TBT – Evan Recalls “Barefooting” in 2005

May 30, 2013 | Activities, Alumni, Campers

  Dan Lamm (left) as a counselor in 2005. This is one of those memories that I will never forget from camp. It is still as clear as it was the day it happened. I was in Dan Lamm’s, or as some of you may know him Dan the Man, skiing class back in 2005. We decided...

2013 Preview: Activity Plus

May 13, 2013 | Activities

If you got the March 2013 Newsletter you’ve already got an idea of what Activity Plus is, but for those of you who don’t have any idea what it is – read on! We’re in the business of giving campers what they want. One thing that we’ve...

Get Crafty!

Feb 18, 2013 | Activities

Crafts has a fairly long history at Camp Foley. One of the first mentions Campers getting crafty in the 50s! of crafts in a newsletter was back in 1957 when Red Dawn, a full blood descendant of a Sioux Cheiftain came for a day-long seminar featuring feather crafts,...

Just Keep Swimming

Feb 4, 2013 | Activities

  2012 at the Swimdock on the mat. What’s the one activity that absolutely everybody does at Camp Foley at one time or another? Swimming! With 4,000 acres of fresh, clear water right outside our cabin doors, it isn’t surprising how often campers are...

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...

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...