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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		A Unique Northwoods Camp for Deaf Children
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:28
	Publish Date:		2021-08-11 09:59:00
	Description:		Thousands of children come to the Northwoods each year to participate in organized summer camps. While many camps are storied with long histories, there was one distinctive camp that had a short life but did much good in its nine years of existence. In 1966, a young boy named Mike returned to his home in Wausau after spending two weeks in a Northwoods summer camp. He was as enthused as any young child could possibly be and could not wait to tell his parents about his experiences. He made quite a few new friends and participated in many exciting outdoor activities that he had never done before. He carried home a treasured scrapbook to share with his family. It was full of photos and mementos of his stay. Mike’s experiences at summer camp may not seem all that different from those of thousands of other children who attend camp every season until one considers how he spent all his previous summers. Mike was born deaf and had previously spent his summers lonely and isolated from other
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