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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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TBT: Wise Words from some Hall of Fame Staff Members
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...
TBT: Camp Cousins – Courtney & Emilia
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...
Camp Creature: The Painted Turtle
Muncher hanging out in a bucket on tank-cleaning day. Raise your hand if you know the name of Camp Foley's Painted Turtle! Well, even if you didn't raise your hand our shout out, "MUNCHER!" no...
TBT: Matt Carney’s First Summer Birthday!
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...
Foley Encounter in St. Louis!
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...
Camp Creature: The Gray Wolf
Gray wolf photo from National Geographic. This week's camp creature is inspired by Minnesota's NBA team the Timberwolves. Prior to European settlement in North America, the gray (or timber) wolf...
Superheroes at Camp
Some of the 2013 returning staff will be writing blog posts in the coming weeks. This week, Kylie Beltz has written a blog about how everyone in the camp community is a superhero in their own...
Camp Creature: The Walleye
Walleye statue on Mille Lacs Lake in Garrison, MN. They say you learn something new every day, and today, I learned that Minnesota has a state fish! The Walleye. (Also the state fish of South...
2013 Preview: What You’ll Learn at Camp
Lessons nine and ten are my life. As I was perusing the camp-blog world, I stumbled across a blog post that was written with inspiration from a poem by Robert Fulghum, "All I Really Need to Know...
Throwback Thursday: 1983
30 Years Ago in the Summer of 1983... Below are some interesting things I found out about camp in 1983 after reading some old newsletters. Sailing in the 80s. So many different boats! A...
Camp Creature: Trumpeter Swan
Do you know what the heaviest bird native to North America is? Here is a hint, this bird is also the largest waterfowl native to North America. If you answered the Trumpeter Swan, you would be...
What’s Your Grit Grade?
Find your grade on Duckworth's site. The American Camp Association (ACA) recently spoke with Paul Tough about his book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. In...
2013 Preview: Foley Records
How far can you spit a raisin? If you're a Fox/Coyote girl and can spit one further than 20 ft, you're the new record holder! How long can you stand on/roll the log without falling? If you're a...
Foley, Futbol and Friends of the Orphans
What is the number one most important piece of equipment around camp? It's the one thing that gets used every day, rain or shine? You can't play GaGa, 4-Square, Tennis, Basketball,...
Donate a Soccer Ball Today!
Hopefully, you've already read a bit about why Foley is encouraging its families, friends, and alumni to donate a soccer ball to the organization Friends of the Orphans. Now you just need to know...
Camp Creature – the Beaver
Quick, name the largest rodent that lives in North America and even populates the lakes around Camp Foley. If you guessed the beaver you are correct! It may come as a surprise, but yes the beaver...
Get Crafty!
Crafts has a fairly long history at Camp Foley. One of the first mentions Campers getting crafty in the 50s! of crafts in a newsletter was back in 1957 when Red Dawn, a full blood descendant of a...
TBT – Memorable Moments of 2012 (Part 3)
What better day than Valentine's Day to throwback to 2012 and hear what some of our campers LOVED about last summer. Sofi Guzman (1st & 2nd session): "Camp this year was the best year. I loved...
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Wishing our entire Foley Family a wonderful Valentine's Day filled with lots of love!
TBT – Camp in 1993
OLS: Cooking over a fire in 1993 For this edition of Throwback Thursday, we're going way back (20 years!) to summer 1993. After picking through some old newsletters, I found some pretty interesting...
Just Keep Swimming
2012 at the Swimdock on the mat. What's the one activity that absolutely everybody does at Camp Foley at one time or another? Swimming! With 4,000 acres of fresh, clear water right outside...
TBT – Heard it at the Pizza Parties!
We were so happy to see so many great people in St. Louis and Minneapolis this year at our Pizza Parties! At both of these Camp Foley get-togethers, we asked those who attended to share some things...
Camp Creature – The Common Snipe
The Common Snipe Is it possible to meld a Throwback Thursday and Camp Creature blog into one? Well in this segment of the Rattlin’ Bog we are certainly going to try. Who remembers going on...
Throwback Thursday: 2012 Octos
For this Throwback Thursday post, I reached out to some of the 2012 Octos. I asked them to answer two questions: What was your favorite part about being an Octo, and what did you learn from the...
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