Camp Birchmont
Starting the day right, Martine takes some riders around camp before we all wake up on Sundays. Later revelllie makes for a perfect window for a peaceful ride as our camp wakes up and we all meet for a delicious breakfast of eggs, turkey bacon and banana bread. What were you doing at 8:15 this morning?? Don’t tell us, we know (zzz). Looking forward to a great 4th of July celebration tonight!
Enjoy your Sunday from PCB, you know we will.
Laura
Sunny, hot, hazy days are certainly not lazy days at Birchmont!
The past two evenings our Pioneer girls and boys enjoyed a surprise night of tubing on the lake and s’mores at the beach at the Lookout.
The campfires and spirits were high after Greg Pierce and Waterfront Director Bobby Attonito drove the Barge and Mastercraft round the lake giving kids a great time flying around in the water with their friends. As the sun set behind the mountains and a crescent of a moon came up in the sky, we docked the boats as campers looked for that perfect stick for marshmallow roasting. S’mores is a simple recipe that just can not be messed up, one of the reasons we love them so, but the other reason is that melting, oozing, chocolate, toasty marshmallow combo. Who could resist ’em?
Last night we had a tremendous storm come through camp right before dinner, pretty well timed for Mother Nature as we got the whole activity day in. Some huge claps of thunder and a little lightening made for some excitement in the cabins, but did not even make us late for dinner as the campers watched films and made Rainbow Loops by groups for evening activity. We did lose our phone system for a while and did have to cancel cookie patrol, but these were just temporary set-backs because the storm cleared by morning giving us another nice summer day. Happy 4th of July to all…we will be enjoying barbeque, races, ice cream sundaes and fireworks for our upper camp, and of course, lots of red, white and blue camp-wide.
Laura
What a beautiful day for camp arrival! All of our busses, planes, train and automobiles have delivered our campers safely to Birchmont. Whether children are returning or first time campers, everyone looks ready to settle in, meet their cabin mates and begin their summer adventure at Birchmont! Our counselors now know the reason for their week long training in meetings, and orientation scenarios…the campers are here and summer has officially begun! We fill the fields with games and take in the gorgeous weather, and get down to unpacking in the bunks which will become new summer homes. It’s just after dinner (a variety of homemade pizzas; the traditional, opening meal). Greg and I are about to get around to each cabin to introduce ourselves to the kids. Its always amazing how fast a bunk can look lived in. Greg will get around boys camp and I’m about to pop in and visit with the girls.
We are so psyched to start our 63rd season with your children. We welcome them, we celebrate them…We’re going to have a great time.
It is very clear to me, that the most effective camp directors truly understand the magic of summer camp as well as anyone. They understand what makes the environment that we call camp so special, and how camp is so different from the other ten months of the year. They get it, that special ingredient, that magic that we speak of!
