BARABOO — As I rock my newborn baby boy to sleep, gazing at his delightfully squishy face, I can’t help but reflect on all the incredible ways God has brought me to this point in my life.
In so many ways, it all goes back to Camp Gray.
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Thanks to all those who have helped at Camp Gray
To the editor:
Reading the articles on Camp Gray’s history brought memories of the time when Msgr. Francis Gray, the founder of the camp, met out at the Baraboo fairgrounds with the men as they dismantled the crates used to build cabins. (The first cabins for Camp Gray were built using surplus ammunition crates from the Badger Ordnance Works. The cabins were constructed near the county fairgrounds, then moved to the camp.)
One of those men was Stewart Schirmer, my husband. Monsignor Gray supported the men with his presence, plus prayers, blessings, and a few “cool ones” on occasion.
Camp Gray 60 years ago was built on faith, fun, and dynamite
BARABOO — Parishioners at St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo helped Fr. Francis Xavier Gray — later Monsignor Gray — buy the land for a Reedsburg youth camp on Shady Lane in the early 1950s.
Not long after, they used dynamite to clear stumps from the athletic field and built cabins from wood they salvaged from crates of ordnance produced at the nearby Badger Army Ammunition Plant just outside of Baraboo.
Camp Gray appreciates new retreat center, office space
This article is excerpted from a blog post on the Camp Gray Web site. For the entire post, click here.
BARABOO — As I sit at my desk in the new Camp Gray office, surrounded by the amenities of a modern office, I am abundantly humbled. This isn’t a post about me, however. This is a post about new and old. It’s about “the Joe,” a tiny old office, and now a great retreat space and spiffy new office.
Camp Gray: Summer camp friends and fun with a Catholic identity
When you’re a kid, summer means camp — and camp means being outdoors, swimming, playing games, making new friends and seeing old ones, eating new foods, and just plain having fun.
Passionate about faith and working with kids
REEDSBURG — Mo-T is a unique name, given to her by her college lacrosse teammates, but so is Theresa Wilks, the assistant program director at Camp Gray in Reedsburg
Pool fundraiser helps camp co-director dive back into work
Last fall, during a mere six-week period, over $100,000 was donated to Camp Gray for the construction of a new swimming pool.
Thanks for generous support for Hoeben family benefit
To the editor:
Thank you to all who donated to and participated in the Bowling Benefit at Edwin Memorial Lanes on October 1 for Camp Gray Catholic Youth Camp Director Jeff Hoeben, who is battling cancer.
Summer of faith and fun at Camp Gray
The woodsy campsite was abuzz with activity during the last week of Camp Gray. Campers talked, laughed, and engaged in their new favorite game, played inside an octagon, which they call “Panda Ball.”
Camp Gray benefits from presence of priests
Amid the usual camp trappings of games, outdoor activities, new friends, this past summer Camp Gray was able to offer an added dimension to its spiritual offerings.