Camp Cast

We are back at camp!!!! On this episode of the Camp Cast I have CITs Ryder Spector and Jack Myerthall to recap our first day of camp. We hope you enjoy these daily episodes throughout the summer. Welcome back to Camp Menominee!

Today on the Season 4 premier of the Camp Cast we have camp parent and media mogul Melissa Plaskoff take over hosting duties. She grills Jason on camp's COVID 19 plans for the summer. They get into pre-summer quarantine, travel, testing, cohosting, masks, communication….ALL of it. Some of you may remember Melissa from one of our most popular episodes where she helped first year families get to kno...

While Camp Menominee has been around since 1928, we have only been on our grounds on County D since 1947. Before that, our land was famously used as the Comiskey Family Far. Today on this very special episode of the Podcast, Jason is joined by life long Northwoods resident Maxine Drager. Maxine’s parents were the caretakers of the Comiskey Farm before it was purchased by Nate Wasserman and turned...

On this VERY special episode of the Camp Cast, Jason,  along with co-hosts and pod favorites Jeremy Kohlenbrener and Jeff Toombs, is joined by CM Alum and members of the 2000 Senior Cabin Matt Schwartz, Jon Sider and Loren Rue,  They dive deep into the 2000 cancelled competition with Camp Kawaga, and all of the ripple effects that occurred as a result. This episode deals with many things...

After a brief hiatus the Camp Cast is back and as good as ever! We are going to release regular episodes of the podcast for the rest of the summer, and to kick it off, we are putting out a gem. A couple months ago Jason recorded a quarantine pod with Jacob Schneider, Nate Beermann, Miles Provus, Ethan Mann, Cooper Spector and Ryan Martin. Well that footage is finally being released today! We hope...

On this VERY special episode of the podcast Jason is joined by one of our favorite guests Jeremy Kohlenbrener! They do a DEEP dive into the "Best Camp Competition Game" bracket and break down the best matchups, greatest upsets of the tournament and celebrate the overall champion: Vroom (2:15). Then Jason is joined by the creator of Vroom, Matthew Vrooman himself (38:40)! Matthew was a counselor fo...

Today on the podcast, Jason starts by briefly addressing COVID-19 and what camps are doing to prepare. Then he welcomes back one of our favorite guests all the way from England...Josh Ingram! They dive in to an all new ReCAMPables about the 2019 16A Soccer game which Josh describes as "my Super Bowl". Spoiler alert: Josh was so nervous before the match he may have lost his breakfast in the woods b...

The 2005 Menominee vs. Kawaga competition will always be remembered by one phrase, "The Pin". With the competition tied at 15-15, the wrestling meet would decide the winner. After a number of hard fought matches Menominee needed a pin from it's heavyweight wrestler, Zak Ellman, to win the meet and take the competition. On this fantastic episode of the podcast Jason is joined by camp favorites Bria...

Hi Everybody!! We have a new segment we are debuting today on the pod: The Recampables! The idea is that we are going to find memorable/important/fun moments in camp history and break them down. For the first ever episode Jason is joined by 4 of the 6 Green & White color war captains from 2016 to talk about the most controversial finish to the all-camp Relay (and Green & White) in camp's h...

On this VERY special episode of the podcast we have on two of our favorite guests: Menominee Assistant Director Jeff Toombs and Waterfront Director Jeremy Kohlenbrener. They join Jason to give you a full update of returning and new staff for the summer of 2020. They even might have some special guests in studio live to make the announcement themselves... The guys also share stories from the Chicag...

On this VERY special episode of the pod Jason is joined by two-thirds of the Directorship of Chippewa Ranch Camp for Girls. As camp directors, one of the most popular topics we get asked about is single gender vs. co-ed camps. Why should I send my son/daughter to a single gender camp? What are the major differences between this and co-ed camping? Hows does choosing one or the other impact my campe...

On this VERY special episode of the Camp Cast we focus on a a value that we hold near and dear to our hearts at camp: the importance of giving back to your community. Jason is joined by Steve Ehrlich (59 year camp veteran and founding member of the Nate Wasserman Camp Fund) and Peter Ehrlich (long time board member of the Fund and lifelong member of the Menominee Family) to discuss the importance...

We are back with Season 3 of the Camp Cast! We have a great one for you to start this season. On today’s pod I am joined by camp mom and media extraordinaire Melissa Plaskoff. We recorded in studio Melissa's company On-Air Media in Dallas, TX. For the first half of the episode Melissa takes the wheel and interviews Jason to help new families get to know camp’s Owner/Director (2:17). Then we flip t...

Tonight on the pod I am joined by....well, myself. I'm solo tonight folks. We finished our final awards of the night just before midnight, so I am going to give the rest of the staff and campers a break from the pod and I will handle this one. Let me start by saying this: I LOVE this camp, I LOVE this group of counselors and I LOVE each and every camp that comes to Menominee. Tonight I am going to...

On this Green & White relay edition of the podcast I am joined by victorious White captains Jack Forman, Jack Kaplan and Dylan Schwartz. We break down the entire all-camp relay, as well as look back at a great Green & White competition which was won by the White team 2000-1750. 

On this late-night episode of the pod I am joined by Admin members (and podcast favorites) Josh Ingram and Jeremy Kohlenbrener. While the kids are in bed and prepare for the Green & White relay tomorrow, we recap a great Field Day at camp, break down The Sing and look behind the curtain of  the Green & White scoreboard. Enjoy!

On this last weekend of camp edition of the podcast I am joined by Cabin 14 members Charlie Eisenberg and Asher Diamond. We break down an action packed Saturday of Green & White and League Championships. Then we dive into the unique experience that is the last Sunday of camp including Doc's Run, the Menominee Masters, the final Way ceremony and the Hatchet Hunt. We also update you all on the G...

Tonight on the podcast I am joined by the creator of the new hit Green & White game "Egg Time" Jonah Gagerman. We talk about the success of his creation, all of the other G&W events from the last 2 days, league championships and our 10 year celebration ceremony. Enjoy!

On this very special episode of the podcast, I am joined by Cabin 19 residents Zach Meyers and Jake Topel to recap a full day of Green & White activities including a major White Team comeback with wins in the Counselor Hunt, Creatively Acquire the Energy Source and Mannequin Madness. We also discuss how Woody was found for the first time in 29 years during the Counselor Hunt, and look ahead to...

On the pod tonight we are doing double duty! On our first segment I am joined by Jory Weiss from Camp Marimeta for Girls. During tonight's social we take a break to talk about all the great things going on at Marimeta and Menominee this summer. I also get some much needed support from Jory's brother and cousin Isaac and Brett Weiss, and CM counselor Zeke to defend Sand Lake against a verbal beat d...

We love our camp family, specifically our Waterfront Director Jeremy. So when it's Jeremy's birthday we have to celebrate with a SPECTACULAR day at camp....and that we did my friends. The bday boy himself joins me on the pod to discuss League playoffs, new tournaments (paddle ball, chess and volleyball), new clinics (wrestling and rugby), Twilight League, Prime Time, the Way ceremony and....THE ST...

We have a great pod today for you all! I am joined by Senior Cabin members Max Beermann and Micah Gagerman for our weekly "Ask the Director" segment where the boys from camp offer suggestions about how to improve Menominee. This week's topic: Food! The three of us area also joined by podcast favorite Josh Ingram for color commentary. Then we recap the last 2 days of events at camp including Camper...

Wow it has been an incredible couple days of camp and with the help of the Weil brothers (Jackson and Ryan) we dive deep into all of it! We cover the entire second day of the Kawaga competition, and discuss the wins/losses, ups/downs and everything we could possibly think of that happened at Menominee and Kawaga. We also talk about this Lazy Day Friday at CM and break down the Camper-Counselor swi...

On this episode of the pod Jason recaps an intense Day 1 of competition and looks ahead to Day 2. Beat Kawaga!

Tomorrow we will begin our 2-day 71 event competition with Camp Kawaga, so we need to bring in the A team to help us sort it all out. So tonight on the podcast I have our Head of Competition Brett Weiss and camp veteran Jonah Weiss (who happen's to be Brett's older brother). We talk about the significance of the competition, all the events to look forward to over the next few days and what to expe...