Throwback Thursday: 2005

Jan 10, 2013 | Alumni, Campers

The youngest campers at Camp Foley in 2013 will be eight years old. That means, they were born in 2005, which happens to be the year we’re going back to for this Throwback Thursday. First summer of Paintball at camp in 2005!! Paintball wasn’t a Foley activity until...

Sail into Happiness!

Jan 7, 2013 | Activities

One of Camp Foley’s JYs. Who doesn’t love a good sail around Whitefish Lake on a warm Minnesota summer afternoon? As one of Foley’s oldest activities, and certainly most popular, we decided to dig a little deeper into the sport of Sailing and what...

Throwback Thursday: The McGuire Sisters

Jan 3, 2013 | Alumni

Summer 2012 with the McGuire Sisters Megan, Molly and Emily McGuire from Des Moines, IA. There always seems to be a McGuire at camp. In 2012 three of the many McGuires were the Des Moines McGuire sisters. And amazingly, those three girls all played a different role at...

Throwback Thursday: Top 12 in ’12

Dec 27, 2012 | Alumni

As 2012 comes to a close, Camp Foley is counting down the Top 12 in 2012! 12. Norm came to Camp Foley! 11. The LIT morning and evening programs of relays, races, and large-field games were fun for all! The LIT 2 campers from First and Second Session even prepared the...

Local Minnesota Teen Does Good!

Dec 24, 2012 | Youth Development

Did you know that the most popular water sport at Camp Foley was invented by two teenagers from Minnesota?  That’s right!  In 1922, 18-year old Ralph Samuelson theorized that if it was possible to ski on snow, it should be possible to ski on water too. Ralph convinced...