Camp Maxinkuckee For Girls  

1954 - Jul 7 - Girls Camp and School Begins - First Season

Camp Maxinkuckee, a summer school and camp for girls, opened itd first session June. 29.

It is located on Long Point in what was at one time the Chadwick Hotel and more recently the Crissmond home.

Jim Puett, formerly of Logansport is the director of the camp.

The camp is conducted primarily for girls 14, 15 and 16 years of age.

Courses of instruction are offered in arts, crafts, dramatics, dancing swimming and boating.

1955 - Jun 29 - Camp Maxinkuckee Opens Second Season

Camp Maxinkuckee opened its second season of school and camp operation last Sunday.

A Junios division has been added and the camp is now accepting girls in the 9 to 12 age group as well as senior campers in the 12 to 17 age bracket.

Camp Maxinkuckee offers classes in music, dancing, arts, crafts, and dramaties as well as in swimming and other recreational sport.

Jim Puett, Remington, Ind. is director of the camp. Serving as superintendent of instruction again this season is Roy Blake principal of the John B. Middleton School Stokie, Ill.

Other members here of the staff include Ellen Cash, East Chicago, Ind.; Miss Julia Ann Honhold, Harvey, Ill.; Miss Kay Redding, Whiting, Ind. and Miss Suzanne Biddle, Remington, Ind.

The camp is running in two four or eight week sessions through Aug. 29. - Citizen

1955- Aug 17 - Camp Maxinkuckee For Girls to End Season

Camp Maxinkuckee, summer school for girls, will close its second season Saturday.

Forty-three girls have been in attendance from two to eight weeks with enrollement usually being around twenty

Nancy Nussbaum, 14 of Remingto, and Bunny Harris, 14 of Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday swan from the Camp Maxinkuckee pier on Lonf Point to the Town Park swimming pier.

Two girls earned advanced swimmer's certificates, six qualified as swimmers and six earned beginner's cards

1957 - Jul 10 - James Puett's Camp For Girls

James Puett is the Capable and successful director of Camp Maxinkuckee for Girls which opened its 4th season Sunday, June 30, on East Shore Drive near Maxinkuckee Landing.

The well qualified members of his staff are: Richard Bowman, assistant director; Rosemary Wealing and Judy Bahler, handicraft; Jane Pett and Karen Tyler, dramatics; Jackie Walaitis, swimming; and lectures on manners, Pat and Ann Barnes

Other activities are horseback riding, sailing, golf, and tennis

The summer camp is divided into two terms and the second term begins July 28 and ends Aug. 24