Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
It has been half a century since the last riding trip at Red Arrow Camp, but last week a handful of the best riders in camp had the fortune to go on such a trip. Led by Fred, Dave, Oscar and Jeremiah, the boys rode for two days with packs on the horses and slept […]
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
This morning, scores of boys rose to the challenge of swimming from the shore of Red Arrow to Haunted Island, which is 4,500 ft (85% of a mile). Led by Division 1 swimmer Will Vodak and Ben Black, the boys all successfully swam to Haunted Island, which is an impressive feat. Two boys, Pat Lynn […]
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The Red Arrow seniors defeated their most formidable opponent of the summer, Towering Pines, two to zero last night. The win capped off an undefeated season for the senior soccer team. Alfonso Cano and Drew Meyer scored Red Arrow’s goals. Congratulations to the team on a fantastic summer.
Photos from the game
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
A few of Mikey Barker’s best photos of his cabin from this summer have been uploaded here. Included are pictures of John McCormick’s two-foot Northern Pike, which he caught on his third cast at the pickup point of their recent canoe trip.
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
On Saturday night we had the annual Carnival, which is certainly one of the boys’ most favorite nights of the summer. After the boys spent the afternoon setting up their booths, the girls from Osoha came over to join them for an hour and fifteen minutes of playing games and enjoying treats. Some classic […]
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
We were treated to quite the sunset during our evening dip on Friday, as the lingering clouds from that day’s thunderstorms lit up in color. Check out some photos from the sunset over Trout Lake here.
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
The men of Chalet recently completed a very successful trip on the beautiful Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Some of the highlights of the trip included sightings of fox, a moose, and a pair of moose antler sheds. The boys learned how to cook meals, set up and properly maintain a safe campsite, […]
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
The 2008 Canadian trip began at Brown’s Clearwater Resort outside of Mine Center, ON. After one full day of lake paddling, we wound up at McQuaint’s Castle: an enormous log cabin built on the shores of White Otter Lake. Another day of lake paddling brought us to the Turtle River, where we remained for the […]
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Saturday, July 26th, 2008
The second sailing trip occurred earlier this week. The crew comprised Hector Tinoco, Stevie Delahunt, Ryan Princer, Ryan Jacobus, Pedro Schravesande, Henry Dyke and Alfonso Garrido. Highlights from the trip include trapezing and jumping off cliffs into Lake Superior. Check out pictures from the trip here.
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
Cabin B took off on their second trip last Monday and returned Wednesday evening just in time for Cabin Night. The 3-day trip took the boys on a hike along the old logging trails around Trout Lake. The first day consisted of a 2 hour hike that led Cabin B into “The Secret Campsite” on […]
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
Cabin B has had some really fun cabin nights this summer. Check out photos from their Cowboy Night and Gangster Night.
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
On Saturday, Red Arrow traveled to Camp Osoha for the annual war canoe race. This year’s race proved to be especially exciting: with Red Arrow’s canoe slightly ahead of Osoha’s two-thirds into the race, the two canoes veered into each other and collided. (The boys maintain that the girls steered into them.) Two of the […]
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
The men of Cabin H embarked on a version of the Flambeau River Trip beginning just south of the Ding-a-Ling Restaurant and ending at Holtz Landing on the Flambeau River. We paddled down the Manitowish River the first day and stayed at campsite 56, an excellent site for a group our size. We saw numerous […]
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
We have uploaded Manor’s photos from the Pictured Rocks here.
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
We held competition in soccer, archery and tennis against Camp Highlands this past Friday, and Red Arrow emerged victorious in all three events. Check out photos from that night here.
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