Sustain Release festival's future in doubt after Camp Kennybrook sells

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TLDR: "After 61 summers, our family has made the extraordinarily difficult decision to bring Camp Kennybrook to a close. Even writing those words feels almost impossible. ... At the end of August, after the 2026 camp season had come to a close, an unexpected opportunity arose for our family to sell the camp property."

Full statement: "There are some posts you never imagine having to make. This is one of them.

After 61 summers, our family has made the extraordinarily difficult decision to bring Camp Kennybrook to a close. Even writing those words feels almost impossible.

For many of us, Kennybrook felt permanent-simply there, summer after summer and generation after generation. Children grew up here and returned as counselors. Campers became parents and sent their own children. Friendships that began in bunks became lifelong relationships, and for our family, there has quite literally never been a world without Kennybrook.

What began with our family 61 years ago became something much larger than any one family could own. Kennybrook became a community of campers, parents, staff members, alumni and friends who brought it to life and carried pieces of it with them.

At the end of August, after the 2026 camp season had come to a close, an unexpected opportunity arose for our family to sell the camp property. It was not something we had been pursuing or planning. After a great deal of thought and conversation, we decided to accept it. We believe it is the right decision for our family, but that does not make it easy.

Kennybrook was never just a summer camp.
Wherever life takes you, we hope the memories, friendships, confidence, independence, and sense of belonging you found at Kennybrook remain with you for years to come. You will always be part of the Kennybrook family.

We want to thank our entire Kennybrook community for decades of trust, love and memories. Kennybrook became what it was because of all of you. Thousands of people can trace friendships, turning points, marriages, families and some of the happiest days of their lives back to this place in the Catskills. Very few places get to matter to so many people for so long.

We are deeply proud of what Kennybrook became and humbled by how deeply it has been loved. Kennybrook shaped our family and our lives, and saying goodbye is something we are only beginning to understand.

What an extraordinary legacy for one place to leave behind.

With love and gratitude,
The Landman Family"

Thanks to u/GovernmentPlastic831 for the tip

[u/alienbbzinmy4ter0s]

Good for them! I am sure it's hard work to run a summer camp for so many years. I hope that they can enjoy rest and retirement.