TBT: Wise Words from some Hall of Fame Staff Members

May 2, 2013 | Alumni, Campers, Summer Job

As I was working on a project, I realized how many 2013 staff members have been inducted into the Camp Foley Hall of Fame, meaning they have been at camp for 10 or more summers. So, for this Throwback Thursday I thought I’d share a bit about what makes Camp...

TBT: Camp Cousins – Courtney & Emilia

Apr 25, 2013 | Campers

A Family Tradition Kronschnabel camp clan in 2008! Clockwise from left: Courtney, Emilia, Matt, Nick and Tory. The whole reason I got involved with Camp Foley was because of my dad, Peter Kronschnabel. In 1967, at the age of seven, he went camping for his very first...

TBT: Matt Carney’s First Summer Birthday!

Apr 18, 2013 | Campers

Matt and Aaron in 2009. Pre-birthday shenanigans.   For me, the summer of 2012 at Camp Foley seemed like it was filled with a lot of empty birthday wishes. In a matter of two months, I went from being a thriving, young 19-year-old counselor to an old geezer...

Foley Encounter in St. Louis!

Apr 11, 2013 | Campers

Symi and Annie at the concert. Symi B. was in St. Louis with her family and was desperately trying to meet up with Annie E! (Both girls attend Camp Foley’s Third and Fourth Session.) All hope appeared lost as snow and Annie’s school schedule were proving...

Superheroes at Camp

Apr 4, 2013 | Campers

  Some of the 2013 returning staff will be writing blog posts in the coming weeks. This week, Kylie Beltz has written a blog about how everyone in the camp community is a superhero in their own right! I was sitting in class the other day and this idea came to...

2013 Preview: What You’ll Learn at Camp

Mar 18, 2013 | Campers

  Lessons nine and ten are my life.  As I was perusing the camp-blog world, I stumbled across a blog post that was written with inspiration from a poem by Robert Fulghum, “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” America’s Finest Summer...