Camp Woodland Blog

A little Woodland Dew doesn’t stop our girls from trying new things and having fun passing levels.

• Izzy O. skippered for the first time in Sailing
• Cayle V.  passed her Promarksman in Riflery
• Grace B. passed her Marksman in Riflery
• Chelsea T. passed her Bar 5 in Riflery (pretty big deal!)

Regina P, Hilltop camper, is new this summer and walks from class to class with a perpetual smile!   We asked Regina to write about her camp experience. Enjoy her remarks:

“This is my first year at Camp Woodland and I am having a great time. I feel that it is an amazing opportunity to be here, because you get to experience different activities that you don’t get to do at home.  I got to meet new people and everyone is so welcoming.  I feel that camp is like a big family.”

– Regina P.

Thanks Regina and we are sooooo glad you are here this summer!

June 24-June 28 is Great Outdoors America week, and lucky for us, we are all about nature at Camp Woodland!  We take many moments out of the day to enjoy nature – and here in the Beautiful North Woods, the wonder of nature is all around us. The girls in Farm Zoo take nature walks and learn about ecology. The riders take trail rides through the Climax Forest. Even in Arts and Crafts, the girls pick wildflowers to press and use in making bookmarks.

The whole camp takes two weeks of evening workshops to explore the nature around us, including a visit to the Moss Garden at Towering Pines and our very own Woodland Bog. All the campers get a chance to adventure through these amazing natural wonders that we here at camp are fortunate enough to have available right at our fingertips. Our Nature Night activities are so popular, they’ve even been featured in National Geographic magazine!

But even though we take special time to appreciate and experience nature, it truly would be impossible not to take in the amazing nature that surrounds us! Every moment here at Camp is set against our amazing backdrop of pine tress and blue skies, of sparkling Sand Lake and arching Birch trees. We eat our meals overlooking the gorgeous waterfront. We stand in assembly under a gorgeous canopy of lush green. Even the mundane is made remarkable merely by the fact that we get to live in this amazing landscape. At Camp Woodland, we make sure to take time out to appreciate nature – but even our time “in” is full of nature appreciation. How lucky are we at camp that Nature Week is something we get to celebrate all summer!

Be sure to stay tuned for more stories and pictures from our Nature evening workshops!

We had a great day at Archery and Riflery today!  New campers are starting to get the hang of shooting, and the old campers are  remembering that old feeling of hitting the target.  Check out who passed levels in both Riflery and Archery:

• Allie passed her White Boeman in Archery (10 yards from the target, first level)
• Taylor H. passed her White Yoeman in Archery (10 yards from the target, second level)
• Natalie S. passed both her Black Yoeman and and Boeman in Archery (20 yards from target, first and second level)
• Amelia D. passed her white Boeman in Archery (10 yards from target first level)
• In Riflery Amelia K, Jenna K, Natalie S, Victoria, and Sofia G  all passed Pro-marksman

Way to go girls!!

Everyday at Evening Assembly we announce any achievements that happened during the day.  These achievements may include passing a level, accomplishing a new skill, or a camper just trying something they thought they could never do.  I get goosebumps every time I see a girl glow when a counselor announces their names during evening assembly and the other girls cheer for her.  So everyday we will give you a little peak on daily achievements. Enjoy!

Natalie S passed  her white Yoeman, Boeman, and Archer in archery. All white levels shoot 10 yards from the target and then they pass levels as they get more precise. Natalie’s instructors say she is a natural!

Sydney S passed her black Yoeman (first level) in Archery. All black levels shoot 20 yards from the target.

Ana Paula G.  shot 3 bullesyes in Riflery.  Way to go Ana Pau!