Born: | September 22, 1890 Stambaugh, Michigan |
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Died: | August 20, 1961 Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Tackle |
College | Michigan |
High school | Iron River High School |
Career history | |
As player | |
1914–1915 | Michigan |
Lewis Charles Reimann (1890 – August 20, 1961) was an American author, camp operator, politician and football player. A native of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Reimann played college football for the Michigan Wolverines in 1914 and 1915. He founded the University of Michigan Fresh Air Camp for underprivileged boys in 1921. Six years later, in 1927, he founded Camp Charlevoix which he operated until 1948. In the 1950s, Reimann wrote several books on the history of the Upper Peninsula and the Gogebic Range. He also ran unsuccessfully as a Democratic Party candidate for the mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1951, and for a seat in the Michigan State Senate in 1954.