With all the recent rain/ice we have gotten here at Camp in the last week, I find myself looking forward to the warm summer months even more frequently. Although, it is still quite a bit of fun to ice skate on the center green or on the lake itself. Now, only if I actually owned a pair of ice skates I would be able to do that! Next week at Camp we have the first of the two major conferences that we host every year. It's actually a very exciting time, just after the conferences, our seasonal staff starts to return and Camp comes to life again. There are still plenty of chances to see Camp at it's winter beauty. We are hosting a Easter brunch at Camp, everyone is invited. The cost is $16, children 15 and under pay their age, the brunch starts at 11 and culminates with a tremendous Easter Egg Hunt at 1:30. Of course I will be there which is all the more reason to come! Give Camp a call to RSVP, the food will be dynamite, I guarantee it! And while I'm at it...the countdown continues to summer 2008! How are you counting down the days? Let me know!
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With all the recent rain/ice we have gotten here at Camp in the last week, I find myself looking forward to the warm summer months even more frequently. Although, it is still quite a bit of fun to ice skate on the center green or on the lake itself. Now, only if I actually owned a pair of ice skates I would be able to do that! Next week at Camp we have the first of the two major conferences that we host every year. It's actually a very exciting time, just after the conferences, our seasonal staff starts to return and Camp comes to life again. There are still plenty of chances to see Camp at it's winter beauty. We are hosting a Easter brunch at Camp, everyone is invited. The cost is $16, children 15 and under pay their age, the brunch starts at 11 and culminates with a tremendous Easter Egg Hunt at 1:30. Of course I will be there which is all the more reason to come! Give Camp a call to RSVP, the food will be dynamite, I guarantee it! And while I'm at it...the countdown continues to summer 2008! How are you counting down the days? Let me know!
I'm pretty sure I mentioned the fishing derby we had here at Camp about three weeks ago, but I just realized that I never posted any pictures from the fabulous event. The picture above has Robin, our program coordinator, helping a fine young man (and Chinga Camper this summer) use an ice auger to drill a hole into the ice that will then allow them to attempt to catch some fish. But before you can drop your line down, you have to do what the wonderful young lady above (and also a Chinga Camper this summer) is doing. You have to scoop out all the ice bits, from the hole, that was created by the ice auger. Once you have completed those two steps, you can set-up a "tip-up" (lower left). Which explained quickly, is a line that we drop down into the water that has a flag attached to the top of it. When a fish bites the line, the flag on the tip-up shoots straight up and you can tell from a good distance away that you have just caught a fish (lower right)! 
