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- ↑ Lynn Neary (July 8, 2004). "Analysis: Summer Camp Stories, Then and Now". NPR . Archived from the original on July 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Marian Lessmann Brown". Contra Costa Times. 4 May 2008.
She worked as a "stay-at-home-Mom" until she and her late husband, Robert W. Brown built and founded Camp Beaverbrook in 1956. Together, they operated and directed their private children's camp located in Cobb Mountain, Lake County, Calif., until they retired in 1979.
- ↑ "A list of some camps available in the Redwood Empire". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, CA. 1 April 1982. p. 17.
- ↑ Cohen, Bonnie (22 July 1985). "Beaverbrook campers recall the good times". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, CA. p. 10.
Today two former counselors, Lynn and Ron Garrison, have taken over for the Browns.
- ↑ Perkins, Broderick (27 April 1986). "Summer Camp a Place for Every Interest". The Mercury News. San Jose, CA. p. 1L.
Lynn Garrison, one of the camp directors, says kids aged 6 to 17 won't perform just typical camp skits but will prepare full one-act productions of popular musicals. . . the kids will be schooled in acting, singing, improvisation and mime as well as makeup, costuming and both set design and construction. . . . The summer stock (in the past, everything from Neil Simon to Shakespeare) is presented to parents, other campers and neighbors in nearby cities.
- ↑ Whited, Scott (25 February 2005). "Californian brings 'Campfire Stories'". The Pueblo Chieftain.
Callahan is bringing his one-man show, "Campfire Stories," to Hoag Hall on the Colorado State University-Pueblo campus for a free, one-night-only performance at 7:30 p.m. March 5. The play is loosely based on his experiences at Camp Beaverbrook, located about 100 miles north of the Bay City, where he spent 10 years of his youth more than two decades ago.
- ↑ "Beaverbook". KQED. 29 Jul 2012.
