Author: Angie Wenzl

Alex “Harlow” has been a part of Towering Pines Camp for Boys for 17 summers which means he has spent the greater portion of his life at camp!!  Last summer Alex had the opportunity to come back and work as a counselor (and leadership staff) in Cabin 12 with the Counselors in Training (CITs).  Alex spent time reflecting on the incredible benefits that camp provides to campers, Counselors in Training (CITs) and staff. At the end of the summer, we […]

Hey there, fellas!! We have some more fantastic camp fun for you!!  It’s another great FUNtastic Friday here at Camp Quarantine.   To keep things interesting, we have a TP Kahoot game for you to play brought to you by long time leadership staff alum, Bill Gonio.  All you need to do is go to https://kahoot.it and enter the game pin number:  #05604643.  You have through Wednesday, May 6th to play.  The highest score wins, and the winner will be […]

Good morning, fellas!! It’s another great FUNtastic Friday here at Camp Quarantine.  As you all know, no one does pancakes better than we do at Towering Pines on Paul Bunyan Day!!  So we figured why not bring Paul Bunyan pancakes right to you in your very own home during Camp Quarantine?!!    IT’S PANCAKE TIME!!! We have included an awesome video with none other than, can we have a DRUMROLL please .  .  .  .  .   Drinka!! Watch Drinka’s […]

Good morning, fellas!! We are all navigating some interesting and strange times, but no one does interesting and strange like camp, right??  With that in mind we give you the first of many virtual camp events that can earn you things like double canteen, TP Dollars, or maybe even some TP swag. TP BINGO!!! Attached is a TP Bingo card for you to fill out as much as you can.  Print it, screen shot it, save the image, however you […]

I’d like to share with you an awesome blog written by a close friend of mine, Alice Lurain.  Alice is not only one of my dearest friends, but she was also one of my co-counselors at Camp Woodland back in the 90’s.  Alice always had an uncanny ability to say the wittiest things, and no matter the situation, she seemed to be able to find a life lesson from the experience.  There was never a dull moment in Starshine cabin […]