Sherie and Jackie are on the road this week meeting with some of our great returning staff in Michigan and interviewing potential new staff for the summer of 2012! We have a lot of wonderful returning staff who will be joining us again for the upcoming summer – they are so excited to get back to their summer home!
News From The Point
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Winter Has Finally Arrived at POP!
Happy New Year from Camp!! Winter has finally arrived in the Adirondacks and we are excited to watch camp transform into a winter wonderland! The lake completely froze over this week – it should be nice and solid in a couple of weeks so the Seniors of 2011 can walk to Schultz’s Island during their retreat . For our current camp families, the January Mailing with information about how to complete important forms, organize uniform clothing, etc. will be arriving at your homes this week. Let us know if you have any questions!
Happy Holidays to Our Point O’Pines Family!
Happy Holidays to our Point O’Pines Family! We hope you have a safe and happy holiday season and a terrific New Year! We can’t wait to see you in 2012!
So great to see you!
It was so wonderful to see you at the reunion. All of the smiles, all the hugs, all the friends. We got to enjoy this year’s especially spectacular camp video, and remember a summer of fun. We all thank the great Peak of 2011. We will miss you! We look forward to seeing you all again soon.
UPDATE: The photos have been posted. Log in to see them!
One Last Overnight at the Farm
Fall at the farm is beautiful. The leaves are turning vibrant shades of red and orange, the lean-tos at the farm are the perfect spot to watch it happen. Last weekend Callie decided we should have one last camp out in the lean-tos for her this time. Caressa and Tessa joined Brandon and Callie for a dinner of sauteed sausage and mushrooms with rice cooked over a camp stove. After dinner we gathered wood and built a warm fire in front of the lean-to, and, of course, we roasted marshmallows over the fire.
After dinner, Caressa took Tessa home to her bed, and Callie filled with excitement. She had been talking for weeks about her first ever overnight. She wanted to be just like the big camper girls, sleeping out at the farm. Brandon and Callie read stories in our sleeping bags and looked out as the stars came out overhead. We listened for a bit to the sounds of turkeys in the woods (a group of 15 large wild turkeys returned to the farm this fall), and soon fell asleep. Callie stayed warm in her sleeping bag, and woke in the morning to help her dad make a breakfast of hot chocolate and hot oatmeal to cap off the experience.
Callie says she misses all the campers because they went home, and looks forward to everyone being back soon. She adds, “Next time I will be four and a half. I love you!”