Minnesota’s Nocturnal Animals At Camp Foley

Feb 1, 2024 | Nature

Up all night, sleeps all day! We have tons of wildlife that surrounds us here at Camp Foley in Pine River Minnesota. Some of the coolest creatures to see only come out at night! These are called nocturnal animals. Nocturnal animals are characterized by being active...

How critters keep cool as summer ends

Sep 21, 2023 | Nature

Here are some things the animals around Foley do to keep cool during a Minnesota summer… Taking Turtle Naps! Turtles are much more active in the summer and will awaken from their hibernation and emerge from lakes and ponds. The temperatures they love the most...

3 times Nature Found a Way

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...

Camp Creature: Top 5 Highlight Reel!

Mar 21, 2019 | Nature

One of our favorite things to post about is our featured Camp Creature. We have tons of camp creatures here living in this part of rural Minnesota, which puts us in an excellent spot to explore and see animals of all types. Today we are bringing together some of your...

Camp Creature – the Beaver

Feb 25, 2013 | Nature

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 is actually a rodent and belongs to the same family as woodchucks,...