Memories of Sweyolakan, 1954-1955



Camp Sweyolakan on Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho, as it was 50 years ago.

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Canoe Trips

From album of
Sylvia Engdahl
Unit Director,
1954-1955

Most of these pictures are from counselor trips during the breaks between camp sessions. (Place mouse over them for captions.)

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Winter may come upon us
But memories linger yet.
The gypsy trail will never fail,
Nor gypsy hearts forget.

Paddles away, my girls, paddles away! Climb into your canoe and glide across the bay Stroke, stroke, stroke! We won't be back tonight, we'll camp on a far-off shore. Sweyolaken, we'll return to you as gypsies forevermore. We rove in gypsy bands, our home is on Mica Bay, And we won't be back in camp again Until that banquet day. So carry on, fellow gypsies brave Until we return once more, And we'll all be back to camp next year For the fun that we have in store.

Our paddles flash o'er shimmering waters Far away from Mica Bay, Gypsies hear Sweyolakan calling, return, hmmm. A-roll, arollaree, return to Sweyolakan, A-roll, arollaree, back home to Sweyolakan. Our gypsy spirits ever rising. Floating down the open river, Out across the far horizon we roam, on home. A-roll, arollaree, return to Sweyolakan, A-roll, arollaree, back home to Sweyolakan. (Tune: "Across the Wide Missouri")

There are a lot
more pictures!

Camp life

Counselors


Sylvia Engdahl's
Home Page
(Information about her
novels for teens)