New Strengths & Skills
Mark Ehle behind the stage of “One Wonderful Day”
When I was younger, my parents always took me and my family to Fortune Lake. I just thought we went because it was a fun place, which it was, but when I got older, I learned how far back its importance really goes.
My parents first met there about 20 years ago when they started working as counselors. Fortune Lake holds a big spot in our family’s hearts because it has so many memories and experiences and helps us grow in our faith. Ever since Mom and Dad became parents, they brought us to Fortune Lake to make memories of our own and help us grow.
My skills have grown so much over the years, like being on stage without being afraid, eating new things, and meeting people from multiple different places like England, Singapore, and Central America. I made history by acting in their first ever musical open to the public! I was “Cedar Camper #3/Boy in Canoe.” The musical was to commemorate over 90 years of Fortune Lake fun. It was about an ordinary day at camp, and a girl who overcomes her fears by trying new things. Just like the girl in the musical, I was afraid at camp when I was younger, but in the end we both overcame our fears and wanted to go back the next summer. I’ve learned to do things I thought I probably never would have done, like meeting new friends from across the globe, swimming in a lake with a water trampoline, and leading campfire songs while playing my guitar. This showed me that new opportunities can expose me to many amazing new things.
Fortune Lake has created many different kinds of camp weeks for different people. Some of the camps are Family Camp, Women and Kids Week, Fishing Camp, Lego and Art Camps, and Vagabond Week, which is in eastern Fortune Lake with tree houses, many trails with berries to pick and eat, and fire pits where you have to cook your own food. Fortune Lake is a big place, so there is always room for everyone.
I plan to have a future with Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp. I plan on becoming a counselor there, play guitar at campfires because I’m already learning how to play, and maybe even work there as a full time job. Fortune Lake has given me so many memories and experiences, and I want to help create new ones for more people.
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