Author: Kim Aycock

We had a FABULOUS turn out for the annual Chicago reunion the weekend before Thanksgiving!  Here is an update about the TP boys who joined us for the afternoon to watch the 2016 camp video, flip through the new scrapbook, relive camp memories, and of course, to eat yummy treats.  If we were not able to connect with you at this event, please feel free to share your news with us for a future post. Favorite thing about school: George: reading and art […]

Best Moments from Cabin 11: What is one moment at camp you will never forget? Alejandro: Passing to standing in riflery Cristobal: Learning to do a 360 in trick-ski for the very first time Iker: Scoring my first goal in 6th period soccer Alec: When I finally learned how to dive George: Catching a lot of fish Trevor: The 1st day of camp when I met everyone and instantly became friends Rainer: My time on the archery range Sebastian (CIT): Practicing Co-Ed Show with my friends […]

I’m sure it goes without saying that you have seen your share of political ads over the past several weeks and months. More than likely, these ads are telling you something about the choices you should make on November 8th.  So, instead of advising you who to vote for, we would like to give you a better choice this year. We want you to CHOOSE CAMP! Here at Camp Towering Pines, we actually care about the thing that most politicians […]

Costumes are not just for Halloween…dressing up is part of what we do at camp!  Campfires, Paul Bunyan Day, and Pirate Day are just a few of the opportunities we have to show our TP spirit!  Here are the “Best Moments” from Cabin 5 (Mohawk): What is one moment at camp you will never forget? Tanner: camping trip Henry: being in the archery competition against Woodland Julian: sailing with my friends Matthew: canoe trip Mitchell: canoe trip with the entire […]

I think it is safe to say that by now everyone is “back to school”!  As much as we would like to stretch out summer as much as possible, somehow those lazy days quickly turn to carpools, backpacks, homework, extracurricular activities, and counting the days until camp begins once again! Throughout the upcoming year, each month will have a blog that is “sponsored” by a different Towering Pines cabin from the Summer of 2016.  Each camper wrote his “best moments at camp”…here […]