Director’s Reports

“We’re into the Gravy Days”

July 22, 2026

First things first. “So, how was the dance?” I inquired to several older boys just now at breakfast. Most answers were in the good to okay range. “So how was the movie?” I asked the younger campers. “Awesome.” As for the former, how would they know and that’s what I told them.

At dinner last evening, one old-time counselor greeted me with the words of today’s title. Absolutely, we are indeed pretty much guaranteed a full camp of adjusted boys for the last few days of the session. I’ve alluded to this phenomena before in a blog, but one sweep of my eyes through the dining room where the boys (and I mean ALL of them) were chanting and pounding the tables, provided all the proof needed.

Ah, the exuberance of youth!

I asked my daughter to amass all the photos counselors taken while we were away and place them into an album. Since we were not here, it was more important than normal for her to post these for your pleasure.

None of them need any explanation except that perhaps in total they reveal a “traditional” American camp program that is variable and not all sports. Ezra is one of our best athletes – you should see him on the basketball court – but there he is on the keyboard at Closure.

Mt. Kinsman is a double-peaked summit, both of which count at the Franconia level of the Varsity Club. Lonesome Lake hut beneath the summits is a nice respite before the dash to the top where the view is terrific to the east and, well, the Franconia Ridge. Gravy train, all the way.

I think the set of pix from Pirate Cove is one of my favorites from those offered by staff so far this summer. Gravy.

I am a tad late posting this blog as I was up the hill inspecting the cabins that were pictured in my Right Now album of yesterday afternoon. Messes in the cabins are allowed – actually they are inevitable – so long as they are picked up each morning “with all the shoes pointed in the same direction,” as dictated by Inspector Pipes.

The boys laughed at me when I came to the cabin. Of course the messes are cleaned up, they asserted. Check my 3-photo upload of moments ago and compare to yesterday’s fiasco. Gravy!

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