Camp America Staff Member Getting a Glimpse of America through Security Booth Window

Lake Huron, PA (August 9, 2026) – Camp America staff member Ian Clarke has gotten a small taste of the U.S. through the dusty window of the security booth he spends sixteen hours a day, seven days a week occupying.  Clarke was originally brought to the states to be Camp Huron Lake’s karate specialist but after shuttering the elective due to parents’ complaints that karate is too violent, Clarke’s fighting skills along with his ability to operate a walkie-talkie made him a perfect fit for the open security guard position. 

The nineteen year-old’s expectations of his summer in America weren’t exactly of him sitting in a fourteen square foot non-airconditioned booth at the end of a long gravely country road. But the cheery Brit has still been able to experience the beauty of the Poconos mountain region.

“The dense woods right outside the camp make it really tough to see anything more than twenty meters away but from what I can tell, America is beautiful,” lamented Clarke. “Some days when the wind is blowing pretty good, I can see some blue skies through the trees. I even saw the sun a few weeks back. It’s quite breath-taking.”

 Despite spending every waking moment on an old barstool inside a makeshift shelter consisting of woodworking remnants, Clarke has been able to get a taste of good old-fashioned American capitalism simply through the various vehicles that he allows to come in and out of camp. On a typical day he’s fortunate enough to see FedEx, UPS, and Sysco trucks delivering everything from nearly expired frozen chicken nuggets to Lululemon sports bras.

Clarke’s two best friends joined him in his summer adventure at the last minute and were fortunate enough to be bunk counselors for the Teen division which spent a week touring California and five days galivanting throughout eastern Canada. The university student has taken his unfortunate predicament in stride looking to focus on the natural beauty of the pine tree blocking his western view.

“The camp paid for my flight and I get room and board plus $400 for the summer so it’s not the worst deal. Sure I could’ve gone to a bunch of World Cup games with the blokes from back home but then I would have missed out on playing solitaire all summer in a cramped standup coffin,” said Clarke. “I have three days after camp to travel before going back to Uni so I should be able see most of America.”