Why is Ponacka an all-boys camp?
Back in the 1940s when Camp Ponacka was founded, co-ed camps were quite rare. Ponacka’s founding director Bruno Morawetz set out to provide a small group of boys with a traditional camp experience in a wilderness setting, where they could gain new skills and develop themselves without the distraction that comes from having girls present. Today, while there are still no female campers at Ponacka, we have a number of women on staff who teach particular activities such as horseback riding and crafts, and who support the camp operation in other ways.
