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Camping Online
By Kathy Flanigan , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Letters from camp have gone the way of the black-and-white television. They're quaint, but they're hardly the only way to keep up with the kids.
A Web site, www.bunk1.com, keeps a gallery of photos of children at camp that parents can peruse, purchase or pass on. Local camps like Camp Chi near Lake Delton and Camp Interlaken are registered members of bunk1.com, and post photos of local kids communing with nature on a regular basis. For privacy reasons, only registered users approved by camp directors can view pages with information about campers.
While camp life remains its Luddite self - there are no computers at these camps - parents can access online photos, send e-mail (kids will get a mom's request to eat their vegetables via a printout), view online letters, send camp-specific care packages, buy equipment and, after the camp, purchase a CD-ROM yearbook.
The Web site was created by Ari Ackerman, 31, who wanted to take advantage of a growing camp market that generates almost $20 billion a year.
Also see CampAlumni.com to search for old camp buddies.
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