Month

// June 2016
JUN
30
2016

It’s a Great Day to Be a Merrie-Woode Girl

It’s another beautiful day here at camp and I’ve been full of folly as I swung through the trees and watched what all the campers were doing. While I was at the stables this morning, I watched some of the younger riders learn how to trot and gallop at the covered riding arena. My
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JUN
29
2016

Minute to Win It

Wow! We had such a beautiful day here at camp today. The weather was warm and all the boating and swim classes had fun cooling off in the lake! I even took a dip when no one was looking! The mountaineering class took to the high ropes today after lunch, it looked like such fun!
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JUN
28
2016

The Great Race

It’s been a rainy morning here at Camp Merrie-Woode, but we haven’t let that stop us from enjoying our activities! After waking up from a nap in the Nature Nook, I followed some campers to the stables and watched as they learned all about the importance of grooming and how to
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JUN
27
2016

Going Once…Going Twice…It’s Auction!

I started my day watching the mountaineering class climb the wall in King Arthur’s Court. We definitely have some skilled climbers in this session! I decided to go see what was happening on the tennis courts and found some campers enjoying a game of Queen! What fun! After
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JUN
26
2016

Happy Chapel!

     Today is the very first Chapel of the session! The campers started off the day with a warm and lovely outdoor Chapel service. I was overjoyed by the surprise violin presentation, the wonderful songs sung by our own Sunday Choir. After the service had finished, the counselors
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JUN
25
2016

Opening Day!

       Today is the day; the very first day of the Main Session. I was awakened early this morning by the shrill screams of delight of campers arriving to their assigned cabins. It was a wonderful sight; old friends reconnecting after a year of being apart, saying bittersweet
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JUN
22
2016

Banquet Night

The last day of camp has been a busy and fun-filled day! We started in Chapel with a big Lost-N-Found session, activity awards and devotional presented by the youngest cabins. During the day, the campers enjoyed showing off everything they’ve learned and done throughout the
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JUN
22
2016

Pickup Day Reminders

It’s hard to believe that this session is coming to an end already. It seems like we just got started. We wanted to remind you that you can pickup your daughters from 8 – 10 AM on Thursday (6/23) morning. The girls will have a continental breakfast in the Dining Hall and then be
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JUN
21
2016

Closing Campfire

Today was another beautiful day here at Camp Merrie-Woode. This morning, Bum’s Rest pulled a hilarious prank in the dining hall when they stole the director’s table and had a Blackout Rave Dance Party during breakfast. What a fun way to start the day! The Photography Class has
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JUN
20
2016

A Wrinkle in Time

Everyone is busy buzzing around camp! I stared my morning watching the tumbling class practice their routine for final show on Wednesday. Boy, are they looking good! I then headed to the tennis courts to watch some of the campers play, before I went to the archery field. Everyone
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