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Camp Junipero Serra
john morris:
Thank you for the information. I have sent a message to Terry and I will continue reading the history website, perhaps I will figure it out eventually. Thanks again, John
Elk:
John Morris - I have been trying to figure out how I can be of more help to you and your quest for info on your beloved camp experience.
I can show you where I have been "told" the location is for the old Camp JS. It is behind and above Jackson Lake just to the west.
I may also be able to help you connect with some Catholic Daughter Alumni from Camp Teresita Pines from back in the day. Some of these ladies still come back to Teresita Pines each year for a reunion. I have heard some of these ladies tell stories of dances with the "boys" from Camp JS from their youth. They have a Facebook page I can share with you privately.
Please PM me and I will provide you with my contact info.
pyrofxguy:
I was also a camper at J Serra. Some great memories there. I was there in '69. I think I have a picture of me by the camp sign.
duitoit:
I attended Camp Junipera Serra in 1958 and still have my camp photo. I think a Mr. Sever's ran the camp. Around 1965 I lived in Atascadero. There was a small market in town that was ran by the Drury family. The Drury's son made grocery runs to most of the camps. If he is still in Atascadero and you can track him down he would probably know about it.
Ted Baumgart:
My first camp experience away from home was at Camp Unipero Serra in the middle 1950s. I remember most of the layout such as the craft room, dining hall, tent cabins, Jackson Lake, and also an 8 mile hike that ended at night in a red ant colony where kids were jumping out of their sleeping bags like Mexican jumping beans. Some of the things that went on would not be PC today but make for colorful stories. I may have a photo or two plus the lonely letters I wrote home that my mom may have saved. This will take some digging. I am interested in anyone else's memories and especially photos of the grounds because I may do an art project very soon based on the camp.
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