Sunny Nor’wester Summer Days
Hello Nor'wester Friends and Families, We are six days into first session here on Johns Island! Nor’wester activities are now in full swing. The adobe oven has been churning out all sorts of good treats, challenges have been faced on the ropes course, boats are going out from the waterfront, and many arrows have been shot on the archery range! The [...]
Campers Have Arrived!
Dear Families and Friends - We are thrilled that this day has finally arrived! The campers are all here, having arrived safe and sound from their long day's journey to get to beautiful Johns Island. It was really the perfect day for arrival, with sunshine, a light breeze and 92 anxious staff members, ready to dive into this Nor'wester adventure. [...]
A Place to Live Easy and Happy…
Dear Friends and Families, All is well here on our sunny and peaceful little island! Our oldest campers went on their Big Trips last week while the younger units had overnights and celebrated Nell Day and lots of other fun program offerings.Here are a few picture from Big Trips that went out - sailing and hunt canoe - as well [...]
Island Fair Day and Farewell Short Session!
Dear Parents and Friends, It's been an action-packed last week, and many exciting things have been happening, including the oldest four units being out on big trips! They are due to arrive back at camp tomorrow and we are anxious to hear stories from their trips. When we last wrote, we were about to celebrate Island Fair Day (which happened [...]
Rolling Along…
Dear Families and Friends, It has been an exciting session so far, and with a little over one week under our belt we have experienced so many things in such a short amount of time. Every unit has gone on an overnight, with some units getting the opportunity to go on two-night overnights (Troubadours did a service project on Lopez [...]
Off and Running…!
Dear Parents and Friends, We've had an excellent kick-off to our 2nd session - plenty of fun, some great singing, and a little rain thrown in there as well. I'd like to introduce you to Scott Minard, former camper and current photographer, who will be writing a few posts to give you an inside story on the adventures of your [...]