The first night and first morning

Last night at opening campfire we were able to witness a true Lake George sunset before singing TAPS and bringing the first night at Camp to a conclusion. This morning, more then 150 campers showed up to help send off several of our adventure trips, one of which is headed to the New England area to do a little bit of kayak, rafting, rock climbing, and hiking. A little bit of absolutely everything!

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome

Session Two is officially underway! We're about four hours away from opening campfire, but there's already plenty of action going on around Camp. We've got a professional team of greeters to welcome the campers everywhere they go! Here are some pictures from the first few hours of Camp :)

Session Two starts tomorrow

We hope you are as excited to kick-off Session Two on Sunday as we are. I wanted to pass along a few reminders that will help simplify your opening day experience at Camp.

· Junior campers (ages 7-12) and adventure trippers may start arriving at 1pm

· Senior campers (ages 13-16) may start arriving at 2:30pm

· Once you have arrived, you will walk to the dining hall for check-in (balances that may be due on your account, camper skill class schedules, health forms and questions for the medical staff, if needed)

· After check-in you will be able to drive your child to their cabin to help them move in and meet their counselors. We do ask that parents leave Camp shortly after meeting the counselor, as campers have a busy schedule and long goodbyes can be difficult

· There will be an optional Welcome Parents session in Rotary Lodge with Summer Camp Director, Aaron Cantor @ 2:30pm

· Save time on opening day by adding money to your child’s store account online before you arrive.

Don’t forget to register with “Parent Communicator”, the one-way email communication software Camp uses that allows your parents to send one-way email to you at camp and view photos that are uploaded several times throughout the session.

The website is www.parentcommunicator.com/CampChingachgook.

Drive safe and see you Sunday!Aaron :)

Closing Campfire

Last night, at Chingachgook's "Chapel", which is located behind the junior boys unit and nestled in a beautiful spot, we held our closing campfire. Campers and staff from each unit took the time to speak and talk about what Camp meant to them. Towards the conclusion, the candles the campers had been holding, were lit, and together as a Camp, we sang the alma mater, and slowly and silently, the campers blew out their candles ending first session and closing campfire. Amidst the silence, was the faint sound of crying and sniffliing.

Closing Day Reminders

I know the last thing we are thinking about is Session One ending, but I still wanted to pass along some reminders about Closing Day at Camp.

• Junior Campers pick-up is from 4:30-5:30
  
• Senior Campers pick-up is from 5:00-6:00
  
• Adventure Trip pick-up is from 5:30-6:00
  
• The amazing Family BBQ starts at 5:00
  
• Don't forget about the incredible slideshows (Adventure @ 6:00, Camp @ 6:30)
  

When you return home from Camp make sure you fill out our online survey! Your thoughts and feedback will help us make changes for future summers AND help us for the remainder of the summer!

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB229DYQJT2ZR

Conquering the climbing tower

Taking care of business at the climbing tower has always been a tall task (pun intended). Even our younger campers in day camp aren't scared and were willing to give it a try today. Looks like they did pretty well for themselves.

Oh, and Erika Miszewski, as soon as I get that great Senior Girls Photo....I'll post it for you!

They're back!!!

After a fun and hopefully rewarding overnight hiking experience, our Chingachgook campers have started returning to Camp. They look healthy, strong, maybe a little tired, and some definitely need a shower!