Session 6 is sliding into home with an incredibly strong finish! The past couple of days’ highlights have included Zip Line at the high ropes challenge course, raft building at the waterfront, and Tie Dye. Lots of campers have had the opportunity to try new things throughout the week.

The Leaders-In-Action (second year LITs) have been a big part of camp this session. They’ve taken a lot of ownership over this week’s evening programs and continuing their success from last week’s campfire. They even planned and helped facilitate the Unit Night activities this week. Everyone seemed to be having a great time!

The Caves and Waterfalls trek group have visited close to half a dozen waterfalls at this point and two separate cave formations. They’ll be visiting the Ward-Gregory cave system in eastern New York on Friday which should be their most in-depth cave experience of the week. We are looking forward to great photos and stories once they return.

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It’s hard to believe that the final week of overnight camp is here already! We are so lucky to have such an amazing group of campers here this week enjoying the last little bit of summer. The days and nights have gotten much cooler and some birds have been sighted beginning their southward migrations. We’re keeping an eye out for raptors and nightjars flying across the skies above the pond.

We closed out Session 5 last week with an amazing campfire hosted by our Leaders-In-Action (second year LITs). They did an excellent job of creating a fun theme along with skits to carry us through the history of Wildwood throughout the campfire.

We also received some pictures back from the Caves and Waterfalls trekkers who spent their day along with guides from Adventure In Adventure Out exploring cave formations in western Massachusetts. That was after a day exploring the Quechee Gorge area of Vermont which included a visit to the amazing VINS Nature Center.

The forecast looks great for the week ahead so we expect lots more fun over the coming days. Enjoy this peek in to camp and see you back later this week!

We’re back with another peek into Session 5! The second half of the week has included many more great activities. One of the favorites was “Super Seine” where campers used seine nets to catch fish and other organisms in the shallow area of the pond. Archery is of course always a popular activity and plenty of campers have had the opportunity to practice their skills at the range. Many are becoming quite talented! Tonight’s evening program was a camp favorite, Capture the Flag! Both sides played their hearts out and at the end, no one was really clear who was the victor.

Our backpacking trekkers will be back at camp tomorrow after a full week of hiking some high peaks in the White Mountains. They stayed in an AMC cabin on Tuesday night, and spent the rest of the week in other huts and shelters. Soon they’ll be back hopefully with some great pictures and stories to share.

For those campers who are staying for one week, we will have a great send-off for them on Saturday at 10:00am. We’ll certainly miss them, but our two-week campers will be great ambassadors for another batch of one-weekers arriving on Sunday.

We’ll be back again with another update next week. Have a great weekend!

Just like that Session 5 has begun! Tuesday was our first full day of programming and we began the day with Interest Groups (IGs). This week’s choices include New Hampshire Explorers, Sailing, Service, and more. Tie Dye was a huge hit this afternoon during DGs, which means lots of campers will be bringing home bandanas and tee-shirts with a little more camp flair at the end of the session.

The skies cleared up throughout the afternoon which allowed activities like Wetland Kayak to spend some quality time out on the pond. They explored the shores and coves with an eye out for wildlife moving around in the misty afternoon.

Our Backpacking the Whites group made it up to their first summit today! They’ll have an easier go the rest of the week as they hike along ridge lines before arriving back at their starting point on Friday.

There’s so much more to come as the session is only just getting warmed up. See you back here on Thursday for another peek into camp!

Big update for the end of Session 4! We have had such a blast this week, we couldn’t contain it all in just a few photos. There was a little bit of rain on Wednesday morning, but it certainly didn’t keep us indoors for long. That afternoon you’ll see campers heading enthusiastically to the waterfront even among cloudy skies and a little bit of drizzle.

On Thursday, everything brightened up and we had a full day of programs and activities. The camp store has also been a busy place as campers pick up some drink mix to keep themselves hydrated throughout the day. Of course on the warm days also, the waterfront was packed with people as everyone was in line to run around on the lily pad, or take a slide down the iceberg.

Our trekkers who are visiting Lake Champlain this week met up with naturalists from the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum who led the campers on a journey in row boats to islands and other fascinating areas of this important northeast waterway. They’ll be arriving back to camp on Friday, just before dinner, with plenty of stories to tell.

It’s hard to believe that Friday is the last day of the session! We’ll make the most of today before seeing families back at camp tomorrow between 9:30 and 10:00am. See you then!

Session 4 is off to a great start with the first full day of programming. Campers began with the first day of their weekly Interest Group. The IG options this week include Outdoor Living Skills, Sailing, and Farm to Table. Those groups will meet every morning this week and learn together about their chosen topic.

This afternoon also featured the first sampling of Discovery Groups. Today’s offerings included “Life of a Dragonfly”, where campers checked out all phases of a dragonfly’s life cycle up close. They began by exploring the water for signs of dragonfly nymphs, before moving to the field to see the adults hunting for food among the tall grass.

Today’s lunch was also our first theme meal of the session. The theme today was “Twin Day” so many campers came to lunch in matching outfits. It was a great time and we are looking forward to some more exciting theme meals throughout the rest of the week.

Stay tuned for more photos and updates later this week!

It has been a spectacular Session 3! It’s hard to believe that tomorrow is our last full day of programming. Yesterday we were treated to a special medieval-themed day full of activities, costumes, and a whole lot of fun. Our camp staff took on special roles as they led the day, including the most wonderful Princess Karim.

The 2-week Great North Woods trip finished up their paddle down Bear Brook today as they took out by Pontook Dam. They will head to Squam Lake campground this evening and stay at a campsite on an island just off-shore. Tomorrow they’ll visit the Loon Preservation Committee’s nature center before heading back to Wildwood. We can’t wait to hear more about their adventure and see some of the pictures that they weren’t yet able to send over.

See you all on Saturday for the closing ceremony at 10:00am!