by Ken Miller, Associate Director
The echoes of Color War past reverberate throughout the history and memories of Moosilauke campers. There was always the mystery of how Color War would be broken although many of us felt we knew what night it was going to happen. The actual Color war breaks ranged from everything from ping pong balls bouncing all over the mess hall, letters to each camper received at rest hour, the themes of pirates, giant eels, and even Grease, to crazy loggers and the Planet of the Apes. This year we had the mystery of why the Color War of 1961 never happened. The story was that a pilot had been hired to break Color War but he never made it to Camp Moosilauke and disappeared under mysterious circumstances (A storm? A tornado?). The lead up to a Color War break is as important as the break itself as campers follow clues that take them to many areas of camp. There was a list of Color War results since 1943 posted at the office which clearly showed that there were no results in 1961.
