by Alli | Mar 4, 2021 | camp in winter, Cold, conserve energy, environmental education, nature, winter
2 weeks ago it was -11 outside!!!! Even if you are Minnesota native through and through that is COLD! While the cold has some great benefits, like pretty snow and getting to walk on frozen lakes, it also has some downsides. This time of the year when it is very cold...
by Alli | Nov 23, 2016 | alumni, Beauty, camp, camp foley, campers, chapel, Counselor, foley, snow, staff, sunset, thanksgiving, winter
Sunset over Whitefish Lake This fall, Mother Nature has blessed us with all of the weather we could possibly wish to experience in northern Minnesota. From temperatures reaching the 60’s throughout early November to a blizzard bringing in nearly 20 inches of...
by Alli | Feb 11, 2013 | camp, camp creature, camp foley, foley, ice, ice heaving, Ice Jacking, Ice Ridge, lake, Summer camp, whitefish, whitefish lake, winter
Alli atop the ice ridge. Sometimes, we consider the lake to be a “creature” of its own as there always seems to be something cool happening with it, especially in the winter. Whitefish Lake doesn’t get quite as much action in the winter as it does in the...
by Alli | May 22, 2012 | Damage, DNR, foley, ice, Ice Jacking, Ice Ridge, lakes, Minesota, Northern, Photos, Rattlin, Summer camp, winter
So, maybe I am the only one that has never heard of an ‘Ice Ridge’, but after this winter I now know what they are! Take a look at what Whitefish Lakes massive ice sheet can do. An Ice Ridge, photographed on Whitefish Lake. From the Department of Natural Resources,...
by Alli | Apr 6, 2012 | challenge, experience, foley, Foley First, heat, ice, lake, memories, minnesota, tin foil dinners, whitefish lake, winter
Sunday, March 18, 2012, was a Foley First for my son, Peter, and I! We went canoeing on Whitefish Lake! And to make our prelude to spring even more exciting, we made tin foil dinners in the fire pit overlooking Whitefish Lake. We said farewell to winter, by cutting up...
