Author Archives: Rodger Popkin

The entire Blue Star Family, expresses its sincerest sympathies to Harry “Nature” Ryttenberg, whose wife Frankie passed away Saturday. Frankie was a beloved staff member; she was our Camp Store (“Granny”) in the 70′s, 80′s & 90′s – during the … Continue reading →

October 2011 Here at camp, autumn has officially begun. The leaves are changing their colors and have begun falling from the trees. We are often visited by noisy Canadian geese “dropping” by on their way further south for the winter. … Continue reading →

On Saturday the 17th of September, Dana and Matt were married in our Elmore Solomon Chapel. The ceremony was led by Cantor Fran Goldman from Matt’s hometown congregation in Richmond, Va. Their family and friends will always remember the moment … Continue reading →

For the last year, Alan Cameron, a 7-year volunteer with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, has been surveying Blue Star’s land for the Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus).  This salamander is THE only one of North Carolina’s 66 known species … Continue reading →

Yesterday our 64th Season Became a Precious Memory and Today We Begin to Celebrate Blue Star’s 65th Anniversary Season. Our last day of camp is always a little heartbreaking for all of us at Blue Star. It makes us sad … Continue reading →

We are now in full summer mode! On the weather front it will be 90 today, and we aren’t expecting rain for at least another week. We are very very specific when placing our weather orders for the summer. Starting … Continue reading →