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Indian Day – August 1988
Category Archives: Special Days
Cartoon Day – August 1987
Expo Day – August 1986
Royal Wedding Day – July 1986
Boysworld
Back to the Future Day – 1985
Girlsworld Western Day – 1982
Star Wars Day – 1982
Last Day Carnival – August 1982
Parade: – 1981
Blinky visits – ca. 1974
Parade – 1971
Video – Parade with Ronald McDonald – 1967
Transferred from 8 mm film. Silent.
Video – Campstock – 1989
Sunbeam Bread Carousel – 1963
1963
The carousel first became associated with Sunbeam in a TV ad from the 1940’s! Apparently you needed the energy in Sunbeam bread in order to ride a carousel back then. These floats toured around in the 50’s and 60’s.
Video – Carnival, Parade & Soapbox Derby – 1967
Video – Maverick Circus – Last Day of Camp – 1991
Dress Up!
Dress Up!
All photos from 1980’s
Soapbox Derby
The Soapbox Derby was an annual event for many years. Cabins in the older units built cars and raced from the top of the parking lot to the bottom.
Early 1960’s race:
Building cars for one of the last races in 1982:
Early 1960’s:
Soapbox Derby with narration from Bert – 1988
Forest Valley Day Camp 1956 - 1993 