TBT – Heard it at the Pizza Parties!

Jan 31, 2013 | Alumni

We were so happy to see so many great people in St. Louis and Minneapolis this year at our Pizza Parties! At both of these Camp Foley get-togethers, we asked those who attended to share some things with us. What is your favorite memory from 2012: “Making up...

Camp Creature – The Common Snipe

Jan 28, 2013 | Campers, Nature

  The Common Snipe Is it possible to meld a Throwback Thursday and Camp Creature blog into one?  Well in this segment of the Rattlin’ Bog we are certainly going to try.  Who remembers going on a Snipe Hunt?  I would guess it is likely the “older” generation of...

Throwback Thursday: 2012 Octos

Jan 24, 2013 | Alumni, Campers

For this Throwback Thursday post, I reached out to some of the 2012 Octos. I asked them to answer two questions: What was your favorite part about being an Octo, and what did you learn from the experience? But first… let’s get some facts about the Octo...

Can You Canoe?

Jan 21, 2013 | Activities

Perhaps one of the best ways to capture the serenity of any waterway in Northern Minnesota is by canoe.  The quietness of the canoe is what enables Camp Director Alli Faricy to snap all those cool pictures of the various camp critters.  Canoeing is also one of Marie...

Camp Creature – Common Loon

Jan 14, 2013 | Nature

Photo: Alli Faricy As the evening waves break across the shoreline of Whitefish Lake, a beautiful yet haunting sound can be heard echoing through the tall pine trees that guard the grounds of Camp Foley.  Again, the sound pierces through the silence: Woooo –...