What’s Your Grit Grade?

Mar 7, 2013 | Youth Development

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 the interview, he mentions a Psychologist at the University of...

2013 Preview: Foley Records

Mar 4, 2013 | Campers

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 Wolf boy and can stay up there longer than 2:51,...

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,...

Get Crafty!

Feb 18, 2013 | Activities

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 Sioux Cheiftain came for a day-long seminar featuring feather crafts,...

TBT – Memorable Moments of 2012 (Part 3)

Feb 14, 2013 | Alumni

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 Matoaka, my cabin, because of the people, and it was fun...