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A Captain’s Perspective
One of the most unique things about my experiences working at Camp Foley is something I am only finally able to reflect on after completing my third year on staff. By putting multiple years into...
2, 3, 5, or 6 weeks?
That's right, the 2 week session is back in 2024! Along with our extremely popular 3 week sessions and 2 very special 5 and 6 week options. But which session is the best choice for your family?... 2...
Camp is about Connection
Why do you come back to Camp Foley?" We ask the questions and we get the same answer every year... "The people!" We pride ourselves here at Camp Foley with having over 30 different activities for...
Hummingbird Parents and Summer Camp
I recently stumbled across a very interesting article . The title: "Hummingbird Parents". In the article, provides seven ways a parent can let their child have independent play - outside - and...
Being an International Counselor at Foley
We have another blog written written by a staff member! From the words of Maria Perez, on her perspective as an international counselor working this summer... My name is María Pérez, I’m from...
Why did Debbie decide to work at Foley?
Check out this blog written by Debbie Vazquez, one of our international staff. Read about why she chose to work at Camp Foley... Why did I decide to work at Camp Foley? My answer is simple,...
Most Recent Posts from Camp Foley:
Foley helps parents with ‘Child-Sickness’
Is the single most important thing about camp the fact that the child’s parents are not there? I’m sure for most campers this at least makes their top five. So why is it becoming so increasingly...
Tackling the trees…
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Well, what do you think about the opening quote? Does it make a noise? Does it not? Well, all I know is that the...
The Happiness Project
As a parent and a relatively new blog follower, I experienced profound joy when following one of my favorite blogs, The Happiness Project, and its author Gretchen Rubin had a wonderful, camp answer...
Slap Me on the Back!
This past week we had 100 6th graders from 4 different Minnesota schools join us for 5 days of environmental education and team building. As the buses arrived...it rained. As we ate our first...
Turtle Time
One of the best parts of spring in the North woods is the re-emergence of animal and plant life. After the long winter of cold and snow (don't get me wrong there are great parts about that, too) it...
Spring Flings By
I had two goals for the Spring of 2010. 1. I would start a blog for camp. 2. I would figure out how to blog. Done and done. I really don't know exactly what I am going to write about....
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