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'Special Summer' success: Camps report no Covid cases

Camp Pinnacle was among a handful of summer camps that held camp sessions and reported no Covid-19 cases.

By Gracie Milner, Special to the Lightning, Published: September 20, 2020

Four months ago, when summer camps should have been making final preparations to open for the season, Camp Pinnacle owner John Dockendorf lamented the “gut wrenching, no-win decision” youth camps faced: Dramatically change the way they operate and open with a limited number of campers or shut the doors for the season, knowing that kids cooped up in Covid-19 lockdowns would miss the liberating experience of a summer camp session outdoors.