July 2010
Where Did The Time Go?
My apologies. The last time I wrote we were anticipating visitors and the departure of Little Big Trips. Suddenly I find that we are packing trunks, exchanging addresses and locating misplaced items. As usual, the [...]
They’re Coming Back
This is a quick update because, with Visitor’s Weekend coming up, it is unlikely I will be able to do a Sunday posting. As I type, three of our Big Trips have arrived back safe [...]
Goodbyes and See You Soons
Two early morning departures shrunk our community from 250 to 150 in 48 hours. Our youngest campers, Archers, Explorers and Woodsmen left our dock at about 7:00am Saturday. Their time on Johns flew by – [...]
Cool Start
Today is a “Sleep-In” breakfast – casual buffet, come in your pj’s or don’t come at all. It was a busy July 4th (although it felt a bit like January 4th) and everyone is happy [...]
June 2010
Safe and Sound
Everyone arrived safe and sound. We had a wonderful dinner, followed by songs and introductions. Luggage was distributed, missing items located and reunited with their owners. Campers and staff are now in their units getting [...]
Here We Go Again!
We are in the closing days of our Staff Development session. New and returning staff have been here since June 15/16, getting to know each other, attending training sessions and bringing camp out of hibernation. [...]