“I met kids I never would’ve known and I’m richer for it.” Steve “Brownie” Brown first came to camp in 1957. As the 9-year-old son of camp legend Manny, he was “snuck in” prior to his 10th birthday, the starting age in those days. Coming to the West End House Camp was “the only thing I wanted to do,” said Steve. His dad Manny used to take him to the West End House Club on Blossom St.…
“I was primed for camp!” Mike Paul first came to West End House Camp as a 9 year old in 1972 for 4 weeks. He and his 2 brothers were fulfilling the lifelong dream of their grandfather, Albert Hollander, who had always wanted to keep the family tradition of West End House Camp going. “Al”…
“The friendships you made, couldn’t be bought. ”Norton “Norty” Marcus Miller started coming to camp when he was 3 years old. While he wasn’t eligible yet, his family vacationed in Cornish before he came to West End as a camper in 1938, as a 10-year-old. Cornish was not a random place to vacation. Norty’s father (originally from the old West End) and future stepfather both had attended…
When asked what it means to be “one of the boys,” Greg Harper unapologetically stated, “I’m prouder of nothing else, sorry Honey (his wife Paula)!” Harper or “Harpy, which was on my White Union helmet,” came to camp in 1976 as an 8-year old for 2 weeks. In 1977, he came back for 4 and was…
“Camaraderie, reminiscing and seeing old friends. It’s a warm feeling.” Ralph Santosuosso first came to camp in 1953, and as an old-timer he has been coming to Parsonsfield ever since. He came to camp that first summer because he heard from all his friends at the West End House Boy’s Club in Boston how much fun it was and how great the facilities were. Ralph was a…
