They said it couldn't be done. They said no one would come. They said there isn't enough interest in another reunion in Waupaca. Well, whomever "they" are were WRONG! Prior to the reunion, Steven Goldberg shared his excitement at the upcoming event. CLICK HERE to read his pre-reunion memories.
Here's who attended this year's event:
| Herb Beller | (1952-1965) | Karamath Khan | (1975-1981) | Rick Passman | (1963-1976) | ||
| Greg Berke | (1976-1981) | Jeff Korman | (1967-1973) | Marc Ringel | (1959-1966) | ||
| Mike Berke | (1973-1976) | Todd Laff | (1974-1979) | Paul Ringel | (1961-1970) | ||
| Jeff Denenberg | (1960-1966) | George Lamm | (1975-1978) | Harlan Rips | (1962-1966) | ||
| John Everman | (1984-1987) | Jeff Levine | (1981-1983) | John Rosenberg | (1963-1967) | ||
| Rob Ezsak | (1979-1983) | Scott Levine | (1983-1987) | Barry Shanoff | (1952-1964) | ||
| Peter Friend | (1963-1966) | Larry Lifson | (1966-1969) | Al Sorkin | (1957-1965) | ||
| Steve Goldberg | (1981-1984) | Mike Lurie | (1970-1981) | Stu Sorkin | (1964-1971) | ||
| Larry Gordon | (1970-1979) | Dan Lyon | (1955-1963) | Wayne Towne | (1957-1981) | ||
| Mike Hollobow | (1974-1984) | Neal "Buzz" Malashock | (1966-1969) | Paul Warshauer | (1966-1988) | ||
| Joel Kettler | (1960-1966) | Warren Metzdorff | (1971-1988) | David Wax | (1970-1977) |
first time reunion attendee!
What we did . . .
This was our 4th organized reunion rental at camp, and we STILL didn't know from detailed itineraries or anything like that (not like we do now)! So we cannot show you a prepared itinerary for what we planned on doing. We can, however, show you all of the letters and postcards we sent in the spring & summer of 2006 related to the planning, and ultimately the cancelling of this reunion.
Rental contract |
May 7 letter |
July 22 postcard |
Reunion Wrap-Up (Time Capsule) . . .
One of the time-honored traditions of Camp Waupaca, especially in the Trail's End yearbook, was to write a time capsule after each season. In a few short paragraphs, the essence of the season gone by is recaptured in summary fashion. We continue this tradition with each reunion. CLICK HERE to view the time capsule for the 2006 reunion.
Photos and Videos . . .
We have some great photos from 1998 below, and there is a video of the weekend, too! CLICK HERE to go to the 2006 reunion video.
Click on an image or link below to open the page
Here are some pictures of the 1996 reunion:
Thursday August 24th
RP, WM, PW, ML dining at Simpson's |
Friday August 25th
RP, Jeff Denenberg |
This is outside cabin 7, where there used to be a bench between the two trees |
This is outside cabin 7, where there used to be a bench between the two trees |
PW with cigar living it up in Lake Stratton |
PW makes it to the raft |
PW makes it to the raft |
Todd Laff, David Wax, Steve Shyman at flag lowering |
Mike Hollobow, Todd Laff a flag lowering |
Pete Friend, WM, Harlan Rips, Mike Hollobow |
PW, RP, Paul Ringel, Barry Shanoff, George Lamm, Pete Friend, WM, Harlan Rips at flag |
Dan Lyon, RP, Paul Ringel, PW, Barry Shanoff, George Lamm, Pete Friend at flag lowering |
Saturday August 26th
Mike Hollobow and family |
Karamath Khan playing ping pong at the top of the waterfront with a son |
Larry Lifson, Wayne Towne, Stu Sorkin |
Rick Garfinkle |
RP (foreground), ?, Wayne Towne (hat visible), Larry Lifson, WM, Stu Sorkin |
?, Wayne Towne, Larry Lifson, WM, Stu Sorkin |
Scott Levine, Steve Golberg, George Lamm, Steve Shyman, Larry Lifson, PW |
George Lamm, Robert Garfinkle, Pete Friend |
Rob Ezsak, Jeff Levine |
Pete Friend, Marc Ringel, Harlan Rips |
Paul Warshauer |
PW, Jeff Denenberg, Robert Garfinkle |
Group photo |
Paul Ringel, Larry Lifson |
Jeff Levine, Rob Ezsak, Larry Lifson, PW |
Garfinkle family |
PW, LL, Steve Goldberg, Scott Levine & wife Jeanette |
Mess Hall |
Mike Berke across from younger brother Greg Berke |
WM, KK & kids |
RP engaging GL and WT in important matters |
RP, GL, WT |
WT, Dan Lyon, Robert Garfinkle |
Mr. & Mrs. Karamath Khan |
Rick Garfinkle & kids |
"Proud to be from Waupaca Wisconsin" |
Larry Gordon & son Jake |
Herb Beller, Dan Lyon, Al Sorkin, Barry Shanoff |
Dan Lyon, Al Sorkin, Barry Shanoff, Wayne Towne |
Dan Lyon, Herb Beller, Al Sorkin, Barry Shanoff, Wayne Towne |
Joel Kettler, Pete Friend, Stu Sorkin |
Berkes, Gordons, and Hollobows |
WT, Barry Shanoff, Joel & Judy Kettler, Pete Friend |
Hollobow and Khan families |
Todd Laff photobombing the Khan family |
Laff and Rick Garfinkle families |
GL |
Hollobow and Khan families |
Steve Goldberg, Scott Levine & wife Jeanette |
Joel Kettler, Pete Friend, Jeff Denenberg, Stu Sorkin, Paul Ringel |
Flagpole Group Photo #1 |
Flagpole Group Photo #2 |
Flagpole Group Photo #3 |
Flagpole Group Photo #4 |
Flagpole Group Photo #5 |
Flagpole Group Photo #6 |
Paul Warshauer taking a well deserved rest! |
Sunday August 27th
Pete Friend, Rick Passman, Barry Shanoff |
Jeff Korman, Stu Sorkin |
Marc Ringel, Harlan Rips, Jeff Denenberg |
Rick Passman, Dan Lyon, Jeff Denenberg, Jeff Korman |
Standing: Mike Berke, Stu Sorkin, Paul Warshauer, Rick Passman, Stu SorkinKneeling: Dan Lyon |
Stu Sorkin, Stu Sorkin |
Greg Berke, Mike Berke |
Rick Passman, Wayne Towne, Paul Warshauer |
Jeff Denenberg, Judy & Jowl Kettler |
Mike Lurie, CYJ Director Dan Schnitzer, Paul Warshauer "settling up"! |