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July 20, 2016
Getting in the Groove
Boys Camp hit it’s stride on Tuesday! We enjoyed the first fully typical day of the week. All of the campers and staff seemed to …

July 20, 2016
Gold Rush and Shakedowns
Positive Way to Start the Day After a quick Polar Bear dip in Lake Michigan to start the day, campers gathered in the Hollow for …
July 20, 2016
Merrowvista Four Trails – the first adventures of Session B
Today Katahdin and Madison are spending their last days in camp before beginning their first adventures. Katahdin did a shakedown hike to the Ledge, while …
July 20, 2016
Discovering Merrowvista
It has been quite an exciting few days here in the Canaan Valley! From the minute campers joined their villages, their time has been filled …

July 19, 2016
The first full day of Boys Camp
Boys Camp enjoyed the first full day of camp to the fullest! We took the morning to finish setting up our community. We visited the …

July 19, 2016
Jumping in to the Routine
Adventure Daringly The Polar Bear call was sounded in the bays at 7:50 am, calling brave campers to the beach for our traditional morning dip in …

July 18, 2016
Welcome to Boys Camp, Session B!
Thanks to all of our parents and campers for joining Boys Camp yesterday. We were a little nervous that it would rain, but the clouds …

July 18, 2016
Kickoffs and Inspiration
Rise and Shine The first full day of camp dawned bright and early with the 8 AM rising bell and beautiful sunshine. The entire camp …

July 17, 2016
White Caps on the Lake Welcome Session B Campers
Opening Day A stormy morning gave way to a gorgeous, windy opening day at Miniwanca Girls Camp as we welcomed 108 campers for Session B. Combined with …
July 13, 2016
jetty sock and other festivities
Good day to you all, it’s that time again, time for another update! We’ve been here a while now but things are far from dull, …
July 13, 2016
Merrowvista Four Trails Update 7/12/16
With session A coming to a close, our explorer villages are coming back to Merrowvista from their final trips. Today Jefferson village returned from their …
July 11, 2016
Final Trips for Four Trails at Merrowvista
All of our explorer villages enjoyed some time in camp over the past two days. As they prepared for their third and final adventures of …