TBT: Rachel Remembers Some Crazy Weather!

May 23, 2013 | Alumni, Campers, Summer Job

Mother Nature at Camp   Rachel was a counselor for cabin Ishtakaba in 2011. I will be a third-year counselor this year and I don’t even remember the number of summers I have spent at Foley. That being said, my first two summers as a counselor couldn’t...

TBT: Katie McGuire Was Once Homesick!

May 9, 2013 | Alumni, Campers, Summer Job

Katie and Molly on staff in 2012. If you know Katie McGuire (longtime camper and third-year counselor), you know how much she loves camp. Camp, Creighton Bluejays and Jerseys & Jordans –  that pretty much sums up Katie’s passions. She loves camp so...

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...