Our First Week
We have just left the lodge after enjoying a wonderful Sunday mid-day meal, followed by the first Musicale of the summer. As our Music Director said, "Musicale is like a talent show that everybody wins." After every Sunday dinner, campers and staff perform in front of the camp community. Today we were entertained by a solo guitarist and pianists, tap dancers, [...]
They’re Here!
Everyone arrived safe and sound yesterday afternoon. The stars aligned for a seamless Travel Day, with only a few sleeping bags going temporarily AWOL. By bedtime all campers were reunited with their belongings, night-time medications had been distributed and teeth brushed. The weather cooperated, providing scattered to cloudy skies but no rain until everyone was tucked into their beds. Today [...]
Get ready for Camp!
We are getting ready to load the office into the Uhaul tomorrow and head for Johns Island. The van is full of Trader Horn supplies; including significant amounts of sweets, boxes of laundry soap and a Bocce Ball set! We have volunteers coming this weekend to help start setting up tipis and our Wilderness First Aid training course begins [...]
Losing Track of Time
My sincere apologies. It seemed like a minute ago it was Sunday evening of visitors weekend and I was drafting a blog entry in my ming and suddenly it’s Thursday morning! This last week is known for its warp speed and I’m afraid I got caught up in it. When you suddenly see the end approaching you find yourself wanting [...]
Early Goodbyes
Today marks the midway point of second session. The lodge is beginning to resonate with comments like “Really, the little campers are leaving tomorrow?” and “I can’t believe that Big Trips leave in the morning!”. Both these events serve as session mile stones – once the youngest campers head home and the oldest campers leave on trips time seems to [...]
Getting Settled In
Today is Sunday, a unique day in the Nor’wester week. Breakfast will be served at a relaxed 8:30AM rather than 8:00AM. After breakfast units will return to their personal piece of real estate to hang-out and clean up for their weekly inspection that will happen this afternoon. There is time set aside every morning for a little tidying up [...]