“Bring out your plaques! Bring out your plaques!” -Camp staff, at the end of each week
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Each camping season, a staff plaque is constructed to commemorate the long weeks of programming that the camp staff has seamlessly pulled off. Often captured in the physical presence of the plaque are humorous events, inside jokes, hyperbolic characterizations, program themes, or anniversary logos that made that camping season a unique experience.
Here is the single Camp Horseshoe staff plaque for the 1950s.
1951 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1951 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1951 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1960s Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Horseshoe staff plaques for the 1960s.
1962 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1962 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1962 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1965 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1965 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1965 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1966 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1966 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1966 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1969 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1969 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1969 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1960s Camp Jubilee Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Jubilee staff plaques for the 1960s.
1966 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque
1966 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1966 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque.
1967 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque
1967 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1967 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque.
1968 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque
1968 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1968 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque.
1970s Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Horseshoe staff plaques for the 1970s.
1972 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1972 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1972 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1973 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1973 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1973 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1974 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1974 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1974 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1975 Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1975 – Contributed by David B. Woodward
The names have faded but the memories linger on. The significance of the turtle was tied to the Florida Gopher Tortoise that mysteriously appeared in camp.
1977 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1977 – Contributed by David B. Woodward
The 1977 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1978 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1978 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1978 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1979 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1979 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1979 staff plaque honors our leader, G. Ernest Heegard.
1970s Camp Jubilee Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Jubilee staff plaques for the 1970s.
1970 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque
1970 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1970 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque.
1971 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque
1971 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1971 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque.
1975 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque
1975 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1975 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque.
1977 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque
1977 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1977 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque.
1980s Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Horseshoe staff plaques for the 1980s.
1980 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1980 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1980 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1981 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1981 – Contributed by David B. Woodward
The 1981 staff plaque remembers the life saving training course held at camp during staff week.
1982 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1982 – Contributed by David B. Woodward
The 1982 staff plaque featured the expression from the movie, Caddyshack.
1986 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1986 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1986 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1989 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1989 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1989 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1980s Camp Jubilee / Ware Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Jubilee / Ware staff plaques for the 1980s.
1983 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque
1983 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1983 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1984 Camp Jubilee Staff Plaque
1984 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1984 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1985 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1985 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1985 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1986 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1986 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1986 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1987 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1987 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
1987 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1988 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1988 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1988 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1989 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1989 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1989 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1990s Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Horseshoe staff plaques for the 1990s.
1993 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1993 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1993 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1995 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1995 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1995 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque includes a sun design, designed and band-sawed by Jeff Balmat, and is a tribute to an abnormally hot summer in 1995.
1998 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1998 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1998 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque,
1999 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1999 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
This plaque features a bottom panel that commemorates the inaugural year of the mountain biking program (the raised ‘Hill’ plank fell off after mounting but the carved mountain bikes remained). Also included in the plaque are special ‘wings’ – secret compartments with inside jokes painted on them. One of the ‘wings’, however, can’t be accessed: the plaque was mounted next to a fuse box that prevents it from opening.
1991 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
1991 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1991 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
1990s Camp Ware Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Ware staff plaques for the 1990s.
1990 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1990 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1990 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1991 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1991 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1991 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1992 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1992 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1992 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1993 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1993 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1993 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1994 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1994 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1994 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1995 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1995 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1995 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1996 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1996 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1996 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1997 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1997 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1997 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1998 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1998 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1998 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
1999 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
1999 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 1999 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2000s Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Horseshoe staff plaques for the 2000s.
2000 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2000 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The smurf featured in the 2000 staff plaque refers to the “Smurf blue” color of the staff t-shirt during the camping season.
2002 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2002 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2002 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2003 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2003 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2003 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2004 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2004 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2004 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2005 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2005 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The symbol of the Eagle was chosen as the “habitation habits” of the national bird caused much disappointment in those wanting to visit Flagpole Hill in 2005.
2006 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2006 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The pteradactyl carving featured on the 2006 staff plaque is a reference to William R. Hess, longtime Reservation Manager, benefactor and generous friend to all, who passed away prior to the 2006 camping season. Bill had been known as the pteradactyl and “The Facilitator”, but also as the man behind the curtain who contributed greatly to the success of the Reservation.
2007 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2007 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
This monstrosity – celebrating the 80th anniversary Camp Horseshoe staff – is nearly 16 square feet and is easily the largest current staff plaque in the Allen Memorial Dining Hall. It was not hung for quite some time as the kitchen staff had to make enough room for it to be mounted.
2008 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2008 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Here is The Mammal, an uninvited guest for the 2008 camping season that caused the untimely closing of Camp Horseshoe in week 6.
2009 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2009 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2009 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2000s Camp Ware Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Ware staff plaques for the 2000s.
2000 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2000 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2000 Camp Ware Staff Plaque, commemorating the millennium turn.
2001 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2001 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2001 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2002 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2002 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2002 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2003 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2003 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2003 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2004 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2004 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2004 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2006 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2006 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2006 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2007 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2007 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2007 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2008 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2008 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2008 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2010s Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Horseshoe staff plaques for the 2010s.
2010 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2010 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2010 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque, shown with the Pokemon ball closed (top) and open (bottom).
2013 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2013 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2013 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2014 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2014 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2014 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque, with the “25” years signifying how many years Camp Director Mike Berkeihiser had been on staff.
2015 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2015 – Contributed by Richard Gardner
The 2015 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque, with its “Jurassic World” theme.
2016 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2016 – Contributed by Richard Gardner
The 2016 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque payed homage to the Pokemon Go mobile application that was taking the world by storm in the summer of 2016, as well as including the typical Camp Horseshoe iconography.
2017 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2017 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2017 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2018 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2018 – Contributed by Richard Gardner
Here is the 2018 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque, along with its builder, Richard “Booker” Gardner.
2019 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2019 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2019 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2010s Camp Ware Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Ware staff plaques for the 2010s.
2011 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2011 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2011 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2012 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2012 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2012 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2013 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2013 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2013 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2014 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2014 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2014 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2015 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2015 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2015 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2016 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2016 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2016 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2017 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2017 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2017 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2018 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2018 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2018 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2019 Camp Ware Staff Plaque
2019 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2019 Camp Ware Staff Plaque.
2020s Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Horseshoe staff plaques for the 2020s.
2021 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2021 – Contributed by Anonymous
The 2021 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque – Calling in the Cavalry!
2022 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2022 – Contributed by A. Ray Coe
The 2022 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2023 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
Last year
The 2023 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2024 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2024 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2024 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2025 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque
2025 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The 2025 Camp Horseshoe Staff Plaque.
2020s Camp Ware Staff Plaques
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Here are the Camp Ware staff plaques for the 2020s.
