Dear Mom and Dad,
Camp is keen! I am having so much fun at Ojibwa!
Here is my schedule.
At 8:30 Reveille is played over a loud speaker. Then campers get to make the announcement that it’s time to rise and shine and hit the dining hall. Today my friends Suzie and Dee made it.
Breakfast is great. There is SO much food. Pretty much anything you can think of.
I have hot chocolate with those little marshmallows that I like.
Chris makes a few announcements as we eat about the tennis tournaments and stuff and then it’s time for morning activities.
I do lots of early morning stuff on these two swings. Aren’t they cool?
At 10 a.m. it’s time for Arts and Crafts.
My counselor Naomi is so awesome. She is from Manchester, England and she is pretty and fun and she talks just like Liam Gallagher.
My big art project was to tie dye a shirt. (My friend Eliza spilled hot chocolate on it last summer and we thought that it would be so neat to cover the little chocolate spots that never came out with tie dye.)
Here is my shirt now.
We made lanyards instead.
Aren’t they cool?
After Arts and Crafts, we had the Climbing Wall, the Zip Line and Water Skiing. My friend Eliza was so good at everything!
Then it was time for lunch. Camp has the BIGGEST buffet ever. I mean it was bigger than that hotel in Las Vegas that you like, Mom.
What I liked was the pickles. They have those little round flat ones. And I like the taco chips. They’re very crunchy.
After lunch it’s time for Afternoon Activities.
That’s Kenny’s hand. We are sitting in the Pontoon Boat.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that my friends Dickie and Wendy and Mike were singing on the Pontoon Boat. They had guitars and everything and they did all the hard stuff like knowing all the words and harmonizing and stuff. They were good!
After the Pontoon Boat, I played Box Hockey and Horseshoes with my new friends. Thomas and Billy. They’re both new campers this summer. Thomas is younger than Billy but Billy is pretty immature so they hang around a lot and act silly together. Billy pesters me all the time. Like I said, he’s always goofing around.
Billy beat me in Box Hockey and Archery but I beat Thomas in Horseshoes.
Oh, here is a report from Denny. He asked me to put it in with my letter.
Dear Lea and Ben,
As usual, we are trying very hard to get Ellen into the water. I read the label on her bathing suit and it did not say “Dry Clean Only” like she said it did.
We are also working on getting her to:
- Touch a basketball.
- Catch a 16 inch softball
- Climb the Climbing Wall
- Zipline. (She always says she’s going to do it but then she always refuses to climb the big tree.)
- Keep her cabin neater. Her hospital corners need work and she does not line her shoes up correctly.
- Eat something besides pickles and taco chips.
All in all though, she’s a pretty good kid. Grade- C-
Thanks, Denny Rosen, Director
P.S. Kenny is great. Grade A+
Well, that’s it for now, Mom and Dad. It’s almost Light Out and Billy is waiting for me down by the Boat Shed. I wonder what he wants?
Love, Your Campfire Girl, Ellen
And a good time was had by all. -30-
Amen. You sure got that right, Rick. Best part of the summer- if not the year. 👍😊
Actually the ” a good time was had by all” was a play on our Medicine Man days. Whether it was Gold Rush Day, Circus Day, Trip Day, Talent Night or Song or Stunt nights, our MM reviews always concluded with…
I figured that, Rick. I knew it was Ojibwa lingo but we all really did. 😊👍
My camp experience a couple of weeks ago was slightly different.
There were 8 of us sharing a cabin. We had fun comparing our ailments and Medicare cards.
For some reason, I could hear the toilet flushing most of the night. I guess the guys just drank a little too much.
We exercised in the morning by taking a long walk while smoking cigars. I think it only took 2 hours to trek the 2 miles.
I didn’t think it was possible to consume a gallon of ice cream, a large pizza, fried chicken and a margarita within a 90 minute span. I know better now. (Don’t try this at home without being close to those aforementioned toilets. I know better now).
We did manage to get a boat ride around Catfish and Cranberry Lakes, but some of us slept through it.
I also confirmed that I can still compete in basketball with 10 and 12 year olds, although the 12 year old beat me in a one on one game. (He made a lucky shot).
I did get to play box hockey…just after the devil turned me back from Shoeless Joe to the old man. It was slightly embarrassing to fall into the box.
I did see the climbing wall but decided that looking at it was a better option than surgery.
Oh well, I can’t wait to do this again. Next time I’ll try not to gain 5 pounds in 5 days.
It sounds like an absolute blast. You get an A in Camping- and for writing letters like this one. Thanks, Steve.
Steve,
The problem of the toilet flushing all not was mostly due to the AGE of the men you were with….Not the amount of adult beverages consumed!
Night….Sorry for the typo
Thanks clearing that up, Dr. Kerman. 😷
Pretty much nail post season at OJ.
#myfavirite place
Thanks, Dave. You’re my favorite volleyball player. 😊💋🏐
You packed in a LOT in a very short time! I am sorry we didnt get to hang out more.
Yes to both! Same time next year- if not before. 😊❤️
Glad you read that you and Kenny made it back up to the north woods. Weather good, so enjoy!
Holly
We had a great time- as usual. Regards to you and your family. 👍😊