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Another great day at camp!
This morning seven campers completed the two-mile swim. Hurrah! The way it works is that seven canoes, each with two staff and one camper, paddled the two miles from camp to the Joe Lake Dam. Once there the kids got in the water to swim home, each with a staff canoe no more than a […]
ContinueInter Long Trips, Sunday Brunch and LIT Shadow Day
A bunch of Inter Girls and Boys signed up to go on seven-day canoe trips, so tonight they were called up to stand in front of the entire dining hall after dinner while the Head Tripper made a moving speech about their courage and how proud we all are of the for taking on this […]
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The moon is full over Teepee Lake and several solo canoes just paddled across the front of camp – Our campers never stop! Inter Boys were night sailing till a few minutes ago… Senior Girls got back from canoe trip today and said they’d had their best trips ever! Evening Activity for Junior and Senior […]
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It was hot, sunny and windy today… On the land, campers rode the cross-country horseback trail, tie-dyed and played guitar, worked the organic garden and Juniors rehearsed Aladdin. Senior Girls and Boys got back from their canoe trips and reported great times… Senior Boys made saunas on trip and rigged tarp sails on paddles to […]
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started day with a hilarious skit at lunch – of course Inter Boys against Inter Girls, and then they decided to unite… Which they did all over camp at various activities all afternoon. Then they came to dinner in dressed-alike duos or two characters from a movie, some with props as extravagant as horses…. It […]
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It was hot again today so we had all the campers wear their bathing suits and take dips after every land activity – the lake is better than A/C! To take advantage of the great weather there was a sailing race at Rest Hour… Tonight’s Evening Activity for Inter Girls is Swim Dock Name That […]
ContinueNo Job for a Woman?
A few minutes ago I was rolling out a pie crust for Cabin 7, and I was thinking about how life takes such strange turns. In 1971 I was studying cooking at the Cordon Bleu school of cooking in Paris. I kind of thought I’d be a chef when/if I grew up. I knew I […]
ContinueBagpipes and raspberry pie…. Just another day at camp
Last night at dinner (after the home made chocolate ice cream cookie aka Whoopie Pie dessert that causes all the campers to erupt in cheers of joy) our beloved Scottish counsellor played his bagpipes to usher in the campers who’ve chosen to go on long canoe trips this session. As those campers stood on benches […]
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2nd Session 2015 – Junior Girl Cabin Photos
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2nd Session 2015 – Junior Boy Cabin Photos
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