Attendance

Camp Aušra (later Camp Kretinga), Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, 1963. Many participated in the Lithuanian summer camp.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

The Perfect Spot

Isarhorn, Germany, August 1948. My Dad's twin sister, Jonė, has found the place for her pillow.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

A Visit to the Lithuanian Countryside ...

... by House Hunters International.

We stop at the camp.

Camp Kretinga (later Camp Aušra), Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, July 1960. I don't remember visiting the place.

Full Field

Camp Aušra (later Camp Kretinga), Ontario, Canada, about 1959. Everyone can play.

The Toss

Camp Aušra (later Camp Kretinga), Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, 1957. Kadis, the husband of my Dad's twin sister Jonė, initiates the game.

Instructions

Camp Aušra (later Camp Kretinga), Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, mid-1970s. Boys at the Lithuanian Summer Camp absorb the directions.

UPDATE: My Toronto Cousin corrected the date of the photo. The fellow leaning on the pole and instructing the boys is my Toronto Cousin's husband, Toronto Al.

Team Games

Camp Aušra (later Camp Kretinga), Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, 1957. Kadis, the husband of my Dad's twin sister Jonė, coaches the boys.

Sit-Down Lunch

Camp Aušra (later Camp Kretinga), Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, 1957. The pavilion is a cool place to eat a meal.

Morning Ritual

Scouting Camp, near Schweinfurt, Germany, about 1948. My Dad is the third fellow from the left. His twin sister, Jonė, is the first woman on the left, in the first row.

Cabbage Cleaning

Scouting Camp (likely Santakų Stovykla or the camp at Lake Želva), Lithuania, about 1939. The scouts prepare dinner.

Camp Song

Ontario, Canada, about 1962. The folksters perform at a summer camp Toronto Al attended.

Thanks to Toronto Al for making this photo available to us.

Camp season winds down.

 

Camp Aušra (later Camp Kretinga), Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, Summer 1957. The residents of the Lithuanian summer camp mark a ceremony.

 

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Splashy

Camp Aušra (later Camp Kretinga), Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, 1957. Swimmers from the Lithuanian summer camp enjoy the water.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Let's meet at the Jamboree.

Panemunė, Lithuania, Summer 1938. A group of Lithuanian scouts—"Girl Guides"—gathers at the second National Scouting Jamboree. My Dad's twin sister, Jonė, sits on the far left.

 
This summer's National Jamboree is winding down in Ohio.

Camp Grub

Throne

Scouting Camp (Santakų Stovykla), Lithuania, about Summer 1939. One of my Dad's fellow scouts relaxes at camp.

An Organized Arrival

Isarhorn, Germany, August 2, 1948. Lithuanian scouts from the Displaced Persons camp arrive at the third National Scouting Jamboree.

Anticipating the start of a new season.

Camp Aušra (later Camp Kretinga), Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, Summer 1959. Participants get reay for another season at the Lithuanian summer camp. Erection of a traditional wooden cross is an old custom.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Related by Marriage: Work at the canine security unit is finished.

Kaiserslautern, Germany, September 1948. By now, I've posted most of the extant photos from the interval when Mr. Irene's Dad worked in the canine security unit. Here's a last image from that era.