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The Journal News
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Keeping Cool with 7 Pools
POMONA, NY: In Josh Landsman's hands, what began as a non descript piece of wood turned into a hockey stick at
Camp Ramaquois' wood-working shop. Nearby, fellow camper Justin Roth, 12, of Rivervale, N.J., sanded a more functional
piece: a fountain pen made of mahogany. "It's a beauty," camp owner Arthur Kessler said, watching as Roth spun the
pen on a lathe. "He's definitely doing a great job."
Woodworking in an air-conditioned cabin was one way to beat the heat at Camp Ramaquois yesterday, but there were many
other options, including swimming at the camp's seven pools and water sports on the camp's private lake. Originally
opened as a sleepaway camp in 1922,Camp Ramaquois today bills itself as a day camp as complete as a sleepaway facility.
Kessler said that when he bought the camp in 1974 he decided to reinvent Ramaquois as a day camp to comport with its
changing surroundings. Ramaquois, he said, flourished as a sleepaway camp when Rockland County was a more rural place.
But as the area gave way to bedroom communities, those in search of sleepaway camps began to send their children north
of the county. There was a need, however, for another day camp in the area, Kessler said.
Located on an idyllic 40 acres in Pomona, Camp Ramaquois offers children a variety of sports such as basketball,
volleyball and tennis, and what Kessler describes as specialty activities, including canoeing, arts and crafts,
cooking, chess, and educational activities.
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