2nd Session Update

It's a first for second session...a dripping wet morning to water the trees around camp. The weather this summer (for both sessions) has been outstanding, helping to create the perfect backdrop for a enthusiastic start to second session. We're nine days into the second session and all too soon, our two-week Badger campers will be headed home. But not without some real highlights.

Fishing trips around camp have produced literal boat-loads of walleye, crappie and northern pike, with a subsequent fish fry. Sam Devine has been busy taking boys to nearby Little Bass Lake, a fisherman's heaven. Meanwhile the in-camp program is running on all cylinders, evidenced by the success that our Chippewa campers enjoyed at the regatta with nearby Camp Lincoln and Camp Lake Hubert. In archery, riflery and sailing our campers competed and found the marks while representing Chippewa with class. It was a fun day for the 22 campers from all ages of camp. Cody O. and Trevor G. were standouts in archery, while Spencer D. and crew fared very well in the sail races.

Sunday's Billy Bonka Day (Willy Wonka's candy-making cousin) will certainly be a highlight for years to come. Throughout the day, teams toured his "factory" and helped create new candies and confections. In the evening, the teams solved a series of puzzles, leading them to an 'explosive' ending....Mentos dropped into bottles of Fizzy Lifting Drink. If you haven't tried it yourself, give it a shot and stand back!

The canoe trips begin to head out in earnest this week. Our first Hook Island trip left camp this morning with a bunch of excited fishermen from Olson cabin, as did our special 75th Anniversary Sail Trip on Lake Superior. Patrick H., Calvin W., Jesse O., Sing Lok W., and Byron A. will be crossing Lake Superior from the Apostle Islands to Isle Royale aboard the 38-foot catamaran called "Chat- Eau". It's a remarkable 8-day adventure!

Stay tuned for more photos as second session unfolds.