Sadly, today was our last full day of first session. We started the morning with an egg and hashbrown breakfast. After eating, the four-weekers started packing and while the eight-weekers got to enjoy trampball, skiing, and other clinics. The four-weekers, with help from their counselors, folded and packed up their stuff before dropping their bags off at the rec hall.
After they were finished (and did a little cabin cleaning), we had some free time before lunch to play tushball and relax. Afterward, we sent the boys back to their cabins to wait for departing health screenings. After the meeting with the nurses, we gathered the whole camp around the flagpole for a final blue and white event… THE BLUE AND WHITE MARATHON!!!
After explaining the rules, we had each village compete in a marathon comprised of all sorts of activities. There were lacrosse shots, leapfrogging, and much more. of course, it ended with the classic “boil water boil” event. The two teams gathered around as the senior campers tried to make their buckets of water boil using a self-made fire. The white team’s water boiled over, and the whole team went crazy! It ended ceremoniously with the campers throwing me off the ski dock into the lake.
After the eventful program, we opened up the tramps and had a final first session free period. We had dinner a little early tonight in anticipation of our long final campfire, so by 5:30, we were all gathered around the flagpole. For dinner, we had lemon chicken with green beans. Once the delicious dinner was over, we opened up canteen and headed to the campfire.
The campfire was a wonderful fire with great songs, a story by Rick Jones, and a great guitar. Joey Flom gave us some great things to think about during the campfire. Joey challenged the campers to bring home some of their campselves. The fire ended with a key log ceremony.
I hope you enjoyed reading the blog this session. We, as an admin team, have loved writing it and giving you an insight into the summer.
On a personal note, thank you from the bottom of my heart for sending your campers to camp during this session. We had the best time with them, and I cannot thank you enough for trusting us. We are excited for 2nd session and looking forward to welcoming all of your campers back to the shores of Lake Towanda next summer.
Benches Up,
Sam