmeguntic Lake (Mooselookmeguntic is the Abenaki word for moose feeding place). By the second day, the trip paddles to the other side of Mooselookmeguntic all the way to the Upper Dam separating Mooselookmeguntic from Upper Richardson Lake. A short portage around the dam takes the trip into their third lake with Cranberry Cove a short paddle away. Cranberry Cove is known for its wild cranberries and plentiful wildlife including maybe a moose. The rest of the trip consists of canoeing all the way down to the end of Lower Richardson Lake. The entire trip is four days and three nights and more than thirty miles long. <br />
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Rangeley Lakes is infamous for something always going wrong. It is also know for the Spaulding Cove incident in which a disoriented person confronted the [[Trip Leader]] saying, "This is Spaulding Cove... What are you looking for?"</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=MWA&diff=11080MWA2023-01-15T13:49:22Z<p>Harry: </p>
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<div>[[Image:2008-7-26 0.jpg|thumb|The 2008 MWA]]<br />
The MWA is short for the Maine Wilderness Adventure. The three-week long trip was originally run in conjunction with Camp Runoia, a girls camp based in Belgrade Lakes, ME. Currently, it is only offered through Birch Rock and is just for boys.<br />
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The MWA is a trip designed to give 14 year old campers an adventure involving as much as the Maine Wilderness as possible. The trip involves hiking, summiting Mount Katahdin, white water rafting, canoeing the US/Canada border, sea kayaking, and rock climbing in Acadia National Park.</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=MWA&diff=11079MWA2023-01-15T13:49:06Z<p>Harry: </p>
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<div>[[Image:2008-7-26 0.jpg|thumb|The 2008 MWA]]<br />
The MWA is short for the Maine Wilderness Adventure. The three-week long trip was originally run in conjunction with Camp Runoia, a girls camp based in Belgrade Lakes, ME. Currently, it is only offered through Birch Rock and is just for boys.<br />
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The MWA is a trip designed to give 14 year old campers an adventure involving as much as the Maine Wilderness as possible. The trip involves hiking, summitting Mount Katahdin, white water rafting, canoeing the US/Canada border, sea kayaking, and rock climbing in Acadia National Park.</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Theogt15&diff=11078User talk:Theogt152022-08-14T23:05:47Z<p>Harry: Welcome!</p>
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<div>Camper '13-'20<br />
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*Find out how Thomas pranked [[Robert Donahue]] for four summers<br />
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After the summer of '94, the [[Lodge]] was jacked and had the patio area torn away. Then it was placed back down on a new cement foundation. This marked a new chapter for Birch Rock. Since then Birch Rock's numbers and support has grown. This was a pivotal moment for modern day Birch Rock.<br />
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<div>From Baltimore, MD<br />
Current Residence - Newton, Ma<br />
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Ph.D. Philosophy 2008<br />
Works at USAF/Kessel Run - Software/Platform Engineering<br />
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Camper 1985 - Cabin 5<br />
Camper 1986 - Eagle's Nest<br />
C.I.T 1987 - Pete's Palace<br />
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Father of Campers: <br />
Rainer Deise - 2018<br />
Johann Deise 2021</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Harry/Summers&diff=11046User:Harry/Summers2020-08-03T16:30:49Z<p>Harry: </p>
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<div>{|class="wikitable"<br />
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!Year<br />
!Cabin<br />
!Counselor<br />
!Notes<br />
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|2001<br />
|[[Hilton B]]<br />
|Owen Wolfertz with [[CIT]] Trevor Dakers<br />
|Four week second session<br />
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|2002<br />
|[[Hilton B]]<br />
|Trevor Dakers and CIT Andrew Chase <br />
|Four week second session<br />
|-<br />
|2003<br />
|[[Cabin 2]]<br />
|Mike Wilson with CIT William Rounds<br />
|Full session<br />
|-<br />
|2004<br />
|[[Cabin 3]]<br />
|Galen Arnold<br />
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|-<br />
|2005<br />
|[[Cabin 8]]/[[Cabin 6]]<br />
|[[Carl Finnson]] with CIT Ben Schriber/Eli Fitch with CIT Marc Winkler<br />
|Cabin 8 became a [[Senior Camper]] cabin for the second session<br />
|-<br />
|2006<br />
|[[Buzzard's Roost]]<br />
|Keith Arnold and Mike Nordblom<br />
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|-<br />
|2007<br />
|[[Owl's Perch]]/[[Buzzard's Roost]]<br />
|Matt Clifford and Ryan Royalty/Charlie Knights, Sebby Weeks, and Andrew Clemence <br />
|Switched cabins for second session and Sebby left and was replaced by Andrew in second session<br />
|-<br />
|2008<br />
|[[Cabin 8]]<br />
|Erik Joelsson<br />
|[[Senior Camper]] summer<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="4" align="center"|''Staff Years''<br />
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!Role<br />
!Cabin<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
|2009<br />
|CIT<br />
|Cabin 2<br />
|Moved to Owl's Perch for the second half of second session<br />
|-<br />
|2010<br />
|Counselor<br />
|Cabin 4<br />
|[[Gabe Dreyer]] CIT<br />
|-<br />
|2011<br />
|''Skipped''<br />
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|''Hiked the AT''<br />
|-<br />
|2012<br />
|Counselor<br />
|Eagle's Nest<br />
|[[Zach "Pickles" Lynn]] co-counselor<br />
|-<br />
|2013<br />
|''Skipped''<br />
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|''Hiked the PCT''<br />
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|2014<br />
|''Skipped''<br />
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|''Hiked Maine to Maryland on the AT, drove from London to Mongolia''<br />
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|2015<br />
|MWA Leader 1st session<br />
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|Co-leader Zach Falanga<br />
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!Cabin<br />
!Counselor<br />
!Notes<br />
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|2001<br />
|[[Hilton B]]<br />
|Owen Wolfertz with [[CIT]] Trevor Dakers<br />
|Four week second session<br />
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|2002<br />
|[[Hilton B]]<br />
|Trevor Dakers and CIT Andrew Chase <br />
|Four week second session<br />
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|2003<br />
|[[Cabin 2]]<br />
|Mike Wilson with CIT William Rounds<br />
|Full session<br />
|-<br />
|2004<br />
|[[Cabin 3]]<br />
|Galen Arnold<br />
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|-<br />
|2005<br />
|[[Cabin 8]]/[[Cabin 6]]<br />
|[[Carl Finnson]] with CIT Ben Schriber/Eli Fitch with CIT Marc Winkler<br />
|Cabin 8 became a [[Senior Camper]] cabin for the second session<br />
|-<br />
|2006<br />
|[[Buzzard's Roost]]<br />
|Keith Arnold and Mike Nordblom<br />
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|-<br />
|2007<br />
|[[Owl's Perch]]/[[Buzzard's Roost]]<br />
|Matt Clifford and Ryan Royalty/Charlie Knights, Sebby Weeks, and Andrew Clemence <br />
|Switched cabins for second session and Sebby left and was replaced by Andrew in second session<br />
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|2008<br />
|[[Cabin 8]]<br />
|Erik Joelsson<br />
|[[Senior Camper]] summer<br />
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!Notes<br />
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|2009<br />
|CIT<br />
|Cabin 2<br />
|Moved to Owl's Perch for the second half of second session<br />
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|2010<br />
|Counselor<br />
|Cabin 4<br />
|[[Gabe Dreyer]] CIT<br />
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|2011<br />
|''Skipped''<br />
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|''Hiked the AT''<br />
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|2012<br />
|Counselor<br />
|Eagle's Nest<br />
|[[Zach "Pickles" Lynn]] co-counselor<br />
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|2013<br />
|''Skipped''<br />
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|''Hiked the PCT''<br />
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|2013<br />
|''Skipped''<br />
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|''Hiked Maine to Maryland on the AT, Drove from London to Mongolia''<br />
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|2014<br />
|MWA Leader 1st session<br />
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|Co-leader Zach Falanga<br />
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Nicolas Wells Musciano, aka the Italian Stallion, Musc, is one of Birch Rock's most dedicated counselors. With his ever present smile and strong circle of old friends, it wouldn't be a stretch to call Nick Birch Rock's Friendliest Counselor. With only a few exceptions, Nick has been at Birch Rock every summer since 1998. In 2018, Nick is slated to be [[Head Counselor]].<br />
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Nick found Birch Rock through one of his fathers's patients, Eli Hutchins. Some of Nick's earliest memories of Birch Rock are of counselor [[Thomas Joyce]], who helped Nick out of homesickness and gave him his famous nickname. Thomas was known for calling "Nick, the Italian Stallion, MUSIAAAAANO!!!" at whatever chance he had except, in a moment of self restraint, when he subbed in for Nick's math teacher in his hometown of Falmouth, Maine. Another of Nick's mentors was Matt Downs who was field director for several years while Nick was a camper. Besides the field activities Nick also enjoyed [[Campcraft]].<br />
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Some of Nick's favorite moments as a camper were the [[Prince of Biroca]] skit and the late night party in the grove that followed a showing of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He has vivid memories of Birch Rock trips like Mahoosucs, Goose Eye, and the hardest, [[Moose River]].<br />
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== Table of Summers == <br />
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|1998<br />
|Cabin 1<br />
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|Matt Sutherland<br />
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|1999<br />
|[[Cabin 2]]<br />
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|Jamie Grantham<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2000<br />
|[[Cabin 3]]<br />
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|Brad Corbin<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2001<br />
|[[Cabin 6]]<br />
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|Kwan Lee<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2002<br />
|[[Eagle's Nest]]<br />
|<br />
|Lenza Latendresse/Philip Kindelbacher ([[CIT]])<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2003<br />
|[[Pete's Palace]]<br />
|<br />
|[[Josh Pincus]]<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2004<br />
|Pete's<br />
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|[[Erik Joelsson]]<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2005<br />
|[[Cabin 7]]<br />
|CIT<br />
|Dave Barrette<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2006<br />
|Cabin 3<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2007<br />
|''missed''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2008<br />
|[[Eagle's]]<br />
|<br />
|with Sean O'Toole<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2009<br />
|[[Eagle's]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2010<br />
|[[Eagle's]]/[[Buzzard's]]<br />
|<br />
|2nd session with [[Alasdair Thornton]]<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2011<br />
|[[Cabin 4]]<br />
|<br />
|CIT Ben Foley<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2012<br />
|[[Cabin 4]]<br />
|<br />
|CIT Brandyn Robida<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2013<br />
|[[Owl's Perch]]<br />
|<br />
|With co-counselor Bob Donahue<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2014<br />
|[[MWA]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2015<br />
|missed<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2016<br />
|missed<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2017<br />
|Lion's Den<br />
|Taught Nature and Field<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2018<br />
|New Cabin<br />
|[[Head Counselor]]<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2019<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2020<br />
|<br />
|[[Head Counselor]]<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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<div>[[image:Mike Percy.jpg|thumb|Mike and Percy in 2011]]<br />
Mike Mattson is the current director of Birch Rock, a position he has held since 2002. Before that he was the assistant director to [[Rich Deering]] for four years starting in 1998. He was also Head Counselor for four years beginning in 1995 and was the [[Waterfront Director]] for three summers. Mike's camper years were spent mostly on the field and at the [[Nature]] and [[Campcraft]] areas. He also loved [[Instructional Swim]] and was often first in the water. The 2017 season was his '''35th summer''' with BRC.<br />
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At the Chip Ceremony in the early '90s, Mike said, "...and for those of you who are wondering if I will be back next summer, I tell you this, '''Mike Mattson never leaves Birch Rock!'''"<br />
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==Life Before Birch Rock==<br />
After attending a few day camps and one sleep away camp in New York, Mike's parents continued to search for the right camp. In the winter of 1983, [[David Weeks]] and Doug Dickey were recruiting a lot of campers for Birch Rock around the Baltimore area. Mike's brother [[Ron Mattson]] and step-brother [[Dave Jenkins]] wanted to attend because many of their school mates were going. Mike however, at age twelve, was not interested in trying the camp experience anymore but was sent by his parents anyway, for the full six-week season. He was off to camp fussing the whole way.<br />
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==Camper Years==<br />
[[Image:Mike_Mattson_1983.jpg|thumb|left|Mike 1983]]<br />
===Summer of 1983===<br />
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Mike arrived at camp with a negative attitude but after a few days of homesickness his cabin counselor Paul Voss had him completely entertained. He enjoyed swimming with instructor Mike Herzig and [[archery]] taught by Joe Curry. In fact, he signed up for archery almost everyday and was awarded best archer at Birch Rock for 1983 at the awards ceremony along with the first seven archery badges. Although he had fun, he decided not to return to BRC in 1984 because his family was moving from the Baltimore area to the Philadelphia area in the summer. He definitely regretted this decision.<br />
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===Summer of 1985===<br />
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[[image:MikeMoose.jpg|thumb|Mike and Dave Jenkins on the Moose River.]]<br />
The next summer, 1985, was one of Mike's favorites. He was a [[Senior Camper]] in [[Cabin 7]] with Paul Voss again, back then cabin 7 & [[Cabin 8]] were often used as the Senior Camper cabins. This time Mike went badge crazy earning many more badges on the field including 7 more archery badges, he also earned his loon and seal and earned the Wilderness Adventure badge, which was the equivalent of the top [[nature]] and top [[campcraft]] badges combined. One of Mike's fondest camper memories was building a watchtower up on the field using long tree trunk and branch poles all lashed together with rope. The tower could hold two and was tall enough to look offer the basketball court fence. It was the final piece to earning the Wilderness Adventure badge and a happy moment.<br />
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During Cabin Competition in 1985, Mike's creativity showed up during the Animal Imitation round with a stunning imitation of an amoeba with gas. Mike would perform this imitation upon request for many summers to follow. <br />
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The Senior Campers went on two big [[trip]] in 1985, one on [[Moose River]] and the other a hike up [[Mount Washington]]. The Moose River trip was led by Scott MacGregor and Toby Brewster with counselor Paul Voss from Cabin 7. Mount Washington was led by Ryck Birch with counselor Seth Wheeler from Cabin 8. These two trips were highlights in Mike's short camper career.<br />
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==Counselor-in-Training Year: 1986==<br />
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It was during Mike's [[CIT]] summer that he realized how much he loved summer camp. In the summer of 1986, Mike was a little nervous about being a counselor-in-training and working with campers, but he was also excited. On Opening Day, when the youngest camper in camp arrived at camp, Mike keyed on him. This boy was an eight year old named [[Josh Pincus]] who was obviously a little homesick and also a real spitfire. Mike spent as much of his day as he could hanging out with Josh. They went everywhere together. Josh quickly went from a homesick guy to a life long Birch Rocker and would later become one of Mike's key administrators on campus. Mike learned, even at age 15, he could make a difference in a camper's summer.<br />
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His CIT year is also the summer Mike got his 15th archery badge. The badge archery guidelines are based on campers 7-15 years old. Since Mike was 15, Birch Rock decided to let him go for it. Counselor Rob Christie stayed up on the hill with Mike after [[Evening Activity]] a few times and by the third try Mike was an official American Archer. There are fewer than ten Birch Rockers who have ever earned the 15th archery badge.<br />
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==Staff Years==<br />
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===Summers of 1987-1989===<br />
[[Image:MikeM1988.jpg|thumb|Marc Chase, Mike & David Vincentsen in the kitchen during Banquet 1988]]<br />
Mike spent his first three staff summers as the cabin counselor of [[Cabin 1]] and loves that age group (ten to eleven) to this day. Mike taught Archery, [[Baseball]], [[Basketball]], and [[Swimming]]; and in 1989, Mike and his step-brother Dave created the [[Volleyball]] activity at Birch Rock. Mike loved teaching on the field but had a stronger bond to the swim area, the hub of all camp activity.<br />
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Just like in his senior camper and CIT years, Mike loved being in the kitchen and worked in the kitchen as often as possible. He was always in the kitchen during the end of the year banquet. It was during the 1988 banquet when the camp lost power and the dishes needed to be washed by hand. Mike loved being in the kitchen and especially working with Head Cook [[Janice Walker]].<br />
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Mike and a few of the other younger staff formed a rap group in 1988 and performed two raps for Campfire. Mike was the "Beat Master" and did the beat box with his mouth while Adam Whinston, Marc Chase and Dave Vincentsen rapped. They called themselves Def Con 4. Def Con 4 did a performance for the parents on visiting day and another one for Scott MacGregor after his bike ride accross the US.<br />
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===Summers of 1990-1993===<br />
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[[image:Mike90.jpg|thumb|Mike on the St Croix trip in 1990]]<br />
Mike was the Waterfront Director and Senior Camper Counselor in 1990, 1992, and 1993. He was in [[Pete's Palace]] in 1990 and Cabin 8 in '92 & '93. These were the lean years of Birch Rock, prior to its resurgence with the reconstruction of the lodge in 1994-'95. <br />
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During the summer of 1990, Mike and five campers were in a major car accident while returning to camp from the St. Croix River trip. The accident happened towards the end of the season and Mike was determined to get right back to camp. So after a couple of days rest, Mike was back down on the waterfront teaching swimming. Mike was featured in the new camp video shortly after the accident with scars on his face. This video was the camp promotional video for almost ten years.<br />
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From 1987-'90, many campers would beg to be on the Mattson team during Cross-Camp Capture the Flag. Mike and his brother Ron would often serve on a team together and went undefeated when paired for five consecutive seasons during every Cross-Camp game. When Mike returned to camp in 1992, his brother Ron decided to make them heads of the opposing teams. Ron's team won two out three games. Mike was "shot" off the catwalks by his brother for the first time since joining the staff ranks five summers earlier.<br />
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In 1990, Mike was a [[Campfire]] MC with his step-brother Dave Jenkins. Dave and Mike brought back the [[Zambini Brothers]] skit that has been a part of Birch Rock for almost 40 years, and even added the 'mirror push-ups' piece to the Zambini show. The two also performed a Saturday Campfire over at Waganaki(during Waganaki's final season) where both camps performed skits and Mike and Dave MCed and performed the Zambini Brothers.<br />
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Sometime in the winter of 1991, Mike and Evan Farmer adventured up to Maine from Baltimore. The visit brought them to Rich Deering who took them up to Birch Rock for a snowshoe trek around camp. Mike was amazed to ring the bell with no one around and to swing down into the counselors swim tent which was almost buried under feet of snow. It was during that trek to Maine that Mike decided he was going to move there. A year later Mike moved to Portland, Maine to be closer to camp and has been there ever since.<br />
[[Image:MikeM1991.jpg|center|Winter Visit 1991]]<br />
===Summers of 1994-1996===<br />
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[[image:Admins94.jpg|thumb|Senior Staff 1994]]<br />
In 1994, Director Brad Smith hired Mike to work as the Program Director and move into the Directors Cabin. Mike's job was to plan and help run the program with Head Counselor Josh Church. This would end up being Josh's last summer.<br />
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Mike became [[Head Counselor]] for 1995 and 1996, but in 1996 at the age of twenty-five, Mike announced to Director Rich Deering that he was ready to move on. Shortly after his announcement, Rich Deering approached Mike with an offer of a year-round job as the Associate Director. This marked the beginning of a team that is still in place to this day.<br />
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Mike wrote many of the staff skits for Campfire from the mid-90s through 2000. This included the ''[[Prince of Biroca]]'' in 2001, a skit performed on a Sunday afternoon in the old rifle range turned outdoor theatre. The ''Prince of Biroca'' was a prince and dragon type of skit with elves, witches, knights, etc. He also wrote with help ''(Captain Cream of Wheat and) [[The Hot Cereal Federation]]'', ''[[The Tickle-Me-Elmo Abduction]]'', ''Xfiles'' (comes to Birch Rock), ''the Thesbian Puppets'' and performed with others in a Birch Rock percussion band called ''Spirit World''. But Mike's all time favorites were the ''[[Avid Readers]]'' with Josh Church in 1992 and ''[[Robin Hood and His Morose Men]]'' in 1994.<br />
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==Director Years==<br />
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===Summers of 1997–1999===<br />
[[image:MikeSebby.jpg|thumb|Mike with Nick Fountain, Sebby Weeks and unknown 1997]]<br />
And so it was that by the end of the summer of 1996 Mike was now working year round as the Associate Director. This was also the time period when Birch Rock was planning for the American Camping Association's accreditation visit in 1997, the first visit from the ACA since the early '80s. Mike and Rich worked closely on the ACA standards, staff training, and many new ways to improve and strengthen the camp. Camp was on the rise.<br />
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Mike continued to act as the Head Counselor during these summers and in 1999 worked closely with [[Thomas Joyce]] as he moved into the Head Counselor role. It was around this time that Mike brought the single ding style of bell ringing to announce [[Tree Talk]] on Sundays, a signal to the campers that it's time to settle down. 1999 was the first summer of the new seven week season.<br />
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===Summers of 2000–2001===<br />
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At this point, Mike and Rich were working more as equals. Mike earned a co-director role and was starting to become much more responsible for the full day-to-day activities at the Rock. In fact, during this time period Rich was concurrently working in downtown Portland during the summer. Starting in the summer of 2000 Birch Rock had more than 100 campers coming through campus every summer, nearly twice as many as BRC had ever had from 1926 to the late '90s.<br />
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The Daily Journal, now called the Birch Blog, was started up by Mike on Birch Rock's new website. An idea that was spawned from finding a stack of old daily journals Chief & Onie used to fill out during the summer. Chief would write about the weather that day, what special events were happening and what the key staff had going on that day. The Daily Journal has become an important link for the parents to know what's happening at camp day to day, and has also turned Mike into camp's photo journalist. Since 2000, Mike has been one of Birch Rock's key photographers.<br />
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===Summers of 2002-2009===<br />
[[Image:2007-08-04 3.jpg|thumb|Mike in front of the plaque commemorating his 25 years with Birch Rock, 2007]]<br />
With Birch Rock bigger then ever and much maintenance work still to be done, the Board of Directors decided to promote Rich into an Alumni Director and Development role. Mike was offered the Camp [[Director]] position. Mike and Rich continue to be the perfect team with Rich's marketing skills and Mike's program running experience.<br />
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In 2005, the Director's Cabin, Mike's home for ten consecutive summers, was torn down and a new cabin named [[Chief's Cabin]] was built in its place. The new cabin was the first insulated building on campus but it would stand for only four summers. It burned down four days before Opening Day of 2008. Mike moved into [[Lion's Den]] for the 2008 summer. It was the first time he lived somewhere on campus other than right on the driveway since the summer of 1993, fourteen years prior.<br />
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During the summer of 2007, Rich Deering led the camp in celebrating Mike's service with "Mike Mattson Day", a day that ended in a plaque for Mike on the wall in the lodge. The plaque was placed on the wall right by the table that Mike has been the head of for many summers. Mike had been dreaming of one day earning one of those plaques for most of his time at camp, so this was certainly a major moment in his camp career, and such an honor.<br />
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The new Chief's Cabin, reincarnated in the same insulated glory as in 2005, returned Mike to his perch along the driveway for the summer of 2009.<br />
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[[Image:Mike Arrowhead.JPG|center|Burning the BRC Arrowhead into the outdoor slide]]<br />
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===Summers of 2010-2013===<br />
[[Image:DSC 0922.JPG|thumb|Mike and Ryan Massey running the BRC Ice Cream Truck]]<br />
For the summer of 2010, Mike wanted a special surprise for the campers as often as possible. The idea was to not repeat anything done in recent years like Backwards Day or Geronimo Pep Rallies. The Program was to have the stuff be new to everyone even the senior camper who's been around for the last six summers. The staff also moved a couple things forward into the first session so the first session guys would get to see them too, like the flour cake. Mike's best ideas for 2010 included setting up a battle between 3000 tan army men and 3000 green army men in Pete's Palace, while the boys were on their trip, (here's a link to video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lQSrITbNXA]), the BRC ice cream truck with happy 50's ice cream guys using words like "kiddo" and "swell", and le Lodge, which was about transforming the lodge into a five star restaurant with menus and everyone in character, and so much more. The BRC Ice Cream truck was extremely popular. Mike and Ryan played a Caribbean version of "The Entertainer" while delivering snacks with an overly happy attitude, just perfect!<br />
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In the spirit of 2010, the next two summers had a lot of tremendous energy and creativity. There were a number of different themed dinners and specialty days. These special moments kept the kids excited to play and allowed the regular schedule to flow easier for everyone. With this new program plan of constant creative fun and surprises, Ryan Massey and Mike decided to start promoting longer stays at the Rock with the campers. Many campers were starting to extend and we were starting to see a real increase in full season campers. As long as there was plenty of new fun for the boys to enjoy and keep them entertained enough, they were in. They love it at the Rock! 2011 and 2012 were the transition years showing real growth. Growth coming from the staff and a very strong program.<br />
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The big highlight in 2012 was Geronimo Weekend. An amazing weekend of good times focused entirely on Ryan Massey's Geronimo game. There was a whole story and plan of events, games and learning lessons formulated and executed by Mike and Ryan. The staff did an amazing job and this one weekend had everyone PUMPED for BRC for summers to come. The campers loved it. Mike also planned a Quest day for the senior campers that weekend. He took them on a whole riddle quest that had them marching all over the hillside. The boys were dressed as the Barbarians of Geronimo, so they roamed campus in face paint and their proud white color. Geronimo Weekend was one of Ryan and Mike's best collaborated pieces in their time working together.<br />
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Mike came into the 2013 staff orientation with a plan for the big program meeting. He showed the staff the 1926 brochure and Chief's own words for what he wanted Birch Rock to be. Chief wanted a place where a boy can grow and learn how to live and be happy in the outdoors. It was about making boys "campers". Mike explained to the staff that he wanted the target theme of our program to be about outdoor living skills. This placed activities like Nature, Campcraft, Canoeing, Archery, Riflery, etc. as our big players. Mike told instructors of acitivities like Soccer, Basketball, and Tennis to focus on skills needed to be a good "camper". Skills like teamwork, endurance, building up strength, speed, balance, etc. It's not about the competitive edge in a sport like Soccer. It's about endurance, teamwork, communication. Mike told the staff in 2013 to plan the entire program with making them great "campers" in mind.<br />
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===Summers of 2014-2017===<br />
[[Image:Jeffrey_and_Larch.JPG|thumb|Jeffrey and the Larch 2015]]<br />
In 2014, Mike focused much of his energy on the Nature program at Birch Rock. He spent a lot of time bringing in items and redesigning the Hatchery (the ole "Fish Hatchery" or the original "Allen Kearns Library" on the waterfront), bringing in a 55 gallon fishtank and a few other tanks, books, homemade posters specific to Lake McWain, tree ID displays, etc. After 2014, in the off-season, Mike decided to take a closer look at the Nature program and perhaps rewrite it to better fit a new direction for the activity. The focus for Nature was going to be on learning to observe. Campers will observe, gather data (using nature journals, writing or art), research, identify and then eventually present to the camp. The aim will be to get campers more excited and fascinated by what's living around them. The focus will be on what lives here on campus.<br />
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Establishing the BRC Arboretum at camp has been a dream of Mike's for almost 2 decades. In 1997, Mike watched as Dick Penley arranged for two Sugar Maples to be added to the lodge area post reconstruction, in memory of his parents. Mike was amazed by the thought of these two small trees growing into giants before his eyes. This triggered Mike down the path of planting his own trees at BRC, so he got on the phone with Ryck Birch and started talking about establishing an arboretum of trees, bringing as many varieties of trees to the camp grounds as possible so the kids can observe, identify and enjoy. After years of planting different trees, protecting them with a fence in their early years and then watching them grow large enough to have that fence removed, it was time to announce the arboretum to the community and begin tracking specific trees of specific species as they grow over the years. This data gathering, observing and care will fall to the Nature program. As the Arboretum gets promoted more and more, children will get more involved and want to plant their own trees around camp. In 2015, Jeffrey NK planted the first Larch at camp, near Pete's Palace.<br />
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Identifying all the species on campus and accumulating the data into a file in the Nature building is another dream of Mike's. To know what lives HERE at camp and everything we can about these creatures is plenty of research for campers for many years to come and teaches them to put their head where there feet are. When the Minks were found on the waterfront and researched it was learned that they spray a musk much like skunks but not with the same accuracy, when we found the Ringneck Snake and researched it, we learned that they are constrictors who live in the leaves and underbrush eating salamanders and slugs, or when Marcos caught the huge Fallfish, we learned that the Fallfish is one of the largest minnows in North America and can get up to 20" long. Nature is all around us all you have to do is look.<br />
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In 2017, Mike started ordering Tree ID signs from Voss signs out of New York. These signs will be distributed all over camp to the Arboretum trees. They will help the Junior Maine Guide candidates and Nature campers learn to identify the trees around them. Interest in the variety of trees growing on campus will grow as well. The Nature program is really taking off thanks to the spark Mike put back into the program and of course the hard work of all the staff members who teach Nature on a regular basis.<br />
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==Family Life==<br />
[[Image:BRC_at_wedding.jpg|thumb|Birch Rockers at the Wedding]]<br />
[[Image:Simon_BRC.jpg|thumb|left|Simon James Mattson]]<br />
On September 17, 2016, Mike married Rebecca Brophy (Becca worked at Birch Rock for four summers from 2008-2011) in Otisfield, ME about a half hour from Birch Rock. Then everyone drove over to camp for a beautiful reception. There were many Birch Rockers in attendance including: Ron Mattson, Dave Jenkins, Brian Roskow, Rich Deering, Dave Weeks, Seth & Toby Brewster, Janice Walker, Cathy Roland, Erik Joelsson, Mike Herzig, Ryan Royalty, Jonas Mikolaynuas, Josh Pincus, Josh Church, Seth Wheeler, Jared Levine, Ryck Birch, James Nelson, Thomas Joyce, Charlie MacDonald, Jacob Brophy and DJ Lenza Latendresse. Lenza did an amazing job DJing and the lodge dance floor was active all night. <br />
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The lodge was decked out with lights and paper lanterns and there was a large tent out in the grove. The weather was perfect, the music was grand, the drinks were flowing and a good time was had by all. The Mattsons are forever grateful that the Brewsters allowed the wedding on campus. The camp had not had a wedding celebration on campus in many years. Loyalty has its privileges.<br />
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A year later on September 8, 2017, Mike and Becca gave birth to a beautiful baby boy and future Birch Rocker, Simon James Mattson. Simon's first outfit in the hospital was a custom made Birch Rock onesie. Many have asked Mike when Simon will be moving into Hilton. Mike's response, "Hilton? Simon will be living in Chief's at age two if I have anything to say about it. After all, I make the cabin list." It will be great to have a baby boy on campus. There will be plenty of "Big Brother" babysitters in Upper Camp.<br />
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Mike's hoping Simon will love his summers at the Rock and will one day work along side him in the staff ranks. But I guess we have a few years to go before that happens.<br />
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==Biroca Blast Photo Books==<br />
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In the summer of 2014, Mike started working with Picaboo books to make photo albums of the camps memories. The idea being that while the old Biroca Blast was great for memories that fact that the books were made of simple paper meant that they were often falling apart on people or getting lost in stacks in their attic. These new photo books are more expensive but should last much longer and are less likely to be lost. <br />
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Image:Biroca Blast 2014.jpeg<br />
Image:Biroca Blast 2015.jpeg<br />
Image:Biroca Blast 2016.jpeg<br />
Image:Biroca Blast 2017.jpeg<br />
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==Plaque Work==<br />
[[Image:Mike Painting 2012.JPG|thumb|Painting an activity group header plaque, Bobcats]]<br />
In 2005, Mike joined a few other staff members in working on the [[plaques]] for the lodge wall. Mike added the woodburned animals and a few painted plaques. <br />
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The 2005 and 2006 group headers were animal woodburns and offered a look that was a new addition the lodge walls.<br />
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The 2007 Header plaque was a dedication to Birch Rock as a whole. Note the small birch on the Rock at the base of the tree, which is symbolic of a rebirth and new beginnings for the place (there is currently a small tree on the Rock). <br />
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The 2008 Header speaks more of the 2008 summer directly. On the left side of the plaque are the two dogs (Kiko & Gritz) who perished in the fire just before the first session started. They stand down by the bell and behind them there is an empty space where [[Chief's]] had been. The right side is a picture of the new Brewster Health Lodge, built just before the 2008 season.<br />
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We decided to put the 2011 plaques in an unusual spot in the lodge. Every inch of space in the lodge is becoming valuable real estate for plaques. It was decided to have a nice 2011 Header in the point of the triangle. Mike decided to have the Birch tree grow right up through the number one in 2011.<br />
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The 2012 Header and the plaques themselves are connected entirely to an amazing Geronimo weekend during Week 3 of the summer. The Header is from the Friday night pep-rally that started the weekend going. The spirits can be seen on the edges of the group. The activity group header plaques were painted in a Haida art style to go with the Geronimo theme. And the four spirit words go around the border of the plaques.<br />
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In 2014, the staff were called Knights of Biroca, and Ryan Massey offered a new game for the campers called "Battle for Biroca". The Header plaque has a shield and sword in memory of the Knights.<br />
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Image:2005 Animal Header.jpg|2005 Elk Header being burned<br />
Image:Plaq065.jpg|2006 Cougar Header being burned<br />
Image:2007Header.jpg|2007 Header<br />
Image:Plaq072.jpg|2007 Activity Group Headers, woodburned<br />
Image:2008Header.jpg|2008 Header<br />
Image:005.JPG|2011 Header<br />
Image:2012 Header.JPG|2012 Header<br />
Image:2012 Wolves Header.JPG|2012 Wolves Header<br />
Image:2012 Plaques.JPG|2012 Plaques<br />
Image:2014 Header.JPG|2014 Header<br />
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==Mike's Summers at the Rock==<br />
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[[Image:Mike tree.JPG|thumb|left|Mike as Tree Spirit 2005]]<br />
[[Image:zimzam2.jpg|thumb|Zambini Brothers 2010]]<br />
[[Image:MikeM2.jpg|thumb|left|St Croix River Trip 1990]]<br />
[[Image:MikeM8.jpg|thumb|Cabin Competition 1995]]<br />
[[image:MikeCIT.jpg|thumb|left|Mike after a CIT skit 1987]]<br />
[[Image:SpiritWorld.jpg|thumb|Spirit World 1999]]<br />
[[Image:MikeMHeadC.jpg|thumb|left|Head Counselor Mike Mattson]]<br />
[[image:MikeM1992.jpg|thumb|Mike as Waterfront Director in 1992, note the new (2nd year) catwalks. Josh Church in water and Chuck Hatcher in distance]]<br />
[[Image:HotCFed.jpg|thumb|left|Captain Cream of Wheat and The Hot Cereal Federation]]<br />
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<div align="center"><br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Year <br />
!Cabin <br />
!Role <br />
!Note <br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1983<br />
|Cabin 5<br />
|Camper<br />
|with Counselor Paul Voss<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1984<br />
|''skipped''<br />
|''foolish''<br />
|''regretted it''<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1985<br />
|Cabin 7<br />
|Senior Camper<br />
|with Counselor Paul Voss<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1986<br />
|Pete's Palace<br />
|Counselor-in-Training<br />
|with CIT Director John Mason<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1987<br />
|Cabin 1<br />
|Junior Counselor<br />
|Basketball, Archery, Swimming<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1988<br />
|Cabin 1<br />
|Counselor<br />
|Basketball, Baseball, Archery, Swimming<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1989<br />
|Cabin 1<br />
|Counselor<br />
|Volleyball, Baseball, Archery, Swimming<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1990<br />
|Pete's Palace<br />
|Waterfront Director<br />
|Senior Camper Counselor<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1991<br />
|''skipped''<br />
|''missed it''<br />
|''visited & helped out for 6 days''<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1992<br />
|Cabin 8<br />
|Waterfront Director<br />
|Senior Camper Counselor<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1993<br />
|Cabin 8<br />
|Waterfront Director<br />
|Senior Camper Counselor<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1994<br />
|Director's Cabin<br />
|Program Director<br />
|Program With Head Counselor Josh Church<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1995<br />
|Director's Cabin <br />
|Head Counselor<br />
|Program<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1996<br />
|Director's Cabin<br />
|Head Counselor<br />
|Program<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1997<br />
|Director's Cabin<br />
|Associate Director<br />
|continued as Head Counselor<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1998<br />
|Director's Cabin<br />
|Associate Director<br />
|continued as Head Counselor<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1999<br />
|Director's Cabin<br />
|Associate Director<br />
|Program with Head Counselor Thomas Joyce<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2000<br />
|Director's Cabin<br />
|Co-Director<br />
|Ran Camp with Rich Deering<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2001<br />
|Director's Cabin<br />
|Co-Director<br />
|Ran Camp with Rich Deering<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2002<br />
|Director's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2003<br />
|Director's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
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|2004<br />
|Director's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
|Director's Cabin torn down in fall '04<br />
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|2005<br />
|old Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
|old Chief's built in winter '05<br />
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|2006<br />
|old Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
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|2007<br />
|old Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
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|Lion's Den<br />
|Camp Director<br />
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|new Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
|new Chief's built in winter '09<br />
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|2010<br />
|Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
|birth of the BRC Ice Cream Truck<br />
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|2011<br />
|Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
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|2012<br />
|Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
|(Haida themed) 2012 Plaques<br />
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|2013<br />
|Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
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|2014<br />
|Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
|extra attention to Nature program<br />
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|2015<br />
|Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
|Established the BRC Arboretum<br />
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|2016<br />
|Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
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|2017<br />
|Chief's Cabin<br />
|Camp Director<br />
|New Tree ID signs<br />
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<div>My family has been attending Birch Rock since the 1940's. My first summer at Birch Rock was as a cubs camper in 2010. I have been attending Birch Rock ever since, and will be a CIT this summer. My brother, Matt, has been attending since 2008 and is now a swimming and woodshop counselor.</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rotmansam&diff=10910User talk:Rotmansam2019-03-04T20:04:12Z<p>Harry: Welcome!</p>
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<div>Gabe Dreyer started at Birch Rock in 2004. He was 10 years old and was a first session camper in Hilton B. He swam his whale in 2009 in 4 hours and 9 minutes. As a camper, he was a lower camper, upper camper, and senior camper in Cabin 8, and was also the counselor in Cabin 8 for two summers. He was a counselor in 2011-2013, 2016, and as of 2017 is the Junior Maine Guide floater, camp archivist/historian and picture taker. Gabe lives in Brooklyn, New York.</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gabedreyer&diff=10908User talk:Gabedreyer2018-05-18T21:47:03Z<p>Harry: Welcome!</p>
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Nicolas Wells Musciano, aka the Italian Stallion, Musc, is one of Birch Rock's most dedicated counselors. With his ever present smile and strong circle of old friends, it wouldn't be a stretch to call Nick Birch Rock's Friendliest Counselor. With only a few exceptions, Nick has been at Birch Rock every summer since 1998. In 2018, Nick is slated to be [[Head Counselor]].<br />
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Nick found Birch Rock through one of his fathers's patients, Eli Hutchins. Some of Nick's earliest memories of Birch Rock are of counselor [[Thomas Joyce]], who helped Nick out of homesickness and gave him his famous nickname. Thomas was known for calling "Nick, the Italian Stallion, MUSIAAAAANO!!!" at whatever chance he had except, in a moment of self restraint, when he subbed in for Nick's math teacher in his hometown of Falmouth, Maine. Another of Nick's mentors was Matt Downs who was field director for several years while Nick was a camper. Besides the field activities Nick also enjoyed [[Campcraft]].<br />
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Some of Nick's favorite moments as a camper were the [[Prince of Biroca]] skit and the late night party in the grove that followed a showing of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He has vivid memories of Birch Rock trips like Mahoosucs, Goose Eye, and the hardest, [[Moose River]].<br />
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== Table of Summers == <br />
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!Year <br />
!Cabin <br />
!session/role <br />
!counselor/CIT/co-counselor<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1998<br />
|Cabin 1<br />
|<br />
|Matt Sutherland<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1999<br />
|[[Cabin 2]]<br />
|<br />
|Jamie Grantham<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2000<br />
|[[Cabin 3]]<br />
|<br />
|Brad Corbin<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2001<br />
|[[Cabin 6]]<br />
|<br />
|Kwan Lee<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2002<br />
|[[Eagle's Nest]]<br />
|<br />
|Lenza Latendresse/Philip Kindelbacher ([[CIT]])<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2003<br />
|[[Pete's Palace]]<br />
|<br />
|[[Josh Pincus]]<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2004<br />
|Pete's<br />
|<br />
|[[Erik Joelsson]]<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2005<br />
|[[Cabin 7]]<br />
|CIT<br />
|Dave Barrette<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2006<br />
|Cabin 3<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2007<br />
|''missed''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2008<br />
|[[Eagle's]]<br />
|<br />
|with Sean O'Toole<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2009<br />
|[[Eagle's]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2010<br />
|[[Eagle's]]/[[Buzzard's]]<br />
|<br />
|2nd session with [[Alasdair Thornton]]<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2011<br />
|[[Cabin 4]]<br />
|<br />
|CIT Ben Foley<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2012<br />
|[[Cabin 4]]<br />
|<br />
|CIT Brandyn Robida<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2013<br />
|[[Owl's Perch]]<br />
|<br />
|With co-counselor Bob Donahue<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2014<br />
|[[MWA]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2015<br />
|missed<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2016<br />
|missed<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2017<br />
|Lion's Den<br />
|Taught Nature and Field<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2018<br />
|<br />
|[[Head Counselor]]<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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[[Category: People]]</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nick_Musciano&diff=10887Nick Musciano2018-01-11T22:54:25Z<p>Harry: /* Table of Summers */</p>
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Nicolas Wells Musciano, aka the Italian Stallion, Musc, is one of Birch Rock's most dedicated counselors. With his ever present smile and strong circle of old friends, it wouldn't be a stretch to call Nick Birch Rock's Friendliest Counselor. Nick has been coming to Birch Rock since 1998, attending every season except for 2007. Currently Nick is the [[Field Director]] and can be found every day teaching Basketball and all other field activities. <br />
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Nick found Birch Rock through one of his fathers's patients, Eli Hutchins. Some of Nick's earliest memories of Birch Rock are of counselor [[Thomas Joyce]], who helped Nick out of homesickness and gave him his famous nickname. Thomas was known for calling "Nick, the Italian Stallion, MUSIAAAAANO!!!" at whatever chance he had except, in a moment of self restraint, when he subbed in for Nick's math teacher in his hometown of Falmouth, Maine. Another of Nick's mentors was Matt Downs who was field director for several years while Nick was a camper. Besides the field activities Nick also enjoyed [[Campcraft]].<br />
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Some of Nick's favorite moments as a camper were the [[Prince of Biroca]] skit and the late night party in the grove that followed a showing of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He has vivid memories of Birch Rock trips like Mahoosucs, Goose Eye, and the hardest, [[Moose River]].<br />
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As a counselor Nick started in Upper Camp, but in recent summers has moved down to [[Cabin 4]]. His favorite moments in recent years have been the [[Campfire]] seasons of 2009 and 2010, the counselor vehicles Millennium Falcon & Death Star, and 4th period [[Basketball]] every day. <br />
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== Table of Summers == <br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Year <br />
!Cabin <br />
!session/role <br />
!counselor/CIT/co-counselor<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1998<br />
|Cabin 1<br />
|<br />
|Matt Sutherland<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|1999<br />
|[[Cabin 2]]<br />
|<br />
|Jamie Grantham<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2000<br />
|[[Cabin 3]]<br />
|<br />
|Brad Corbin<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2001<br />
|[[Cabin 6]]<br />
|<br />
|Kwan Lee<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2002<br />
|[[Eagle's Nest]]<br />
|<br />
|Lenza Latendresse/Philip Kindelbacher ([[CIT]])<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2003<br />
|[[Pete's Palace]]<br />
|<br />
|[[Josh Pincus]]<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2004<br />
|Pete's<br />
|<br />
|[[Erik Joelsson]]<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2005<br />
|[[Cabin 7]]<br />
|CIT<br />
|Dave Barrette<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2006<br />
|Cabin 3<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2007<br />
|''missed''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2008<br />
|[[Eagle's]]<br />
|<br />
|with Sean O'Toole<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2009<br />
|[[Eagle's]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2010<br />
|[[Eagle's]]/[[Buzzard's]]<br />
|<br />
|2nd session with [[Alasdair Thornton]]<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2011<br />
|[[Cabin 4]]<br />
|<br />
|CIT Ben Foley<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2012<br />
|[[Cabin 4]]<br />
|<br />
|CIT Brandyn Robida<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2013<br />
|[[Owl's Perch]]<br />
|<br />
|With co-counselor Bob Donahue<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2014<br />
|[[MWA]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2015<br />
|missed<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2016<br />
|missed<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2017<br />
|Lion's Den<br />
|Taught Nature and Field<br />
|<br />
|-align="center"<br />
|2018<br />
|<br />
|[[Head Counselor]]<br />
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|}<br />
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[[Category: People]]</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=Head_Counselor&diff=10886Head Counselor2018-01-11T22:53:02Z<p>Harry: /* List of Head Counselors */</p>
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The Head Counselor is a special counselor who runs many of the day to day activities at camp. Some of the Head Counselor's jobs include doing [[inspection]], leading announcements, and running flagpole. <br />
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== List of Head Counselors ==<br />
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The second name on the list below is the Program Director. During those specific summers the Head Counselors position was divided amongst two individuals.<br />
*1936: Charles Downs<br />
*1973: [[Dave Weeks]]<br />
*1974: Dave Weeks<br />
*1975: Dave Weeks<br />
*1976: Dave Weeks<br />
*1977: Dave Weeks<br />
*1978: Dave Weeks<br />
*1979: Ben Brewster<br />
*1980: Jim Tsouvalos<br />
*1981: Toby Brewster<br />
*1982: Toby Brewster<br />
*1983: Toby Brewster<br />
*1984: Toby Brewster<br />
*1985: [[Rich Deering]]<br />
*1986: Joe Curry & Seth Wheeler<br />
*1987: [[Bob Van Dyk]]<br />
*1988: Bob Van Dyk<br />
*1989: Bob Van Dyk<br />
*1990: [[Ron Mattson]]<br />
*1991: Ron Mattson<br />
*1992: Ron Mattson<br />
*1993: [[Josh Church]]<br />
*1994: Josh Church & Mike Mattson<br />
*1995: [[Mike Mattson]]<br />
*1996: Mike Mattson<br />
*1997: Mike Mattson<br />
*1998: Mike Mattson<br />
*1999: Thomas Joyce & Mike Mattson<br />
*2000: [[Thomas Joyce]]<br />
*2001: Thomas Joyce<br />
*2002: Thomas Joyce<br />
*2003: CJ Nesher<br />
*2004: Doug Miller<br />
*2005: Doug Miller<br />
*2006: Doug Miller<br />
*2007: Mark "The Weaz" Sutherland & Doug Miller<br />
*2008: Mark Sutherland<br />
*2009: Mike "Nordy" Nordblom & Mark Sutherland<br />
*2010: [[Ryan Massey]] & Mike Davis<br />
*2011: Ryan Massey<br />
*2012: Ryan Massey<br />
*2013: Ryan Massey<br />
*2014: Zach Lynn<br />
*2015: Bob Donahue<br />
*2016: Bob Donahue<br />
*2017: Bob Donahue<br />
*2018: [[Nick Musciano]]<br />
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== Gallery == <br />
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Image:HCDaveW.jpg|Dave Weeks 1973-1978 w/ Jim Tsouvalos 1980<br />
Image:HCTobyB.jpg|Toby Brewster 1983-84<br />
Image:HCRichD.jpg|Rich Deering 1985<br />
Image:HCJoeC.jpg|Joe Curry 1986<br />
Image:PDSethW.jpg|Program Director Seth Wheeler 1986<br />
Image:HCBobVD.jpg|Bob Van Dyk 1987-89<br />
Image:HCRonM.jpg|Ron Mattson 1990-92(standing with Bob VD)<br />
Image:HCJoshC.jpg|Josh Church 1993-94<br />
Image:HCMikeM.jpg|Mike Mattson 1995-98<br />
Image:HCThomasJ.jpg|Thomas Joyce 1999-02<br />
Image:HCCJN.jpg|CJ Nesher 2003<br />
Image:HCDougMCrop.jpg|Doug Miller 2004-06<br />
Image:HCMarkS.jpg|Mark "the Weaz" Sutherland 2007-08<br />
Image:HCMikeN.jpg|Mike "Nordy" Nordblom 2009<br />
File:RynoThumb.jpg|Ryan "Ryno" Massey 2010<br />
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My first summer at Birch Rock was 2001 when I was nine. I was in [[Hilton B]] If you have any questions or comments about the site please contact me on my discussion page.<br />
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<div>Albert's Cabin is a [[staff cabin]] located below the [[library]] and the [[tennis]] court. The cabin, originally constructed as the residence of the long-time head cook [[Albert Bryan]], has been used as a staff cabin for its entire history. The cabin has had two additions to the original structure: a back room used as a bedroom, and a bathroom added in the early 2000s. In the bedroom you can see what was the outside of the roof on the inside, just like in the [[Lion's Den]] bedroom. The wood burning stove was removed from Albert's during the winter after the 2007 summer, as age and lack of maintenance had made the it unsafe.<br />
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When a member of the cooking staff lives on campus, he often is assigned to Albert's. The cabin is in an area of camp with no camper cabins, so the activities of the campers do not interfere with the kitchen staff's responsibilities. It is considered to be one of the most comfortable cabins on campus. It has some of the oddest decor of all the cabins, with juxtaposing posters of Pacific islands and ski mountains.</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sqaeng&diff=10839User:Sqaeng2017-05-29T00:46:27Z<p>Harry: Creating user page for new user.</p>
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<div>Two-term camper in 1946 through 1948. (I think those are the correct dates but that can be verified by my plaques on the lodge wall.) Many fond memories, including in no particular order; earning my 4th Bar in riflery, finally working up enough courage to dive off the top of the tower, swimming across Lake McQuain, earning Junior Life Saving award at age 13, and a day in Portland with Chief Brewster choosing my fly rod as my third year award. And a couple not so fond; falling from the top of my cabin's ramp and cracking a rib, and the day when all campers were returned to their cabins after breakfast while the adults searched for a missing couselor, found drowned in the swimming area.</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sqaeng&diff=10840User talk:Sqaeng2017-05-29T00:46:27Z<p>Harry: Welcome!</p>
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Again, welcome and have fun! [[User:Harry|Harry]] ([[User talk:Harry|talk]]) 20:46, 28 May 2017 (EDT)</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=10838Talk:Main Page2017-05-10T00:54:45Z<p>Harry: </p>
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Ron says: main page indicates that windsurfing started in 1986. Scott Timothy was the first windsurfing counselor in 1984.<br />
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*Read about the living legend [[Dave Weeks]] and all that he has done for the Rock<br />
*Find out how many nicknames [[Alasdair Thornton]] has<br />
*Read how [[Zach "Pickles" Lynn]] got his nickname<br />
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*Read about Birch Rock through [[Don Munn]]'s eyes<br />
*Read about the living legend [[Dave Weeks]] and all that he has done for the Rock<br />
*Find out how many nicknames [[Alasdair Thornton]] has<br />
*Read how [[Zach "Pickles" Lynn]] got his nickname<br />
*Find out [[Nick Musciano]]'s favorite activity<br />
*Find why [[Pam Stock]] fell in love with BR in the 90s<br />
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<div>I hiked the PCT in 2013</div>Harryhttp://www.birocapedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Harry&diff=10292User:Harry2017-03-25T23:29:40Z<p>Harry: </p>
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Backcountry trips to Maine and New Hampshire are an integral part of the summer. Each session, every camper can look forward to going on at least one overnight trip with his cabin. Upper Camp cabins have the privilege of exploring Maine's lakes and rivers in canoes, while Lower Camp cabins usually just do hiking trips. All trips are lead by the [[Trip Leader]]. <br />
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