Monthly Archives: July 2011
A First Lodge Adventure
I had the privilege of joining the Crickets (a high-energy, wonderful First Lodge cabin) for their trip. On Thursday afternoon, we met at the waterfront and fitted each other for paddles and life vests. We played a couple of group … Continue reading
Morning Musings
“Change is like a locomotive with unlimited fuel, and unlimited distance to travel. But we are the conductors of that locomotive. We decide what direction it moves in” G.P. – Full Season Senior Lodge Camper I have no doubt I … Continue reading
The rest of camp in a nutshell
Today marks the fifth day of camp for this session. Campers in First and Big Lodge have gone through all the major areas – Barns and Gardens, Swim Lessons, Outdoor Living Skills, and Work Projects. Senior Lodge has completed a … Continue reading
New Faces, New Friends
Greetings from Indian Brook! The past week has been a whirlwind filled with packing and unpacking, moving in and moving out, bittersweet farewells, and exuberant reunions. Last Friday, we were sad to say goodbye to our fabulous first half campers … Continue reading
Opening Day
We can’t deny it, the weather has been very helpful. Well, there have been some storms on the radar last night, but all they meant was we needed to raise our voices for dinner announcements as the rain crashed on … Continue reading
Ending First Session
A storm of calm. The final days felt like the usual whirlwind of activity, but there was a pervasive sense of ease to it, a sense we had done what we had come to do. Our Banquet theme was tropical, … Continue reading
Finished with one, on to another!
Hello Again Blog Readers! Turns out, it can be much harder to get out of the woods and back to a computer than I thought it would be. So, where are we? Our July Session has come to an end … Continue reading
All Cylinders
First off, I apologize for the gap in posts. It has been a hectic midpoint to our summer here. Our community split into seven groups to embark on a separate adventures. We send out trips for a multitude of reasons. … Continue reading
Special Days and Special Nights
A few times during this first session, we mixed up our schedule and threw in Special Days. Our first special day was Adventure Day. Campers had an opportunity to choose from a number of hiking, climbing, and canoeing adventures. We … Continue reading