TBT – Camp in 1993

Feb 7, 2013 | Alumni

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 things… -In 1993 Outdoor Learning Skills “OLS” was...

Just Keep Swimming

Feb 4, 2013 | Activities

  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 our cabin doors, it isn’t surprising how often campers are...

TBT – Heard it at the Pizza Parties!

Jan 31, 2013 | Alumni

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 with us. What is your favorite memory from 2012: “Making up...

Camp Creature – The Common Snipe

Jan 28, 2013 | Campers, Nature

  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 a Snipe Hunt?  I would guess it is likely the “older” generation of...

Throwback Thursday: 2012 Octos

Jan 24, 2013 | Alumni, Campers

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 experience? But first… let’s get some facts about the Octo...