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Comments and Correspondence 2006

Allen Farber 06/07/2006 - I stumbled across the Hyde Bay web-site, and it brought back wonderful memories.  To add information about one of the tent groups 1960s 02, you were right that I am the kid on the far right.  The year was 1960.  Isn’t the boy on the far left Steve Hyde? Then of course there is Fred Gale next to Rusty.  I cannot remember who the next two boys are.  I came across a color photo of the same group when I going through my parent’s collections of photos.  If you are interested I can scan it and send it to you. My life has come full circle.  I have been living in Oneonta (I teach at SUNY-Oneonta) for the past 25 years and periodically I end up at Glimmerglass State park.  I can hardly recognize the place.

John Diamond 05/08/2006 - For some unknown reason I awoke this morning filled with memories of Hyde Bay.  Deciding that it was worth the effort of a few key strokes I “Googled” the name and discovered Hyde Bay was more than just my memory. Hyde Bay provided me with an opportunity for relentless self-discovery.  I learned that there was almost no limit to my complete lack of athletic skill or generally timid nature.  At all costs, I should–and continue too–avoid horses, tennis, wrestling, sailing, hiking, rowing, archery, golf and theater.  It was the two years as a U.L. that proved most rewarding and memorable.  The physical labor was a good release of energies otherwise unspent and there was a great sense of accomplishment with the completion of each task.
I remember many, many people–all fondly–which is one of the advantages of the passage of time: John and Tom Mercer, Tim Pitts and his brother, Josh Shoemaker, Steve Cunningham, Collin Duncan Alexander Caruso Murray, John Randolf Burwell, and many more.  Best wishes to one and all.

Ariel Maria Dougherty 02/06/2006 - What a gem of a site! The experience of the camp and its activities are beautifully described by HEP’s sons, Herbert and Lawrence. What a remarkable man he was. And what a rich adventure he brought to you all. A web search for my grandfather “Prescott Huidekoper” brought me to “the camp.” Your Huide, was my uncle and I will be sure to pass on info about Hyde Bay to his youngest . . . known as Coach Huide. Further, my father Frazer L. W. Dougherty must know many of you from Gilman. He, and his brother Graham, were there in the late 30s.

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