# Alice Peacock

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Bill Johnson (BJ)

In this episode of From the Great Central Fire, Jeff visits Bill “BJ” Johnson at his home in Cincinnati to share stories from 77 years connected to camp. BJ recounts starting at Camp Fairwood in 1947, being recruited through the Wasaka Boys Club, becoming a counselor, and returning in 1964 to run I…

Trace Dunning

In this episode, Jeff interviews Trace Dunning, director of the Urban Wilderness program, director of Owakonze, and new assistant director for Camp Kooch-i-ching morning programs. Trace shares how he first came to camp from Cincinnati, his years as a camper and staff member, and how support for his…

Alice Peacock, Problem Manager at Virgin Media O2: She Left Work For 17 Years. Then Got Her Dream Job

Alice Peacock is a Problem Manager at Virgin Media O2, responsible for investigating major network outages and putting permanent fixes in place for millions of customers across mobile, fibre, TV and business services. She started her career at 16 flipping burgers at McDonald's on Streatham High Str…

Sara Upson

Jeff chats with former Camp Ogichi camper and staff member Sarah Upson about life in Cincinnati, where she works as a clinical microbiologist, and her path from Colorado State to Ohio State after reconsidering vet school. Sarah reflects on her years at Ogichi (camper 2010–2016; staff 2017–2020), wi…

Annabel & Chris Weil

From the Great Central Fire, Jeff Coleman hosts the show’s first parent-child episode with Camp Kooch alum Chris Weil and his daughter Annabel Weil of Ogichi. They share their camp backgrounds, including memories of Kooch cabin days, trips like the English, the old Back Bay zip line, and Annabel fi…

Pete Pfeffer

Recorded on Rainy Lake during an extensive restoration of the Kooch II, Jeff reconnects with longtime friend Pete Pfeffer at Camp Kooch to trace Pete’s many “lives” at camp: as a childhood point kid in the 1960s through family connections, as staff starting in 1983 in Prep and later Junior camp, an…

David Kahn

Our latest episode features longtime Camp Koochiching alumnus David Kahn, captured in person at his Northern Kentucky cottage. Kahn traces his family’s connections to Camp Fairwood, Keewadin, and Kooch, recalls starting camp in 1968 (including the swim test, a flooded summer, and cabin life), and …

Austin & Mary Ganzenmuller

From a houseboat on Rainy Lake, Jeff reconnects with longtime camp family Austin and Mary Ganzenmuller to discuss their deep ties to Camp Kooch and Ogichi, their careers, and their life building a new cabin nearby after nine summers living on their floating “Wanagan.” They share family history in …

Kate Downey

On a perfect summer afternoon on Rainy Lake, Jeff sits down with longtime camp mom and staffer Kate Downey to talk about what happens when camp becomes part of your family’s DNA. Kate and her husband, Tim, have spent years at camp, and Kate has done a little bit of everything along the way, from th…

Jack & Susie Wadsworth

In this episode Jack and Susie Wadsworth reflect on a life shaped in part by Camp Kooch-i-ching. They share their roots in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, where they met in seventh grade, and recall marrying after Jack’s graduation from Williams College before spending their honeymoon at Koochiching in 1961…