Week 5

Cannon Report

Kaboom,Kaboom,Kaboom,Kaboom,Kaboom!!

Five weeks down, two to go, and the energy and hype just keep flowing!

Well, while week four saw some efforts to establish routines and bring normalcy to Camp Leelanau.  Week five threw away the playbook and took the wheels right off!

Sure, Monday, normal morning activities, inspiring Quiet Times from Counselors regarding the lesson on Life, normal afternoon activities, and even good old fashioned Bombardment for the Juniors and ET Ball for the Seniors.  With one catch of course…Soap Dips for everyone.  With perfect rocking waves to play in we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to cleanse ourselves in beautiful Lake Michigan.

Which brings us to Tuesday, when we immediately inverted the Weekly Activity Sheet, swapped folks around to different activities and took the entire Senior Section on a little field trip to the Charlevoix Public Library for a Free Christian Science Lecture!  Yep, more Christian Science infused into the program with a lecture presented by Bobby Lewis, C.S.  The fellows really enjoyed hearing the good ideas shared, they also loved playing at the beach immediately afterward before returning to Camp in time for dinner and a fierce game of Bombardment of their own. 

If that wasn’t bonkers enough on Wednesday the Trips Counselors took over all of Camp and sent not one, not two, but SIX cabins out on various overnights!  Black Swan and Tortuga paired up for an Early Bird Flag Trip on the Valentine Property.  They loved it!  Barbados headed down the Platte River in canoes and ate the same meal twice (because the Instructor forgot lunch, but had enough ingredients to serve dinner twice and convince the kids he just really, really likes mac and cheese J.)  Sea Hornet rode horses all around Basch Rd. and camped on property.  Scorpius canoed the Mighty Manistee River and did a pour job of wearing sunscreen.  Ursa Major hiked the Platte Plains trails and arrived early enough for a nice long beach period on Lake Michigan!

All good trips. All good outcomes.  All good learning experiences for those campers that lead the trips as another step toward earning their Advanced Outdoorsman.

By Thursday everyone needed another dose of normal camp, which we almost accomplished.  There was one little significant event called the Flag Trip Combine that day.  Otherwise routine.

On Friday, once again it was time to switch things up and end Beach Period early for an annual tradition known as the Ole Ball Game!  We loaded the bus, headed to Glen Lake School, ate a bunch of hot dogs, and play America’s pastime with all the vigor and enthusiasm that Camp Leelanau musters.  The game was spirited, if not overly skilled, and ended with a South Team win 12-7.

It is hard to believe there are only two weeks left in our Camp Leelanau summer, so we are going to ditch this desk jockey work and go play outside with the kids!

-From the Desk of HQ