Throwback to the 4th of July!

Jul 7, 2022 | Holidays

July 4th was on Tuesday This Holiday is a favorite here at Camp Foley, and we have celebrated it with our campers for many years. Our session line up so that we don’t have camp on the 4th of July this year, but we still love to look back at past celebrations! In...

You Can’t Dibs Nature!

May 26, 2022 | Nature

Snapping Turtle (Photo by A. Faricy) As I canoed along on my second to last of 14, three-hour canoe classes over the last three weeks, I examined the actions of the 6th graders. A couple was kneeling precociously in the bottoms of their canoes, hands outstretched,...

How We Prepare to Open Camp

May 5, 2022 | Summer Job

When you finally arrive for the first day of camp, it is so thrilling to see the place you love or will come to love all put together and ready for a session of fun. The docks are all in, the riflery range is set up, the climbing wall is ready for climbers, and the...

The Trees Are Our Best Antiques

Apr 21, 2022 | Nature

This blog is a throwback from 2012!   A few weeks ago, Adam and I took a weekend trip down to Minneapolis to visit some friends. Since moving to Camp Foley in January, this was our first trip out of the area and we were excited to be in a city again with all the...

Learn all about our Foley Snakes!

Mar 17, 2022 | Holidays, Nature

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Time to don green clothes and lots of shamrocks and celebrate this fun Irish holiday.   This day is named after the patron saint of Ireland Saint Patrick who was a bishop on the island during the fifth century. My favorite myth...