Hello from Indian Brook:
It’s summer here, and I mean really Summer, with clear, blue skies, with little-to-no humidity, okay maybe a lot of humidity, and with many enthusiastic campers participating in multiple water events to keep cool.
We definitely have had a busy five days here at camp. First Lodge have finished trips, and Big Lodge are on their way back today and tomorrow. Senior Lodge spent a day with Timberlake, gathering materials for the Interdependence Day fire, which for those of you that are new to Farm and Wilderness involves felling trees, gathering brush, and stumps, and transporting all of the materials to the fairgrounds. Once the work was completed, we returned to TL for dinner and a swim at the waterfront. Before we headed back, we all participated in a council fire, with many wonderful musical offerings by both campers and staff.
First Lodge gathered together one evening for story telling, a fire and s’mores, and singing. It was a very cute site to see four children snuggled into Reeve Basom while listening to the tales of “Winnie the Pooh” told by one very convincing story teller Russ.
Big Lodge had a block party, where each cabin offered a different activity. Annapruna had a scavenger hunt, Morning Glory had fortune telling, Rosa Parks painted pet rocks, Top of the Forest made friendship bracelets, Seneca Falls played spanking Yoda (game of telephone on paper with pictures and words) Tajars were bowling!
Cooks fooooooood is beyond delicious (see an image in our Current Summer Photos album for an example).
The Woodchucks (work projects senior apprentice) helped raise a timber frame at Timberlake yesterday, and are getting ready to start working with cobb.
Overall, your children are busy having tons of fun, especially last night when we all gathered at the waterfront for a beach party, sing along and a little contra dancing. What a great way to cool off and celebrate the hard work of the day.
I will post more pictures on the website tomorrow. The lodge heads will be sending out access instructions.
Warmly,
Nicole