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July 23, 2016
Avail Senior Day of Service
Service and Community Building are part of our mission Miniwanca Avail Seniors stepped up today to help two local area charities: Trinity Lutheran Church Community …
July 22, 2016
The annual running of the Wanca-Karts!
Thursday was an amazing day in Boys Camp! We were on our typical day schedule with Interest Groups and Community Time happening in the morning. …
July 22, 2016
A Day Full of Opportunity
Cabin 18 set the tone for the day, offering personal, insightful reflections on Opportunity at Morning Stretch. As one camper said, “Opportunity means to me– …
July 22, 2016
Merrowvista Four Trails update 7/21
Flag village summited Goose Eye mountain today! According to a message we received, they had “a lovely day of hiking” and were the first people …
July 22, 2016
Nearing the end of Discoverers 2016
Hello everyone! The last two days of Camp have been filled with a variety of exciting activities. The weather has been beautiful here in the …
July 21, 2016
Wednesday at Boys Camp
Wednesday was a typical day in Boys Camp, but the hot weather kept it interesting. After breakfast and first Interest Group our age groups met …
July 21, 2016
Rain AND Shine
Happy Trails to our Adventurers and Explorers Trips Today dawned sunny and the polar bears were out in force. The humidity was also out in …
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 …