- Camp Scatico
Camp Scatico is a brother-sister sleep-away camp for boys and girls located in the upper
Hudson Valley ofNew York State , in Columbia County.History
Camp Scatico has been in operation since 1921, founded by
Nat Holman of theOriginal Celtics . [ [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1995/04/24/1995-04-24_david_bowie_ready_to_make_ch.html New York Daily News, retrieved March 5, 2008.] ] Holman sold the camp to his niece Ruth and her husband Irwin “Flick” Fleischner (1922–2004) in 1964, and the camp is currently owned and operated by their son David Fleischner and his wife Diana Wallerstein. [ [http://find.acacamps.org/cgi/details.cgi?id=6131 Scatico - American Camping Association, retrieved March 5, 2008.] ] It is the site where "Camp MTV " was taped, which aired Sunday, August 6, 1989. [ [http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt1045823/locations The Internet Movie Database, retrieved March 5, 2008.] ] The Fleischners have been directors of theAmerican Camp Association on and off for over 40 years. The camp maintains a secularJewish identity , with the only ritual observed beingShabbat prayers overchallah and wine (actually bug juice) on Friday nights.Notables
Notables who attended the camp include singer
Lesley Gore , Hollywood financier Mordecai Wiczyk, television executiveDoug Herzog , businessmanMarvin Davis , actorCornel Wilde , SenatorPaul S. Sarbanes , authorErica Jong , JudgeWilfred Feinberg , director and screenwriterZak Penn , comedianModi Rosenfeld , sportscasterJimmy Roberts , heir to the Zabar's fortuneDaniel Zabar , and songwriterCarole Bayer Sager . [ [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1995/04/24/1995-04-24_david_bowie_ready_to_make_ch.html New York Daily News, retrieved March 5, 2008.] ] [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE6DE1230F937A15757C0A963958260 New York Times, retrieved July 1, 2008.] ]References
Links
* [http://www.scatico.com/ Official Web site]
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