Tag: Towering Pines

Final Results: Competition *1. Deutschland Dragons *Tie-breaker needed! 2. Moroccan Mammoths 3. Hungary Knights Best Flag: Moroccan Mammoths Best Cheer: Hungary Knights The 2014 Olympics certainly did not disappoint. TP was witness to another awesome competition. The best part of it all for most campers is almost always making the team flags and creating energetic cheers. Another cool dynamic of this unique event is that it gives campers an ability to participate in a variety of events. Moreover, this variety […]

Another rush of gold swept across TP today! All involved ran around feverishly in search of golden nuggets both big and small. As the day progressed, more and more attention was spent looking for the most valuable “nugget” of all, the “Motherload.” Each summer, great effort is spent locating it, though only one group of prospectors can lay claim to possessing it. An elusive beauty indeed! After hundreds of TP dollars were spent on valuable clues and thirst-quenching spirits, the […]

  You might consider Towering Pines Camp a sort of work in progress. My grandfather, John M. Jordan, founded this place on a piece of Wisconsin history after purchasing the Pines Resort in 1945. Before it was a resort it had been a logging camp. It has taken a lot of work to build this place up to what it has become. As Grandpa noted in his memoirs, we’ve tried to build or improve something new every year. Take this […]

The 13 & Under soccer team defeated its friendly nemesis in a thrilling contest this weekend. Playing beneath blue skies, wispy clouds and a setting sun, the boys rallied back from a 3-2 deficit to hold on to win 5-4. It was an impressive performance, not only because they won, but also how they won. Many teams would have folded after giving up two leads and going behind a goal with nearly 10 minutes to play, but the TP boys […]

It’s been a great start to a great week already with special events and fair weather! Yesterday we had our annual Pirate Day, where the red pirates squared off against the blue for glory in a wide array of pirate events. Tension was high through pirate jousting, water balloon toss, and cannon shooting; but in the end, the red pirates came out on top!  Despite the point lead, everyone had a great time! When everybody plays, everybody wins! We’ve been […]