I have previously posted a few times about my experiences at caddy camps in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and on Cape Cod, about 70 miles south of Boston, MA. My most recent posts were 26 December 2012 and 4 September 2012.
So what is this post about? Well, a reunion was held last weekend at the Maplewood Caddy Camp (MCC) site (the building still exists, is in great shape, and is occupied by a rehabilitation center) on Route 302 about one mile east of Bethlehem, NH. The reunion celebrated the reconstruction of the 'Our Lady of the Fairways' shrine/memorial just outside the camp's driveway on the north side of Route 302. I regret being unable to attend - I was committed to a conference in Denver.
To finance the reconstruction, engraved bricks were sold to former campers, indicating the years they spent at MCC and other caddy camps run by Boston's North Bennet Street School. I bought bricks for my father and me.
Thanks to Fred Forte for arranging this.
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." - Nelson Mandela
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