Tag: Wisconsin
The Work in Progress
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 […]
Achievements!
Skin diving: James E. and Diego S. caught ANOTHER turtle! Trick-Ski: Alonso C. did a 360 on trick-skis! Instructional Swim Passed Level 6: Santi P., Sebastian D., Alex F. Passed Level 4: Alex P., Rodrigo E. Passed Level 3: Andrew K. Way to go guys!!!
Daily Achievements 7/3
Another spectacular weather day and an even more impressive day of achievements! Way to go guys! One of the more productive days in a long time! So many people excelling and moving up the ranks. Very exciting! I look forward to seeing where these guys end up at the end of the summer. If today is any indication of that, it’s going to be a super successful summer. Accomplishments help make for positive spirits and lots of smiles. Keep it […]
Hamburger Cookout!!
Another delicious tradition cooked up by the men of Seneca, Cabin 11! They all took turns flipping patties and serving the rest of camp. 300 hamburgers later, they all learned the art of outdoor cooking. Needless to say, there was still room for a scrumptious brownie to wash everything down! Perfect weather, yummy food and good friends always make for a memorable day. Camp cookouts always bring out the best in teamwork and cabin unity, on full display again tonight. […]
First session is underway!
We’ve finally started our activities! As soon as they were dismissed from the morning assembly, the boys ran in all directions to their classes, super excited to get things going. A couple of things stood out today: Josh was Chief of the Day; John caught a 17” small-mouth bass on Clear Lake; Sebastian got up on two skis for the first time and made it around Nokomis; and Michael got the high score at Riflery, a 42 kneeling! Nice job […]