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Packing for Camp!

Staff Week starts tomorrow! While everyone here is very excited, there may be a few nerves for campers about what to pack. Luckily camp is here to help! Now the easiest way to answer that question...

LARP-ING At Home

LARP-ing, or Live Action Role Playing... is an offshoot activity of Fencing that I (Ally Daily) brought to camp back in 2013. And it's my birthday so I'm gonna talk about it! Campers would deck out...

Outdoor Education at Foley

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...

Loon Fallout

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...

Baby Animals!

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...

Refer a Camper Month- Rowan and Mary talk 1st summer

Camp friends are the best friends... For this last installment of of Refer a camp Month, we will be talking to Rowan and Mary Ruth, 7th graders, who were first time campers together in 2022. They...

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What Camp Foley Activity Are You?

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How Camp Prepares Children

Campers interact with a variety of other children to help prepare for a successful future. "Ready, Set, Go: How Camp Prepares Children for Lives of Success" was published in the 2013...

Tater Tot Hotdish

Last summer, Joey P. (a five-year camper) said, "The food has changed my life. I mean it is so good." And you know what, I would have to agree. When you sit down to a meal, how often is it a meal...

Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

Campers arrive in less than three months! So what better way to kick off our three-month countdown than by talking about everyone’s favorite... camp food! It may surprise those people that never...

Happy New Year!

Camp Foley's Top Ten Things to Look Forward to in 2014! 7. Lucy 10. New Thingz! We've gone crazy this fall replacing equipment for TONS of the activities. You'll see new snorkeling equipment, floor...

Merry Christmas!

Holiday Entertainment Guide!

Stay entertained this winter break with the Camp Foley Holiday Entertainment Guide. We've found the best movies and provided you with some awesome indoor and outdoor activities! Movies (CST) It's a...

TBT: Emilia and Windsurfing

2013 counselor, Emilia Kronschnabel, reflects on why she loves Emilia Windsurfing as a camper. Windsurfing so much, and in my professional opinion, her love affair is completely valid. (As...

TBT: Critter Invasion

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...

TBT: 2009 CIT/LIT Campfire and More

2009 CITs and LIT 3s. A long time ago when I decided to join the LIT program at camp I had no idea how much it would change the rest of my life. It was a great way to spend time with my friends and...

From Campers to Counselors

Everyone knows that the best kind of friend is a camp friend. For whatever reason, you make some of your best friends at camp. Many of our counselors from 2013 were past Foley campers as well. Berns...

TBT: Learning to Shoot at Foley

One of my first memories of Foley, actually one of my first memories periods, is being at the Rifle Range with my Dad during family camp. Sitting in his lap while he held the .22 up for me, I tried...

What Does Camp Foley Mean to Eric?

For those of you that have reached your fifth summer and are still putting off your "What Does Camp Foley Mean to Me?" essay, read how guest blogger and 2013 counselor, Eric Wilson, answered the...

Camper Blogs! Part 3

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...

Foley’s Halloween How-To: What to Watch

We really want to make sure that all of our Foley friends out there celebrate Halloween right this year! So we've put together a list of all things Halloween for you to enjoy! Halloween Movie...

Foley’s Halloween How-To: What To Do

We really want to make sure all of our Foley friends out there celebrate Halloween right this year! So we're putting together a list of all things Halloween for you to enjoy! What To Do This...

Camper Blogs! Part 2

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...

Music Monday! 4th Session Lip Syncs

4th Session Lip Syncs are here! Find yourself or your friends in the video below OR you can check out the video on YouTube! 4th Session Lip Syncs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLD9spi8bGs Keep an...

Camper Blogs! Part 1

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...

Music Monday! 2nd Session Lip Syncs

Check out our 2nd Session campers performing Lip Syncs this summer! Stay tuned 4th sessioners... your Lip Syncs will be featured on the next Music Monday! You can also check out the video on...

TBT: Zac and the Corn Snake

Calvin the Corn Snake! As I was getting packed up for my return to Camp Foley in 2013, it made me think about all the memories and friendships I made. One of the activities that I really liked to...

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

One of Camp Foley's best traditions (in my professional opinion) is its birthday tradition. I love it when the entire Dining Hall sings "happy birthday" to someone as they stand on a milk crate and...

TBT: Parker Remembers Some Camp Dances

One of the favorite nights of the camp is the Grand Dance Festival. Campers dress up crazy and make their way to the Wabi for a memorable night of dancing like a fool with friends. As you grow up...

If Tess Can Conquer a Fear, so Can You!

This week's guest blogger, 2013 counselor Tess Lee, tells us all about her fear of spiders and how her time at Foley has helped her to (slowly) begin conquering the fear. This year, we think it...