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Merrowvista
July 27, 2017
July 26th – When the Eating Lodge Runs Well…
The camp runs well! That’s a saying we have here at Merrowvista. If you have never had the opportunity to enjoy dinner with 241 campers and 100 camp staff, you...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 26, 2017
A Beautiful Silver Day at Miniwanca
Welcome to a beautiful silver day here at Miniwanca! We all woke up to gray skies and the threat of rain, but campers took it in stride and headed down...
Merrowvista
July 26, 2017
July 25th – Warming Up in the Canaan Valley
Hello everyone! My name is Bailey and I am the Assistant Director of Camp Programs here at Merrowvista. If you are a parent of one of the wonderful campers here...
Merrowvista
July 26, 2017
July 25th Four Trails Update
Things have really picked up here in the valley as all of the Four Trails campers (except our Odyssey campers) arrived this past Sunday. Villages have been hard at work...
Merrowvista
July 25, 2017
July 24th – Session B Begins!
Hello founder friends! My name is Kal Bowers and I am the new Camper Experience Coordinator here at Merrowvista. My primary job is reaching out to families that are new...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 24, 2017
Soldiers and Spies!
Welcome to the first typical day of this week! Campers rose to the early morning sunshine and an enthusiastic Polar Bear call this morning. Our Polar Bears hopped right out...
Merrowvista
July 24, 2017
July 23rd – Opening Day for Discoverers and Four Weekers
Greetings everyone! Welcome to the start of another great session at Merrowvista. With three weeks of camp under our belt and a memorable, meaningful send off to our session A...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 23, 2017
Two Week Opening Day!
What a wonderful day we’ve had here at Miniwanca! Our 98 two week campers arrived today, bringing tons of energy and laughter to our community. It has been a fantastic...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 22, 2017
One Week Goodbye and Stony Lake Fun Day
This morning dawned gray and gloomy at Miniwanca. Thankfully, our campers were not up for a morning Polar Bear but we did have an early rising bell so our one...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 21, 2017
Tribal Council
It has been another wonderful day here at Miniwanca today! We rose to a bright and hot day here on the shore of Lake Michigan, and campers gleefully headed down...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 20, 2017
Gold Rush & the Wild West Showdown
We have been on a string of beautiful Miniwanca days here lately! Though the morning dawned a little gray and wet, all the rain had passed in time for the...
Merrowvista
July 20, 2017
July 19th – the Final Four Trails Update for Session A
The days are winding down here at camp and tonight, for the first time in 3 weeks, all 10 Four Trails villages will be rejoining the in-camp community at the...
Merrowvista
July 20, 2017
July 19th – At a Time Like This
One of the more popular camp songs this summer is called “At a time like this.” Like many camp songs, it’s easy enough to learn. Let me teach it to...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 19, 2017
Cabin Time and S’mores
Today at Miniwanca, we were blessed with yet another beautiful golden day! Early this morning as the Polar Bear call was yelled, enterprising campers leaped out of bed to start...
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July 19, 2017
Typical (and Wacky) Days
We finished our first typical day of Session B, and what a day it was! At 7:45am, our daring Polar Bears heard their call. They hopped out of their bunks...
Merrowvista
July 18, 2017
July 18th – What We Learn from Campers
When I arrived at Merrowvista for a new summer, I was invited to share “a moment of gratitude”; this happens before each of our meals and is a time when...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 17, 2017
Glitter and Slime at Miniwanca
Welcome to a beautiful golden day at Miniwanca Girls Camp! Campers started their morning bright and early by heading down to the Hollow for Morning Stretch. Our LITs led the...
Merrowvista
July 17, 2017
Four Trails Update July 15th – Coming Down the Home Stretch!
Odyssey and Voyageurs are eyeing their end goals, the Explorers are setting out on their final adventures, and the Adventurers are making the turn and heading for home. We’re entering...
Girls Camp
July 16, 2017
A Perfect Opening Day!
Blue skies and cool breezes blew in over Lake Michigan for Session B Opening Day! Signs along Ridge Road welcomed families as they made their way to the Upper Tipi...
Merrowvista
July 16, 2017
July 15th – In Between Moments
Some of the most remarkable moments in the camp day happen between the scheduled activities. I watch campers walking between interest group activities, telling stories or singing songs as they...
Merrowvista
July 15, 2017
July 14th – Bittersweet Goodbyes
Howdy Founder Friends! It’s Matti here – I’m the waterfront coordinator this summer at Dan Hole Pond! We had another wonderful day today in the Canaan valley, filled with much...
Merrowvista
July 14, 2017
July 14th – Empowering Campers Through Health
Hello from the Canaan Valley. My name is Paul and I’m one of the camp nurses. Here at the health center we believe in empowering campers through health. This is...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 13, 2017
The Last Full Day
This morning fog rolled in off the lake, leading to a quiet morning here at Miniwanca. Campers rose with the rising bell and headed down to the Hollow for Morning...
Merrowvista
July 13, 2017
July 12th – It Speaks for Itself
‘Twas the night of 50’s dinner and all through the land Root beer floats were consumed, hamburgers in hand The hand jive took place in quite a popular fashion Campers...


