Towering Pines Blog

Summer camp is where kids discover they can!  These eight little words are so simple and yet incredibly POWERFUL. When people ask me why I feel so strongly about providing kids the opportunity to go to camp, there is so much I want to tell them. I may only have their attention for a few seconds. I want to use this time wisely so that I can really share the true essence of what the summer camp experience at Towering Pines has to offer.

I recently received an email from SCOPE (Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education), and it had such a compelling message that I want to share it with you.

WE BELIEVE ALL children deserve the chance to experience summer camp to explore, learn, and laugh with friends from sunup to lights out.

WE BELIEVE summer camp is where kids discover that they CAN.

That meeting new people at camp helps children feel like they can belong just about anywhere, and that conquering climbing walls and ropes courses can inspire them to reach for even higher goals.

WE BELIEVE that making a splash in life can start with doing cannon balls off a dock, that riding a horse for the first time can teach children to take the reins of their future, and that arts & crafts has the power to inspire creativity and sculpt character.

WE BELIEVE the great outdoors is the greatest classroom, and that inner tubing beats YouTubing any day of the week.

WE BELIEVE that every child should know that there’s s’more to life out there, and that everything they try, discover, and conquer at camp creates a path to even greater possibilities in school, college, their careers and throughout their lives.

This summer the boys of Towering Pines shared many of the things they learned they CAN do by exploring and trying them at camp. (All campers whose responses we received are included here.)

Cabin 4:  Huron                                                                 

• Deigo:  Getting my Crew
• Benji:  I got to 305
• Miles:  I tried to eat more different foods.
• Guy:  I caught a bass.
• Lorenzo:  Working on passing to 30-yards in archery
• Chet:  I found a giant salamander.
• JP:  I am the smallest in soccer, but I get to play with everyone.
• Ercole:  I got up on wakeboard.
• Pato:  I got Chief of the Day.

Cabin 5:  Mohawk

• Warner:  I learned to appreciate animals.
• Roark:  I like being able to find toads.
• Pablo:  Seeing the eagle learning to fly
• Devin:  I wakeboarded and got up.
• Will G.:  I got to Level 5 in instructional swim.
• James:  I got past 37 in riflery.
• Alvaro L.:  I caught bass in fishing.
• Philip:  We made it to Turtle Bay!

Cabin 6:  Cheyenne

• Javi:  I loved seeing fireworks at the 4th of July campfire.
• Charlie:  I learned to have a better attitude.
• Emi:  I learned to appreciate animals.
• Andres:  I tried different foods.
• Chase:  I got way better at riflery.
• Ben:  I skied!
• Manola:  That I keep working on passing out of instructional swim.
• Forrest:  I shot a 46.
• Thomas K.:  I got my racer.

Cabin 7:  Iroquois

• Ro G.:  We played an amazing soccer match against Red Arrow Camp.
• Reid:  I found an egg.
• Jacob:  I got up on slalom for the first time.
• Miguel:  I started doing sail race.
• Andres A.:  We won 12-1 against Red Arrow Camp.
• Will S.:  I’m working on my soccer skills.
• JP B.:  I passed to 40-yards.
• Diego O.:  I made it on the soccer team. (to play against Red Arrow)
• Bosco:  We won 12-1 against Red Arrow.

Cabin 8:  Winnebago

• Ro F.:  I’m working on tennis so I can do well at TP Open.
• Henry:  How far I’ve gotten in riflery
• Artur:  Working hard in trap so I could get “Trapper of the Year.”
• Dylan:  Lucas (a cabin mate) had a good birthday at camp. (Celebrating birthdays at camp is special!)
• Sebas:  How relaxed I am here.
• Aiden: We won both the dummy and the mother lode!
• Conor:  Getting up on wakeboard
• Lucas:  Finding the dummy and the mother lode
• Emeric:  Playing and winning a lot of cabin games

Cabin 11:  Seneca

• William L.:  I saw multiple deer.
• Mitch:  I’m working on standing in riflery.
• William R.:  I got better at trap and tennis.
• Alex G.:  I liked instructional swim.
• Lucio:  I could hear owls during the night.
• Alvaro A.:  We had a lot of wind for sailing!

Cabin 12:  Apache

• Josemi:  I caught another snake.
• Salvador:  I hope to get my Crew in sailing.
• Patricio:  I saw a really big bass.
• Julian:  I’m trying skin diving.
• Sammy:  Camp is FUN, FUN and FUN!
• Eli:  The Red Arrow soccer game was amazing!

We would love for every child to have the opportunity to explore, learn and laugh at summer camp.  Our  specific camp values at Towering Pines provide the framework for this every day in all aspects of our camp program.

If you, a family member or friend would like to learn more about our camps, please join us at our informal informational zoom meetings. The first of these will be held on Sunday, January 26th @ 4:00 PM.   RSVP HERE  (More info will be sent to you directly.)

If you aren’t able to attend one of our meetings, our leadership team is always willing to spend time sharing what our camps have to offer Towering Pines Camp for Boys.

We are still taking applications for Registration for Summer of 2025!

**Thank you and credit to SCOPE for the inspiration and for a portion of this blog.**

Angie Wenzl

• Camp Mom at TP
• Leadership Staff at TP/Office Manager
• Marketing TP/Woodland
• Leadership Team TP/Woodland
• Assistant Waterfront Director at Woodland
• Counselor at Woodland
• “Building in our hearts fond memories, Towering Pines for you.”