D. O. N. Purdy
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The only problem with a summer at Camp-of-the-Woods is that it inevitably comes to an end Few places claim more memories per square foot than the fami
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ly Christian resort on the shore of scenic Lake Pleasant, in Speculator, New York's Adirondack mountains. To visit as a guest is rejuvenating. To work on staff is a privilege. For author Don Purdy (GLP III), to grow up at COTW was idyllic. Purdy, whose grandfather and father served in succession as Directors for half a century, delivers never-before-shared stories, rich with history and humor; balanced with profiles of tragedy and inspiration.
Among the mysteries revealed by the author's deep dive are: How did a skeleton staff prepare for the harsh Adirondack winter? How did a few dozen college students awaken Camp from its slumber the following spring? How were two-hundred teenagers properly trained, in just one week, to serve eight hundred guests by land and by lake?
Learn the secrets behind a signature culinary masterpiece and its star baker's unlikely journey to COTW. Peer behind the music that fills the iconic building named after its founder.
Meet the nineteen-year-old gatekeeper from Staten Island, known to have tragically fallen, but remembered for how he followed The Risen.
Readers will grip the book tighter upon hearing accounts from those who captured, jailed, and convicted the serial killer who infiltrated the heart of Camp amidst his Adirondack murder spree, Two men, one who wounded the killer during capture and another wounded by the killer in an escape five years later, share their roles in ending the state-wide nightmare that triggered the largest manhunt in New York State history.
On the lighter side, enjoy the art of a prank "COTW-style." (Yes, your parents really did these things).
Finally, who doesn't love a great comeback story - especially one divinely led after an improbable two-decade span.
"I think that when God designed heaven, he used Camp-of-the-Woods as the blueprint."
-Barbara Van Wicklin
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