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Wisconsin Camper's Association

50 Years of Promoting Family Camping!

About WCA

Tom & Betty Murray
Members of the
Portage Yellow Thunder Ramblers

The Murray family's camping experience started out in a small Montgomery Ward tent camper, in which Betty truthfully says, were the best times ever! Our family really enjoyed it!

The first Wisconsin Camper's Association Campvention that the Murray's attended was at Northwoods County Park. They did not belong to a chapter, but were very impressed by how friendly everyone was. Betty recalls that she made a trip to the toilets in the middle of the night and got lost! Not to worry - the Night Patrol was on the spot. Being new to camping, I was so relieved when they took me right to our camper after telling them we were camped near a woodpile!!!

The Murray's joined the Portage Yellow Thunder Ramblers and became a part of the WCA family in January, 1964. They have made many friendships and will never forget Catherine Black and Granny Stavens. Betty and Tom have numerous memories of campouts and chapter trips to Florida, Nashville, Iowa and other places. The Murray's have also had their share of trailers, from their small fold down, to trailers to a motor home to mini homes. Betty and Tom were also snow birds, spending their winters in a lovely park model at Winter Ranch in Alamo, Texas.

Betty and Tom feel that they have been blessed by belonging to the Yellow Thunder Ramblers for all of these years. The campouts with Tom's fish fries, Fritz' stew, and Clara Rodger's variety of home brewed wines! Betty clearly remembers the weekend when turtle soup was on the menu. Betty recalls that, I wish I had never seen the turtle that day!

"The list goes on, but as the song goes, I'm not as good as I once was - My how the years have flown" fits us to a T.