Category: Camp News
Welcome New Campers!
Alex Harlow (right) – TP Camper from Texas Dear New Camper, Camp Towering Pines is truly a life changing experience. For over 15 summers I made the journey from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas to Eagle River, Wisconsin. I traveled by car, airplane and sometimes even a bus. I have been a camper, a C.I.T. and a counselor. My first experience at Towering Pines was in 2001. I was only seven years old and no idea what I had gotten myself into. […]
Last, But Not Least!
This wraps up the “Best Moments” from summer 2016…we are already looking forward to see what “Create Your Own Scene in 2017” brings! Best Moments from Cabin 8: What is one moment you will never forget? Neil: Pirate Day because my team won! Matthew: Passing out of instructional swim. Alex: When the Turkey Hams won TP Olympics. Gianni: Sailing with all of my friends in an X-boat and going on the Big Hobie on a really windy day. Rodrigo: Sailing with […]
May the Force Be With You!
Best Moments from Cabin 6: What is one moment you will never forget? Max: Passing yard lines in archery. Gordon: A funny campfire skit. Ross: When I got up on skis. Jack: Doing the 50 yd hurdles in Olympics in skinny jeans and winning. James: When I got 2nd place in archery during the Olympics. Calvin: Winning the 13 & under soccer game against Red Arrow. Alex: Olympics and banquet. Rodrigo (CIT): Co-ed show practice. What is something adventurous you did last summer? […]
Thanks, Mom (and Dad)!
I am the oldest sibling out of 4, and one of the many things we have in common is that we all went to Camp Towering Pines or Woodland. This post is not just about my siblings, but it is about my whole family. We have always remained close after we had to move to a different country, abandoning our lives to start a new one with no family but Mom, Dad and my brothers and sister around. Our extended family […]
Why I Choose Towering Pines!
JoAnne and Kim Co-Ed Show 1991 Because I moved on from Woodland/Towering Pines after a 12-year stint as counselor, program director, waterfront director, and eventually assistant director, and then returned after a 14 year hiatus, I am often asked by fellow alumni why I chose to come back. In the time I was away, I as the associate director at a much larger all-girls camp in the mountains of Western North Carolina full-time for 8 years. There are 60+ camps in three neighboring counties […]