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From the Great Central Fire · August 21 · 59 min

Harrison Butler

Recorded at Thunderbird Lodge on Rainy Lake during camp’s final week, this episode features a conversation with longtime Camp Kooch camper and staffer Harrison Butler. Harrison shares how his family’s camp connection began through his father (a former camper and staffer), all the way through his return and his upcoming role helping launch the Urban Wilderness program in Chicago. The discussion really dives into senior trips—Knife, Seal, Caribou, and the Fond du Lac. He touches on why Churchill remains a rite of passage, practical gear debates (wanigans vs. monkey barrels, water treatment), along with stories of legendary trippers and the future of the senior camp.

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Recorded at Thunderbird Lodge on Rainy Lake during camp’s final week, this episode features a conversation with longtime Camp Kooch camper and staffer Harrison Butler.

Harrison shares how his family’s camp connection began through his father (a former camper and staffer), all the way through his return and his upcoming role helping launch the Urban Wilderness program in Chicago. The discussion really dives into senior trips—Knife, Seal, Caribou, and the Fond du Lac. He touches on why Churchill remains a rite of passage, practical gear debates (wanigans vs. monkey barrels, water treatment), along with stories of legendary trippers and the future of the senior camp.




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