In an attempt to get to know our camp’s director better, the TIMBERLIFE editors have sent out reporter Steve Kallmeyer to interview Mark Faiwell:

TIMBERLIFE: What is your history here?

MARK: I started as a senior counselor in the tripping department for ten years, then became assistant director for three years, and finally bought the camp in 1978.

TIMBERLIFE: When did you first decide that you wanted to buy a camp, in particular, Timberlane?

MARK: I knew I wanted to buy a camp ten years ago, and decided on Timberlane about seven years ago.

TIMBERLIFE: Why was the camp called Timberlane?

MARK: Before Harold Hiken bought it twenty years ago, it was a fishing resort called Timberlane Resort, he then decided to keep not only the original name, but some of the buildings as well.

TIMBERLIFE: How do you feel as director?

MARK: I feel very satisfied that I made it. I think that my most important job here is to make sure that the campers are having a good time.

TIMBERLIFE: What do you have to say about trampball, Timberlane’s favorite activity?

MARK: First of all, we’re the only camp in America that has the game, and each set of four tramps costs $8,000 which includes digging the pit, buying the wood,, and the tramp itself. This may be one of the reasons for many camps staying away from the game. We have eight tramps, so their total cost is approximately $16,000.

TIMBERLIFE: Do you have any future plans?

MARK: Yes, I am going to resurface the tennis courts, as well as remodeling some of the cabins and their bathrooms. In the next few years, I am planning to build a new boardwalk and get four more black tramps. We will also try to make the activities better.

TIMBERLIFE: Do you think Camp Timberlane has a good future?

MARK: Definitely! I think that the camp’s reputation will improve and within a few years, it will be very hard to enroll in this camp.

With these positive comments, TIMBERLIFE wishes Mark good luck in the future.