According to the calendar, in 1959, today was the Canoe Meet. As water events went, this was a big one, and a challenging one from both the competitor's and judges' standpoint. The Green Team and White Team faced off in a variety of events: Different length races, different numbers of girls in a canoe, etc. There were a few novelty events as well. I remember there was one where you had to capsize your canoe, right it, get back in it and paddle back to shore, and I think there was some sort of relay race as well as some form events. As a new camper in 1959, I was still a "rower." So, watching the more advanced teammates compete in this was a good incentive to improve...This was one of those events where the winning team wasn't officially announced until the Banquet, so we were all kept guessing until then. If anyone out there has additional recollections, I'd welcome them.
This brings me to my second subject: "The Sally" (the first one, that is...) All this talk about the Waterfront, reminded me that we used to call the building/boat house where we went to change, "The Sally." I vaguely recall that, in true Lenore fashion, it was a corrupted version of the word, "Sailing." True or not, it's as good a guess as any. More on Sallie #2 later...
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I still can see that War Canoe, I don't know where they got it from or where the tradition came from but it was so solemn and we loved it!
ReplyDeleteBeth Rosenthal Finkel