Hello readers! Welcome to Around the World Week. This is Iris; I’ve returned to Camp Timbercrest, and I’ll be writing the blog for the rest of the summer. A big thank you to Ryce for doing such an awesome job while I was away! Sundays are always busy but a ton of fun. We have quite a … Continue reading Slightly Chilly Sunday

Today is the last day of the week. Our one-week and two-week campers are heading home.  We are sad to see them go. As an end to our epic week, we held our Final Jam to finish off our Camp Rock week. Campers shared their talents ranging from ukelele playing to gymnastics. Our counselors put up tents blindfolded … Continue reading Final Day, Final Jam

The beginning of the week has been pretty busy here at camp! The weather has been mostly nice, with some rain here and there. So far girls have been engaged in activities like splash hikes, boating, and archery. Several girls (especially those in the Gross-ology program) made slime. Others have gone horseback riding, and all … Continue reading First few days…

When campers stay for a two-week session, they get to experience a more laid-back version of camp. Saturday morning we all were able to sleep in and then had a delicious brunch that included a wide array of foods such as French toast, cereal bars, yogurt, juice, sandwiches, and soup! The French toast was even … Continue reading Whimsical Weekend!

Thursday was another hot day, but we didn't mind. The campers were troopers, continuing on with camp activities and, of course, more swimming. Closing campfire was beautiful, and the units picked great songs to sing. Today, is the last day of our one-week program. Can you guess what our all-camp activity was? You got it, swimming! As our one-week campers … Continue reading A great end to a great week

Wednesday was another hot day here with a high of 89 degrees. As usual, everyone stayed cool by swimming, boating, and other water activities. Some campers chose to participate in the Buffalo Swim, which involves swimming to the other side of the lake and back again. The girls in the Make New Friends program did not … Continue reading Wacky Wednesday!

In case you didn't gather from the title, Tuesday was a hot one.  Don't worry! We stayed as cool as we could by swimming, swimming, and more swimming.  In fact, our all-camp activity Tuesday night was an all-camp swim. Check out some of the photos of our swim party in our photo gallery.

Hello! It's a hot one out here at Camp Timbercrest today, with a high of 90.  The girls are trying to stay cool with swimming and boating. Our horse girls are riding, despite the heat. Tomorrow our Camping . . . Survivor Style girls leave for three days and two nights out on the trail.  Today they … Continue reading Sunny Monday

Hello Readers, It’s Friday, time for many of our girls to pack up and go home! Today we had a camp-wide all swim that everyone could join. Everyone participated in our counselor hunt, even me!  I hid in the bushes and took pictures of anyone who found me. Sunset will have its horse program today, as well … Continue reading Happy Friday!

Hello Readers! Some technical difficulties delayed Thursday’s posting, but here it is for today! We had our camp-wide campfire, where everyone from all the units attends.  We sang fast songs and slow songs as well as our very own Camp Timbercrest song. Sunset went for a hike and tackled some Project Adventure activities. Project Adventure encourages … Continue reading Terrific Thursday