Introduction The stories that follow, shared by our campers, offer a window into the transformative power of camp life, showcasing how the challenges and joys experienced in the great outdoors can shape young minds and spirits. Through their eyes, we witness a deep connection to the natural world, the exhilaration of new adventures, and the […]
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Relationships at Bald Eagle Boys Camp At Bald Eagle Boys Camp, the foundation of relationships is built upon a holistic approach to meeting each boy’s needs—encompassing the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of their being. The camp recognizes that fostering a supportive environment requires more than just outdoor activities or structured programming; it calls for
In a fast-paced, digital world, it’s easy to lose sight of what boys really need to grow into healthy, resilient young men. Parents today face challenges that previous generations never imagined—screen time addiction, anxiety, attention struggles, and behavior issues that seem to have no lasting solution. What if the answer isn’t found in more control,
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Tent building is one of the fun things to do at camp. There are reasons why we build tents. First we have to see which tent needs to be rebuilt. Then as a group, we would decide what we want the tent to look like. In building a tent, you get to learn math because
How do you accomplish a sauna when Scootac is sealed beneath 7-8 inches of ice? You grab an ax and get chopping. That’s what Chief Levi did today at the Highlanders’ first sauna of 2018 (my first sauna, by the way). Chief Levi and Jacob got a fire going on top of some rocks in
Today I’m going to talk about why you should have a good attitude on a hiking trip. The first reason is that it keeps everybody moving. You could yell, “This is boring,” which would destroy everybody’s spirit. Or you could yell at the start of an incline, “This is the best part of a hiking
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Today I’m going to tell you about the good and the bad things about the Standing Stone Trail, starting with the good things about the Standing Stone Trail. You can see a lot of vistas and there’s not many people on it, because they’re all on the thousand steps. You can also walk through a
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The cook tent is coming along. It has a rocket cooker and a hearth of course and right now we have all the post done, a beam, and a rail. Just soon we are going to put on our rafters and tarp before we know it. We are trying to get our tarp on before
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Cooking is a wonderful thing, but in order to cook you need to make a menu. When we make a menu we have a menu sheet that tells us what group its for and what meal and also what date. We fill that all out then we think of something we want to make. You
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The Painted Bunting is a beautiful bird that has an amazing color. The colors that they have is a purple head, light green, red belly, and a red and black tail their size is about 5 1/2 inches. When the Painted Bunting is a juvenile, it is green with brown. The female colors are light
