Those of you campers and counselors who love camp and come up every year, can thank one man. That man is H.H.

It all started at Camp Sidney Cohen, about 28 miles west of Milwaukee on a beautiful lake called Upper Nehmobin. The entire area of Camp Sydeny Cohen was about 12 acres. This is where young Harold Hiken found his love for camp.

H.H. went to camp at Sidney Cohen for nine years. There he worked as a camper and counselor. Harold then had a dream, a dream just as any other boy would have. He had a dream that was like a young boy wanting to be a pro-ball player, but in H.H.’s case, he wanted to be camp director. At the age of 17 1/2, Harold Hiken was called into the service for World War II.

When H.H. returned from the war, he went to college. He went to pre-med school, but his dream remained. Harold switched his classes from pre-med to teaching. He wanted to teach so he could be free during the summers. But then he was called into the service for the Korean War. Harold’s dream still remained. After the war, he went back to Camp Sydney Cohen for a four-year period.

H.H. then moved to a private camp to work as a program director. Soon after, H.H. went into partnership at Sydney Hill Camp for Boys. Harold Hiken’s dream was looking toward reality.

Finally, in the fall of 1960, H.H. purchased the area called Edlee’s Timberlane Resort. This was a fishing resort. When H.H. purchased the area, there were only seven cabins and one house. The area was all trees and no waterfront. That year H.H. bulldozed the trees and cleared and area. In the summer of 1961, Harold Hiken’s dream had come true. He had built his camp. His childhood dream was a reality.

In the first year of camp there were only 37 campers. Some of the main activities were softball, basketball and tennis. From then on it was all progress. The next year H.H. built the rifle range and more cabins.

Now look at Camp Timberlane. The beautiful area and facilities. The one to thank for Camp Timberlane for Boys is Harold Hiken.