Monthly Archives: July 2014
One Beautiful Day!
Today was the most beautiful day all week. The weather was perfect and we had a lot of fun. The scouts finished off merit badges, achieved swimming milestones, swamped kayaks intentionally, and the camp put on a water carnival and … Continue reading
A Little More Rain, But Fun
We had lunch at the rifle range today, but rain and distant thunder kept us from firing. The was disappointing for some of the scouts. Earlier many did the part of swimming merit badge where street clothes are used for … Continue reading
Pirate’s Breakfast, a Storm and Troop Campfire
We began today with a voyage out on Lake Merriweather in rowboats. It was very humid, and a thick fog covered the lake as we set out. Several of the scouts had never been on a rowboat before, but quickly … Continue reading
Fr. Riffle visited camp
Fr. Patrick Riffle visited camp today. We are grateful for his visit, since his schedule required him to make the 7+ hour round trip all in one day. He arrive at noon, said Mass and joined us for lunch. In … Continue reading
Camp wide flag ceremony by our troop
Today, the troop retired the colors for the entire camp. This was an honor which we were happy to do. As the first troop to do it this session, there was a lot of pressure, but our scouts came through. … Continue reading