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| Tue Mar 10, 2009 13:29:17 Brigadier General (Ret) Steve Curry Camp Staff 1964-1967, 1972 | What a great site!!
Kudos to Dean for
taking on the
leadership of this
effort. My dad,
George, and my
brothers, Dave and
Ken, shared many
wonderful summers
and weekends at
Camp Hinds, working
with good friends,
learning and
teaching ourselves
and many other
young men how to
become good
citizens and
leaders. I am the
proud father of two
Eagle Scouts and
seize on every
opportunity to
relate the old
"stories"
of Camp Hinds life
and experiences to
them and their
children. Looking
forward to visiting
Camp Hinds again
this summer. Again, thanks for the great work, Dean! | ||
| Thu Jan 15, 2009 09:43:46 Paul Gooch Winter Camp, etc. | Great Job, Dean.... I remember Winter Camp in the Training Center: ice fishing for charlie tuna, young men bursting with pride over sleeping in snow shelters in-sub freezing weather, skeet shooting in the rain, Dean's TRS-80s, and skunking Marty in cribbage! Thanks for sharing the tradition! | ||
| Fri Nov 28, 2008 20:21:17 Mike "Chipmunk" Lorrain 4 summers on staff | I fondly remember
my time at Camp
Hinds, both on the
staff and as a
camper. I make it
a tradition every
time I return to
Maine for a visit
to take my sons to
Hinds, show them
the plaques in the
Dining Hall and
tell them stories
about the
unbelievable
summers I spent
there. I am
looking forward to
my next trip
back! Mike "Chipmunk" ; Lorrain LCDR(SEL), Supply Corps, US Navy | ||
| Sat Nov 15, 2008 22:20:00 Jeremy Keough Camp staff 1986-1989 | Staff at camp hinds and camper with Troop 111 | ||
| Wed Nov 05, 2008 14:03:02 Dave Willis Camper 1949-51, Staff (Waterfront) | My brother, John
Willis, emailed to
me the web
connection. It
brought back a
flood of forgotten
experiences and
wonderful memories.
I shared the
Chipmunk Point
cabin with BoBo
Judson, Tom Merrill
and Wayne McDuffy.
I didn't recognize
Wayne in the photo,
but maybe someone
else can. I'll
look harder for
Wayne in the photo.
Tom Merrill was Aquatic Director that year, following the many years that Dick Gustafson held the position. I remember struggling to pass the swimmer's test in 1949 (swimming freestyle to the float, and backstroke back to the dock, and then surface diving to the bottom (it seemed to be fathomless) to pick up a handful of sand. Four years later I was teaching swimming! What a wonderful foundation Scouting gave to young men. Best regards to everyone who was, and still is, involved with BSA at Camp William Hinds. | ||
| Tue Nov 04, 2008 14:40:07 Mike Richard Adult Leader Training Team, Casco Bay | Thanks for the
efforts. keep up
the good work. M R | ||
| Thu Oct 16, 2008 09:11:07 Keith Nixon International camp staff 1986 | Well done Dean. You are a star and valued the world over. Best wishes to my chums in Maine and New England. I still keep an eye on you good people from Capel St Mary UK (google earth?) | ||
| Tue Sep 30, 2008 14:38:52 Chris Connolly CIT 1994 | I was looking over
the Friends of
Hinds website and
saw many things
that I remember. I
was a CIT during
the 94 Summer Camp.
I have a lot of
fond memories of
Camp Hinds and it
is nice to see the
site. After 14
years I still
remember my summers
there as a Camper
and Staff
Member. Chris Connolly Cubmaster Cub Scout Pack 162 | ||
| Tue Sep 30, 2008 04:38:47 Sandy Prince Waterfront Director | How great it is to have this web site. Thank you Dean! Working at Camp was a great time in my life and remarkably I still find myself singing those songs. Deep rooted memories will never go away! | ||
| Sat Sep 20, 2008 16:34:10 Frank Maguire Camp Staff 1952 - 1970 | This site is an excellent resource for preserving and displaying all the material which many people have been saving, hoping for a way to use it to inspire future campers and staff and to remind the 'old-timers' what a great camp we had and still have. Dean is doing a wonderful job with this! |
