Additional Information: | 2022: JCC Camp Chi is a Jewish summer camp situated on over 600 acres on a private wooded property along Lake Blass. Several of the original camp structures were constructed between 1951 and 1952, when it first opened as a girl’s camp. These structures include the office (AHI #244836), maintenance buildings, dining hall (AHI #244837) director’s residence (AHI #244838), health center (AHI #244850), several cabins, and small auxiliary buildings. The camp is designed around several compounds or “villages,” each containing 4-6 camper cabins, counselor cabins, bathrooms (AHI #244846), and a fire circle. Additional cabins and facilities were constructed during the 1960s and 1970s after the camp became co-ed. Activity facilities and structures include horse stables (AHI #244849), art center (AHI #244851), Israel Village (AHI #244852), amphitheater, ropes course, pools, outdoor courts, gym, clubhouse, radio station, and archery range. Various updates and improvements have been since 1980 and the newest structure, a modern health center, was constructed in 2020.
As of 2022, there are eight overnight Jewish camps in the state of Wisconsin, the five oldest of which are Camp Interlaken (1938), Herzl Camp (c. 1946), Camp Ramah (1947), Camp Chi (1952), and Camp Moshava (1955). Additional research indicated that JCC Camp Chi is the longest running youth summer camp associated with the JCC organization in the state of Wisconsin. JCC Camp Interlaken was taken over by the JCC in 1965. |