On Saturday and Monday, Red Arrow put aside the basketballs and lacrosse sticks, the saddles and the rifles to get up on stage to sing, dance, and act in this summer’s camp play, “Northwoods Gangsters.” Both performances were stellar…the audience loved it and the campers had a blast being in the show. As the final curtain closed and the campers took their bows…it’s safe to say the 2008 camp play was a huge success!
Photos from the play
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Jack was selected by the campers as the Horse of the Year. On Tuesday, he was showered with accolades in front of the camp as they raised the American flag. Henry Davis, this year’s winner of the equestrian event in the RAC Olympics, had the honor of placing the Horse of the Year ribbon on Jack. After flag raising, Jack was surrounded by campers who petted and congratulated him.
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Castle and Chateau both had a blast playing on the rope swing on Trout Lake during their final cabin night on Wednesday. We snapped some great mid-air photos, which you can find here.
The RAC Olympics on Friday were a tremendous success. The sun shined all day, and the lake was calm for the skiing competition but windy later in the day for the sailing race. Many events came down to the wire: the trap competition was decided by one bird, for example, while the sailing race was won by just inches. One Red Arrow record even fell: Drew Meyer shattered the senior high jump record by leaping an astonishing 5′9″. But most importantly, every boy gave his best effort.
Photos from the Olympics
For the last songfest of the year, we decided to bring back an old tradition of singing around a campfire alongside Trout Lake, which we haven’t done in at least thirty years. Check out photos from the night here.
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 overnight at a campsite built for groups with horses. The trip was a success: the horses behaved well, the coyotes serenaded the boys, and everyone enjoyed the long rides through the woods. It was a trip that the boys will never forget.
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 and Ed Becker, even swam to the island and back.
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.
