Camp Reviews — Memories from Real Camp Families
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Barbara said... |
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If only I could go back and enjoy another summer at TLC. The late 50s and early 60s was a magical time to be at TLC. Enjoying a wonderful summer in Maine instead of a hot, humid summer in Houston was a fantastic gift. I will forever be grateful to my parents for giving me that opportunity. Making friends from all over the country was an experience that enriched my life and formative years. Young ladies, consider your self lucky to enjoy this privilege. You will have wonderful memories for many years to come. |
Rachel said... |
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I was a camper at Tripp for six summers and now my oldest daughter is enjoying her second summer at TLC. It is such a gift to be able to share this experience with my daughter and know that all of the traditions I experienced during my childhood summers are the same ones she is experiencing today. Singing camp songs, screaming out cheers, talking about Olympia, KP, Team Feast, Sing Song and Friday Night Services have strengthened our bond and created a sense of sisterhood that goes beyond the mother-daughter relationship. I can't wait until my two younger daughters get to experience summers at TLC with their big sister. Tripp provides the perfect environment to create lasting and meaningful friendships, to gain independence and learn how to work together as a group and to find your true self. I am so thankful for my experience as a camper and am thrilled to be able to provide this opportunity for my girls. There is no place like TLC! |
Michele said... |
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Visiting with my Mother and my daughter. My mother attended in the 1940s, and it was very special having her point out her favorite places at TLC to my daughter, who is currently attending. |
Andi said... |
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When I went to camp in Maine, I got the opportunity to try different sports and activities that I never would have experienced otherwise. I even learned how to horseback ride and jump!! |
Em said... |
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Tripp Lake has been the best thing my parents have ever given me. TLC has shaped me into the person I am today. I cannot imagine my life without my best friends that I have met from camp. No matter how far away we live from each other, Tripp Lake Camp has brought us together and forever we will be. The lessons that I have learned will help in my future life. I am confident to say that without camp, I cannot even picture the person I would be. It is a magical place and it is truly the promise land. I feeling I get when I first step off the bus on the first day and indescribable. Tripp Lake Camp is the most amazing place in the world and I know that all campers truly think it is their "home." |
Stephanie said... |
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After spending my summers as a camper at Tripp Lake, I was so excited to bring my daughter up to visit Tripp the summer before she was to attend. When we arrived, I walked into The Promised Land and it felt like a dream. It was magical! All of my long ago memories flooded my mind and warmed my heart. I cried just to be there again. Now it is years later and my daughter has aged out of camp. On our last visiting day up at Tripp, we sat under the trees together overlooking the beautiful grounds, the tennis couts, the stables, the basketball courts and most importantly the lake. We both cried. My daughter would be saying goodbye to camp in only a few weeks and I was having to say goodbye to camp all over again, that day. Now, 2 years later, we talk and dream about our next generation that will have the opportunity to experience the best summers ever. To make the best friends a girl could ever dream of, to have the ability to realize potentials that were never known, to be able to overcome challenges and have a confidence instilled that could never exist without camp....it's all priceless. The next best thing to being up in Maine at camp yourself is to be able to send your child up to camp in Maine. I thank my lucky stars every day that I have 2 sons still enjoying the best summers of their lives up in Maine. I'm able to continue living the dream vicariously - I still get to visit every summer! |
Amanda said... |
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The two summers I spent working at TLC were amazing! Tripp Lake is such a special place, and the time I spent there and the friends I made will always have a special place in my heart <3 |
Lisa said... |
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My favorite part of camp is the friends I made there over 30 years ago. These are still some of my closest friends today! |
Rach said... |
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Tripp Lake Camp has changed my life as a former staff member. Everyday at camp was an adventure and TLC will forever be in my heart. |
Nancy said... |
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Tripp Lake Camp has been the best thing that ever happened to my daughter. The friendships made will be lifelong! The values she has learned will last a lifetime!
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Carly said... |
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I can confidently say that my eight summers at Tripp Lake were the best and will be the best summers of my life. The traditions at Tripp connect all of the past, present and future campers, and everywhere I go, whenever I see a fellow camper, we instantly connect by bonding over our common love for camp. Tripp Lake is the haven where girls can express themselves however they chose, and be as loud and wacky as they want. Every type of girl is accepted at TLC, and Tripp Lake is the perfect environment for young girls to create the strongest bonds of friendship that truly do last a lifetime. |
Joey said... |
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Tripp Lake has been the most amazing experience of my life! I have learned so many valuable lessons that I will carry with me forever. It is a place that not only fosters friendship and sisterhood, but is also a second home to all. I have made so many everlasting relationships at Tripp that will last a lifetime. Camp has changed me as a person and taught me to be confident in myself. It truly is the most amazing place and feeling in the world and I cannot imagine my life without it. |
Rachel said... |
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Tripp Lake is where I met all my best friends. Tripp Lake Camp has everlasting touch one me that will last forever. |
Lindsay said... |
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I think about camp all the time and my memories of singing in OTW and sitting with my friends under the trees. I remember looking up to the older girls, looking forward to being in 1AB and being a role model for the younger campers. Tripp Lake has left me with some of the most incredible memories that I will keep forever. |
Lisa said... |
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Tripp Lake Camp... what can I say, some of the fondest memories of my life. Experiences that made me who I am today. There was no question I would send my daughter to the Promised Land! To share in the 100 years of traditional ME camping at its finest. I get chills when hearing the cheers. Tears come to my eyes when I watch the summer video and pass by 5 corners just as I arrive at camp on visiting Day. Tripp Lake Camp is simply Maine to me. It's still the same. The natural beauty, the cool lake. Doing triangles of the dock the first days of camp, Little and big team swim meets. Sailing a sunfish, tipping your canoe. Learning to water ski for the first time. Wouldn't want to be anywhere else. My mother, sister and 11 year old daughter in her 4th year wouldn't have it any other way! |
Alison said... |
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I am not only a parent of two campers in Maine but also an alumni of Tripp Lake Camp in Poland, Maine. Just like my mother, aunts and cousins before me. There was never any doubt that my daughter (and son) would spend their summers away at camp in Maine. My camp experience is still held near and dear to my heart and it is the same for both of my children now. Each summer has been a growing experience for both of my kids in different ways. Camp is a place where they can be independent in a safe and loving environment. They are unplugged, away from the noise of the internet. But it isn't just about being away at camp, it is where they are away at camp. There is nothing like the sweet smell of pine in that Maine air or doing a cannonball into a lake. Maine is a world away. It is 3000 miles from where we live and I wouldn't have it any other way. |
Joanne said... |
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My oldest daughter is finishing up her last year at Tripp Lake Camp. Both my daughters now say that Maine is their home away from home. My children have had incredible experiences and opportunities to make them feel connected to the camp and the state. Tripp Lake, located in Poland is a very special place. A place that fosters traditions, sisterhood and spirit. Their very special camp experience has molded them into caring, empathetic and independent young women. Through camp, my girls have had the opportunity to explore some of the beautiful beaches in Maine. They have wonderful memories of Old Orchard, Popham and Ongonquit beaches. The trips to Camden and Bar Harbour made them feel even more connected to Maine. In my opinion, what makes camp in Maine and especially Tripp Lake, is the beautiful lake and trees and tranquility. There is no place other than Tripp Lake in Maine where I would want my children to have their special camp memories. |