Labor Day Memories - My Fondest Memories in Lake Pleasant, NY - Short Memoir By Erin K. Pitts

Everyone has some sort way of their own to celebrate Labor Day weekend. Every year for as long as I can remember in my 27 years of existence, I have spent Labor Day weekend at my family's camp in Lake Pleasant, NY. When I tell people I'm going to camp, they assume that I am pitching up a tent. Well it's not like that at all. It's not a house but its a trailer. It's not the niceat trailer but it's kept up. With it's 70's style paneling and ancient decorations from my grandparents left behind, it gives it a distinctive feel. The smell of pine trees, smokey campfires, and bug spray is something I look forward to every weekend of the summer I don't have to work. My favorite time of the year is Labor Day though. Our camp throws a huge party, and it's usually the biggest celebration of the year aside from Fourth of July and our annual beach party. Around noon on Saturday we all gather to the beach to play games. The games include egg toss, balloon toss, scavenger hunt, blind fold canoe race, and my favorite, the relay race! They have adult version and kid versions of each game. If you come in first place, second, or third, you go home with a medal. I live for these things. It's a very special medal. It's made out of the bottom of a canned food with gold, silver, or bronze, with a red white and blue ribbon usually connected to it with hot glue. The medals are presented at the family picnic. It's exciting when everyone gathers for dinner. They serve anything you can imagine from clams, fried chicken, and brownies for dessert. Sunday night we have a bonfire. With a little buzz or sober, it's a great time where you're guaranteed to meet new people, and create memories. Some of my fondest memories of my childhood were at camp. I still talk to the same people I grew up with, except now we are all older and having children. It's also very sad sometimes at Labor day because once it's done, you know it's almost time to take the boat of the water and that the season is almost over. I look forward to waterskiing a lot recently since my parents just bought a boat. We have had a few boats but never had one this nice. They named it" 401-Kay" since they bought it from their retirement money. My Mom basically told my father, " You need to buy the boat now, because if you don't, I'm going to buy it anyway when you die, so you might as well enjoy it." Well those somewhat harsh words worked and I'm glad they did. LOL. The older I get, the more I have learned to appreciate camp. It's my happy place. I hope within the next few years I can buy my own camp or house in Lake Pleasant. It's a family tradition that I have no passed down to my son, and can't imagine what summer would be like, if it I didn't have such a special and beautiful place to spend with my family. Have a great Labor Day weekend everyone! Don't forget to be safe and drink responsibly, unless you are like me and don't have anywhere to go and will be put for a while. Please share your own Labor Day memories in the comments below, and don't forget to subscribe to my daily blog!



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