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...

2013 Preview: Foley Records

Mar 4, 2013 | Campers

How far can you spit a raisin?  If you’re a Fox/Coyote girl and can spit one further than 20 ft, you’re the new record holder! How long can you stand on/roll the log without falling? If you’re a Wolf boy and can stay up there longer than 2:51,...

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...

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...

Throwback Thursday: 2004

Dec 20, 2012 | Alumni, Campers

Did you know that Camp Foley tuns 90 in 2014? We’re already starting to plan Foley’s 90th birthday so it can be as big a success as its 80th birthday back in 2004. For this edition of Throwback Thursday, we are revisiting the summer of 2004. 80th...