From an innocent planning session in Minneapolis in December 1995, we have built a reunion group comprised of hundreds of former campers and counselors who gather periodically at camp to enjoy a few days of sights, sounds, memories, and laughs. This page has links to the various reunions so you can see pictures and read stories of the events. Enjoy!
NEW! 75th anniversary reunion at camp in 2026!! CLICK HERE to learn about the Diamond Jubilee celebration!!
| (sortable - click this header to sort) Year (click the year to go to the reunion page) |
(sortable - click this header to sort) Reunion Type |
Description (<== use these selection boxes to filter the list by Year OR by Type) |
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| 1996 | Official Rental | Our first on-site reunion! |
| 1997 | Informal | Read about the reunion that never happened! |
| 1998 | Official Rental | Another great reunion at camp! |
| 2000 | Informal | This reunion was held at a bowling alley in Chicago. |
| 2001 | Official Rental | The big 50th anniversary reunion in Waupaca! |
| 2002 | Informal | A get together at Sweet Tomatoes in the Chicago area, followed by 4 men in Waupaca mid-August. |
| 2003 | Informal | A small group having dinner at Pete Miller's restaurant in Evanston, IL. One of the first campers ever was there! |
| 2003 | Informal | A grand weekend spent at camp!! This was the last time we would see the original Camp Waupaca Rec Hall. |
| 2005 | Informal | A triple reunion in the summer of 2005! How do we do it? |
| 2006 | Official Rental | The big 55th anniversary reunion in Waupaca! |
| 2008 | Informal | Life-long camp friend gathering in Waupaca, always magical! Who is missing in 2008? |
| 2009 | Informal | A modest event in Waupaca. |
| 2010 | Informal | Get together in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Waupaca! |
| 2011 | Official Rental | The big 60th anniversary reunion in Waupaca! |
| 2012 | Informal | Very little is known about this get together, but the usual cast of characters were in Waupaca. |
| 2013 | Informal | An intimate gathering in Waupaca. We found an alum on Main Street at the art fair! |
| 2014 | Informal | Just a summer weekend in Waupaca! |
| 2015 | Informal | A change from August to July, per request by Rick Passman, including a trip to the Portage County Fair! |
| 2016 | Official Rental | The big 65th anniversary reunion in Waupaca! |
| 2017 | Informal | Many different get togethers in one year! |
| 2018 | Informal | Our ususal August visit, including a day at camp, and a visit with Wayne Towne! |
| 2019 | Informal | Another get together in Waupaca, with a visit to camp AND a long lost treasure FOUND! |
| 2020 | Informal | The COVID-19 Pandemic altered our usual plans for a get together in Waupaca! |
| 2020 | Online | In lieu of our gathering in Waupaca, we held our annual meeting on Zoom in August. |
| 2020 | Online | Our first Zoom meeting in August was so successful, we decided to do another one in December! |
| 2021 | Official Rental | 70th anniversary of camp, 25th anniversary of our first on-site reunion. Our LAST on-site rental reunion. |
| 2021 | Informal | A HUGE turnout at Max & Benny's in Northbrook, thnaks to Larry Gordon |
| 2022 | Informal | Lots of fun in July, but we hardly followed the itinerary! |
| 2022 | Online | We had a holiday season meeting on Zoom! |
| 2023 | Informal | A funfilled, sun shiny week in Waupaca! Lots of fun and memories! |
| 2024 | Online | An online Zoom meeting in May - every decade of camp was represented! |
| 2024 | Informal | Our annual get together in Waupaca, including a visit to camp and a mystery artifact to be turned over to us! |
| 2025 | Informal | Another August, another get together in Waupaca, including a visit to camp and some "high winds"! |
| 2026 | Official Rental | NEW! 75th anniversary reunion at camp in 2026!! |