Barns and Gardens: We have started pickling produce. A flock of sheep came and went, and new compost bins are up.
Outdoor Living Skills: Snr Lodge taught First and Big Lodge to make fires, then challenged them to a race. (The Senior Lodge logs were soaking in water for 10 minutes!)
Waterfront: Swimming lessons are happening with a twist – scavenger hunt and “diving for gold” help keep it fun.
Work Projects: Safety is presented with interactive skits. More work is happening on the new cabin, as well as trails.
Arts: A new Goldsworthy-style nature sculpture has gone up between Trappers and Rivermen cabin. Our resident potter Zach Duncan-Tessmer has made some very earthy mugs by rolling the clay along the bark of trees.
We also had a fantastic All Camp Game of Kingdoms on the Fairgrounds. There was all the excitement (and volume!) of “Braveheart” when half the camp would charge down a hill and up another.
Well, that didn’t fit in a nutshell, but I like the packaging!