Persons: Fritz Ruffer
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: Fritz Ruffer, archery counselor, finishes up some exhibits in the new (third wing) of the Nature Center
Filename: photo009
Persons: Jerry Barnes, Homer Roberts, Ron Roberts
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: Homer Robers, lower right hands a board up to Jerry Barnes while Ron Roberts (on the left) saws a board. The year was late August 1949 and the Roberts family and Jerry were the only people in camp. A polio epidemic had caused camp to be closed down with two weeks still to go.
The Roberts had rented their Redford, Michigan home out for the summer, so they had no place to stay except at the empty camp. Jerry's father, who had been a war correspondent in Europe during World War II had taken his wife to the scenes of his war-time activities, so Jerry had no place to go, and stayed with the Roberts for those last two weeks.
Filename: photo010
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: "The Major" and a camper at the riding ring in the vicinity of the camp entrance, summer of 1945
Filename: photo011
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: Horses, riders, and the riding master in the riding ring during a "gymcana", a skills show for visitors and non-riding campers
circa 1945
Filename: photo012
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: Yellow bellied sapsucker - a species of woodpecker, searches for insects by poking holes in a straight line. Almost looks like an old computer punch card.
Filename: photo014
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: A killdeer feigning injury in her attempt to lure intruders away from her nest
Filename: photo015
Persons: Lester Burton, Dick Tartatzer
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: Lester Burton (Calvin College shirt), supervises the craft tent - which was just east of the foot bridge.
circa 1945
C.I.T Dick Tartatzer is send from the right
Filename: photo016
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: Classic freckled face boy from camps earliest years
Filename: photo017
Persons: Homer Roberts
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: Homer iwth a group of nature hikers
Filename: photo018
Persons: Ron Roberts
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: Ron Robers holding Screechy the little screech owl
Filename: photo019
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: Early 1960's
"The Year of the Eagle" for the Michigan Audobon Society.
This was the centerpiece of the exhibit, held at Cobo Hall in Detroit. Dot fashioned the two eagles and together Dot and Homer build the tree out of long wood strips and papier mache. It was about 14 feet tall and carried from their home in Redford to Cobo Hall on top of their station wagon.
Filename: photo020
Persons: Homer Roberts
Locations: Camp Mahn Go Tah See Mi
Notes: Homer fixing up the Nature Center sign during one of the back camp sessions
Band Camps - usually four one week session in the month of August - brought in different high school bands. Over the years bands from Southfield, Brighton, Redford Union, Northville, Allen Park, Port Huron, Waterford all made use of the camp.
A small number of selected summer staff members stayed on and supervised recreational activities for the bands - swimming, canoeing, sailing, rifelry, archery and did various janitorial tasks as well as minor maintenance jobs while bands were practicing. Being selected for band camp was much sought after.
Filename: photo021
