I recently stumbled across a very interesting article . The title: “Hummingbird Parents”. In the article, provides seven ways a parent can let their child have independent play – outside – and still feel in control and aware of their...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
