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!
| (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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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! |