Find a porcupine, pick it up. All day you’ll have good luck.

Oct 14, 2015 | Campers, Nature

According to the Minnesota DNR, “the porcupine is one of the most interesting and unusual wildlife up to 30,000 sharp quills definitely makes them a bit unusual. Let us have a look to see what else makes these little critters so unique.   Porcupines are a special...

Blue Jay Stumpers

Feb 19, 2015 | Nature

  photo by Alli Faricy Take a look at a common bird and then ask, “How much do you know about the Blue Jay?” Let me try to stump you! What tree nut do they favor?  Acorns What other birds do their calls mimic?  Hawks!  Is it for deception or a warning? How old...

TBT: Critter Invasion

Dec 12, 2013 | Nature

Jordan teaching Nature in 2012. Growing up in the area, I have always had a passion for all the critters I could find in the woods. As a kid, I would come back to my house with an assortment of critters in my pockets: a snake, a frog or two, and possibly some worms,...

Camper Blogs! Part 3

Nov 8, 2013 | Activities, Nature

We have our third, and final, camper blogs! We hope you enjoyed last week’s blogs by Cecelia and Esperanza. This week Sam and Celina share with us about trying new things and Treehouses! Here’s what they had to say…  Treehouses at Camp Foley. Having...

Camper Blogs! Part 2

Oct 16, 2013 | Activities, Campers, Nature

We have part two of the awesome Journalism class blog posts. In part one, you heard about Mexican Lasagna, Trees and Nature, and Friendship Campfire. Today two more campers have some things they’d like to share… Arrival Day! Camp already feels like home!...

Camper Blogs! Part 1

Oct 10, 2013 | Activities, Campers, Nature

Journalism campers hard at work! This summer, we had some ROCKING Journalism classes. For one of the signups, some Foley campers had the opportunity to blog for and about camp! For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing the camper-blogs with the Foley community a...