4 Animals That Hibernate at Camp Foley

Jan 23, 2025 | Nature

Nature’s Winter Sleepers As winter rolls in across Minnesota, and Camp Foley becomes quieter, with many animals retreating into hibernation. Hibernation, a state of dormancy that helps animals survive cold months when food is scarce, is common in some species...

Everything you need to know about Frost Quakes

Jan 9, 2025 | Nature

This past Saturday we had something wild happen here at Foley… Around 2-3 pm on Saturday, January 4th, those of us living here near Foley and Whitefish Lake experienced mysterious loud booms and ground tremors. This is called a frost quake, or cryoseism—this can...

The Lost Winter of 2023-24

Mar 21, 2024 | Nature

Where is all the snow? If you are a Minnesota local you might have noticed this year’s winter season was very different. Here at Camp Foley, we definitely FELT the difference! What little snow we got was gone by January, there are no giant snow piles, icy sidewalks,...

Ice Ridges on Whitefish

Feb 24, 2022 | Nature

So, maybe I am the only one that has never heard of an ‘Ice Ridge’, but after this winter I now know what they are! Take a look at what Whitefish Lakes massive ice sheet can do. Now what are Ice Ridges? Ice ridges are caused by the pushing action of a lake’s ice...

An Icy Lake in 2013

Jan 6, 2022 | Nature

Alli atop the ice ridge.   Sometimes, we consider the lake to be a “creature” of its own as there always seems to be something cool happening with it, especially in the winter. Whitefish Lake doesn’t get quite as much action in the winter as it does in the...