Hello All,
Staff training has begun, and it looks like we are going to have a fantastic group of counselors this year! They have been busy with photo scavenger hunts, camp outs, canoe trips, song singing, and more. We are so excited to get our first batch of campers.
This weekend we are very busy with our last Mom and Me Camp, as well as Kid's Day in Newaygo - come see me at the rock wall!
Happy Camping!
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Zip Line News
Hello All,
A little update to our Zip Line - we have decided to postpone our Opening Day and we will keep you updated on when the canopy tour will be open to the public. Don't worry! This high-flying experience is going to be amazing when the weather isn't so gloomy and the sun is shining!
Happy Camping!
A little update to our Zip Line - we have decided to postpone our Opening Day and we will keep you updated on when the canopy tour will be open to the public. Don't worry! This high-flying experience is going to be amazing when the weather isn't so gloomy and the sun is shining!
Happy Camping!
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Variety is the Spice of Camp
Hello All!
What a busy week so far! Andrea has officially started work on our Wetland expansion, with help from local community members and three students from Cabrini High School. We are also hosting the zip line build team while they put the finishing touches on the course, the fantastic group of Camp Ability, and twenty five of our staff (including internationals), some of which are getting lifeguard certified. It's a lot to keep track of! I am so happy to see Camp busy again.
What a busy week so far! Andrea has officially started work on our Wetland expansion, with help from local community members and three students from Cabrini High School. We are also hosting the zip line build team while they put the finishing touches on the course, the fantastic group of Camp Ability, and twenty five of our staff (including internationals), some of which are getting lifeguard certified. It's a lot to keep track of! I am so happy to see Camp busy again.
Students of Boardwalk Building 101
Yesterday we saw a giant Snapping Turtle lay her eggs...in the Day Camp parking lot. Hopefully I can find her nest and save her babies from a smooshing! My own pet Map Turtle Tank has a new buddy nick-named Dee, and he's very tiny:
Dee's shell is the size of a quarter!
Happy Camping!
Thursday, June 5, 2014
A Not Neat Knot Need Not be Knotted
Hello All,
Summer is officially here now that a portion of our summer counseling staff have arrived! Last week and this week has been dedicated to building our amazing new zip line canopy tour. Almost everyone in the office was on hand to clear away branches under the lines - and to sweet talk the wood chipper at times - while the installation team did their thing. We also put in a few new low-ropes elements, too. The giant's thumb was somewhat easy to test out for Amazon women like Jalisa and I, but it will be a real challenge for the campers. A big thank you goes out to the Summit team for their hard work.
The past two days have been spent training a selection of volunteers and staff on the low and high ropes courses (hence the nifty blog title we learned during knot tying). The rock wall was a little pollen-covered this morning, which caused some funny moments for the climbers as they clung to the hand-holds mid-sneeze. I, too, was a victim of allergies and actually came off the wall with the force of my "achoo" (it's an automatic belay system, don't worry). TrueNorth's camera man Chris brought out a Go-Pro camera to document the first ever Camp Newaygo employee to ride the zip line, Kori - it was awesome!
Unfortunately I was having so much fun on the course that I did not take any pictures of the zip, so instead here's a picture of a very tall, very fresh fern on the boardwalk on my way home last night. I also got a blurry picture of a Moccassin Flower Orchid, but I was almost eaten alive by mosquitoes to get the shot so I ran the rest of the way home. I have a feeling we'll be using up a lot of bug spray this month.
Summer is officially here now that a portion of our summer counseling staff have arrived! Last week and this week has been dedicated to building our amazing new zip line canopy tour. Almost everyone in the office was on hand to clear away branches under the lines - and to sweet talk the wood chipper at times - while the installation team did their thing. We also put in a few new low-ropes elements, too. The giant's thumb was somewhat easy to test out for Amazon women like Jalisa and I, but it will be a real challenge for the campers. A big thank you goes out to the Summit team for their hard work.
The past two days have been spent training a selection of volunteers and staff on the low and high ropes courses (hence the nifty blog title we learned during knot tying). The rock wall was a little pollen-covered this morning, which caused some funny moments for the climbers as they clung to the hand-holds mid-sneeze. I, too, was a victim of allergies and actually came off the wall with the force of my "achoo" (it's an automatic belay system, don't worry). TrueNorth's camera man Chris brought out a Go-Pro camera to document the first ever Camp Newaygo employee to ride the zip line, Kori - it was awesome!
Unfortunately I was having so much fun on the course that I did not take any pictures of the zip, so instead here's a picture of a very tall, very fresh fern on the boardwalk on my way home last night. I also got a blurry picture of a Moccassin Flower Orchid, but I was almost eaten alive by mosquitoes to get the shot so I ran the rest of the way home. I have a feeling we'll be using up a lot of bug spray this month.
Cinnamon Ferns (disclaimer: not actual cinnamon)
Happy Camping!
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