May 4, 2023 | Nature
In addition to our Summer Camp Season, Foley has an Outdoor Education program that runs in the months of May and September. Foley’s Environmental Education Center is open for school groups to come for a 3-day or week-long environmental focused experience. Much...
Apr 27, 2023 | Nature
A Loon Fallout is even more dramatic than it sounds… A Loon Fallout occurs when atmospheric conditions are such that the migrating loons develop ice on their body as they fly at high altitudes and crash land when they are no longer able to fly due to the weight...
Apr 20, 2023 | Nature
Earth Day is on Saturday, let’s talk Nature! Summer has the beach, pool, and CAMP days, fall has beautiful foliage and pumpkin spice everything, winter has holidays and snow, but spring has everything good and right in the world. The days are longer,...
May 26, 2022 | Nature
Snapping Turtle (Photo by A. Faricy) As I canoed along on my second to last of 14, three-hour canoe classes over the last three weeks, I examined the actions of the 6th graders. A couple was kneeling precociously in the bottoms of their canoes, hands outstretched,...
Apr 21, 2022 | Nature
This blog is a throwback from 2012! A few weeks ago, Adam and I took a weekend trip down to Minneapolis to visit some friends. Since moving to Camp Foley in January, this was our first trip out of the area and we were excited to be in a city again with all the...
Mar 24, 2022 | Nature
Nature always finds a way… Our director and fearless leader Alli Faricy recently attended the ACA National Conference and attended a talk on exploring the impact Covid 19 had on our children, and if there are any positives we can find in this pandemic. We...
