Some great information and offers from our camp partners! Click the images below to learn more about: Bunk 1 Summer Email and Photos SWAK care packages Lice Treatment Center products to ensure your child arrives lice free The new camp store with old favorites and brand new campwear grUVy Wear’s UV protective clothing with the camp logo on every item NameDropper clothing labels, so that no shirt is left behind! Travmark insurance, for cancellation and extended coverage
CLC Helps Out in Sandy Relief
Ryan Fishoff, Crane Lake Alum, 1994-2004 Camp is not just what happens inside the red gates for 2 months during the summer. It is a community, both physically and spiritually, that exists 365 days of the year. This was never more apparent than this past fall in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as many members of the Crane Lake community, both past and present, found themselves affected by the devastating storm. The Crane Lake community, with the aid of the URJ, rose to the occasion and immediately helped with relief and recovery efforts. Crane Lake Alumni had previously planned [...]
Thank You! “I Cannot Wait to See this Dining Hall”
To anyone who has contributed to the funding of the new dining hall for Crane Lake Camp, I just wanted to take a minute to share with you my appreciation for you and your generous offer. When people ask me what I am doing over the summer I always respond, “I’m going to camp! I go to a rustic and picturesque camp that is nestled in a quaint Berkshire town, it is my home! Ever since my first days at Crane Lake Camp, I have felt how incredible this community is. Today, my best friends are at camp and we [...]
Camp Rocks!
by Elena Messinger, Crane Lake Camper. The following article originally appeared in New York Family 2012 Ultimate Summer Camp Guide. Since the first day I started camp at URJ Crane Lake in the Berkshires in the summer of 2009, it has become my home away from home. Here are just five of the ways camp has had a positive effect on my life. 1. The People. From the very start of camp until the last day when everyone is saying their goodbyes, the counselors, campers, senior staff, and specialists are like one, big, three hundred person family. At camp no [...]
NFTY Convention Music… You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
If there is one thing I love about NFTY Convention, it’s that I get to be a part of creating some moments that are unforgettable for teens and even for myself. Having grown up in NFTY Long Island (now part of NFTY New York Area Region), I had the opportunity to attend the first two Los Angeles NFTY Conventions as a participant. Fast forward 12 years, and I am back in the same room, but the feel is quite different…
Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month and Camp Chazak
February 2013 is the 5th Annual Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month. A month dedicated to raising awareness and expanding the inclusivity of the Jewish community. URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps remains committed to inclusivity and to creating programs for a children with special needs. This past August, just days after second session ended, Camp Chazak began for it’s second summer. Camp Chazak is a one-week program for children with various special needs, giving them the opportunity to have a Reform Jewish camp experience enriched with Eisner and Crane Lake traditions. Campers utilize all of the facilities and programming that camp [...]
“Amazing Experiences That Words Cannot Explain”
by Emily Singer. Emily is a counselor at Crane Lake Camp and grew up in Newington, CT involved in many aspects of Jewish life including the Temple Sinai Youth Group. This past summer I had the pleasure of working with beautiful young children in a loving and flourishing community. When I got hired to work at CLC I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but I knew an idea of what it would be like because I was in NFTY Northeast throughout high school and attended Eisner camp for institutes. I never knew that saying yes to a job would [...]
“Creating a Community Built on Strong Values”: Lessons Learned From Olim Fellowship
By Robin Miller, Counselor and Olim Fellow, URJ Crane Lake Camp Since the age of nine, I have lived at Crane Lake for either one or two months a year. The painted red gate that surrounds the top of camp acts as a barrier, physically separating the outside reality from the dreamlike world created within it. Each summer I spend in this bubble, the sun-drenched passion for camp floods my veins. The passion emerges from my undying love and affection for this place that I’ve called home for so many years. Since Upper Nitzanim I have been waiting for [...]
