I really pray for good weather for the opening days of camp sessions. Kingswood must not have too many sinners as the past several days have been spectacular. I had to remind boys at breakfast this morning to wear sun block, drink plenty of fluids and wash those hands at each meal. “Do these three … Read more
Yesterday saw the first-ever compound bow and arrow clinic run by maintenance man, Dan Bixby. I caught a few “money shots” at that venue plus a few more good ones at council fire. “Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and again,” offered Sara, who then pushed a few of her professional quality pics … Read more
Watching a clock tick for one minute can be tedious. But, camp time has a way of flying at warp speed and we now are reminding boys about their “last chances” for this and that as well as “gather your gear.” The first two pix today highlight our two German campers, Fritz and Freddy. Of … Read more
It took Mike 15 minutes just to read off the rosters of today’s huge sports agenda. Not only is it Pemi Day — soccer, baseball and hoops games for all-aged teams — but we have so many 14 year olds that we have engaged the services of Camp Moosilauke, too, for additional events in hoops … Read more
July 9 is Taylor’s birthday. Nick the Birthday Tsar is on staff. This makes for a lethal combination and subject to great anticipation as the day wore onwards towards the ice cream and cake celebration after the supper picnic. Here’s the skinny on the day:
The title heading speaks for itself. Sure, we have many young counselors. Every one of them has a teacher mentor. The combination of experienced educators and exuberant young former-camper-now-counselors makes for the Kingswood model we so proudly feature.
They say that life begins at 40. The camp counterpart is that the real day commences after rest hour. Don’t get me wrong on this: Boys enjoy those morning clinics and they have had two good meals by 3 PM. However, a major distinction for Kingswood is that as the day wears on, boys increasingly … Read more
We had an enjoyable weekend, pell-mell with activity some of the time and laid back at other moments. Here is a brief summary of the action:
