Cabin 11 does Skit Night!

Hey so Cabin 11 boys did amazing at the skirt time last night! We all met up and did a planned out what we should do for the skit night. We worked hard and planned out something spectacular. The boys all lined up and the person at the end started the skit. William started by saying hey I have to go Weee! Then the boys would pass the message down the line untill it got to the boss at the end of the line. Hey he has to got Weee. The boss at the end would then state sorry here will have to wait… After the 3 times of being told he would have to wait he yelled hey! hey! Tell him I have to Weeee! The boss finally got the message and said … ok he can Weee! Then the boys pass it down to the person that needs to Weee! - When William - got the message he puts his hands in the air and yells… WEEEEEEE!!! The audience loved it!

Boy's cabin

What does a boy's cabin look like on Wednesday?

Cabin 4, home to 8 campers, of a wide age range (2nd - 6th grade) and 2 counselors is shown below.
These pictures were taken in the morning just after breakfast.

With the rain and the popularity of swimming, all the towels and swimsuits are out to dry.  No wet things inside the cabin during the day!

Beds are made or neatened.  Floor and porch swept.  Extra things put away in the bunk, bags, and closets.

From what I hear, not all cabins are as neat and orderly as cabin 4
(disclaimer: this was written by one of the counselors of cabin 4)

News Flash: Cabin seven was one of the three White Sock winners today!

Building houses.

Cabin 3's Catlin and Izzy built houses with tape, index cards, and an Altoids box.  They did this because, in spiritual formation, their cabin was taking about how to have a strong foundation for their life.  So for the activity they used a fan for the "big storm" and observed how their house stood up.  So in conclusion we all need a strong foundation for their lives like the wise man who built his house apon the rock instead of building his house apon the sand.  -- Written by Caitlin and Izzy! <3

Six word stories from Creative Expressions Class

In Creative Expressions class we start each day with an exercise to get us thinking creatively about the projects we are working on.  Our warm-up on Tuesday was "Six Word Stories".  Back in the day Ernest Hemingway was challenged to come up with a six-word story.  He thought, and replied "For Sale: Baby Shoes.  Never worn."

After talking about minimalism, style and being able to show our readers a certain feeling, here are some six word (give or take) stories that our campers came up with.


The dust-covered stuffed pony had a frayed tail and a missing eye.

Trash can. Stand strong. Class president.

Mirror reflections, Beautiful posture, Hidden Possibilities.

Jewels missing, Butler did it.

Long lost.  Never found. Calling home.

Nemo: Never gonna give you up

Alien.  Rescue.  Secret identity.  Power.  Hope.

In real life giraffes aren't spikey.

Exciting happenings in the pool

Today a live frog joined us in the pool. 
The life-guard fished it out and set it free in the woods.
It was cute! 
I wish we could keep it as a pet.
          -- Tamarra, Cabin 2

I swam all the way to the deep end for the first time! 
          -- Lauren, Cabin 2

Tuesday Night Was Skit Night!!!

Last night was the official EYMC skit night.  Every cabin group got an opportunity to come up with a skit and perform it in front of the whole camp.  There were lots of laughs as every cabin did an amazing job. Some of the highlights were the staff skit with our lovely panel of staff being on MPR and answering ridiculous questions about camp and cabin nine's version of a "riff-off" where they remixed and sang songs about god.  Everyone had an amazing time and we are all thinking about what we can do for next year.

The "Riff-Off"

The (NPR spoof) Hosts

The Panel

Getting to know you

Yesterday (Monday) cabin 3 performed a human knot, symbolic of the individuals coming together, forming a community and working together.

Interviews

[August 6th]

Cabin 3 divided up and interviewed a camper they didn't know well then reported back to the whole group.

Thank you St. Paul's

Yesterday, the campers from St. Paul's Duluth each received a package at mail time containing coloring pages, snacks, glow sticks, and much more.   We feel so thankful and blessed to be supported by our home church.  (Special thanks to Sue Van Oss)

"Remote Support"

The very happy staff thank you very much and wish you would have been able to be here.

Happy staff.  Thank you!

It's Monday Morning!

Well we all survived the rain last night with only a couple pairs of wet tennis shoes.  All of our spirits are still high and we can't wait to get to the stage to dance.

We introduced the rules for the white sock awards this morning with a lot of enthusiasm. Every single camper was paying attention as soon as we mentioned the prize of a free canteen item.  The white sock award is given out by our very own Kjersten Rice who gets to go around during the day and check out every cabin for cleanliness.  The cleanest two cabins every day get the coveted white sock and an item of their choice at the next canteen.  Of course everyone has their plans but we will have to wait to see who does the best job keeping things tidy.

We're off to our morning rotations of bells, grums, dancing and choir so we'll check in again later after we've hopefully dried off a bit.

Sunday camp fire and Sunday pictures.

The Sunday night campfire pictures are up!  Here are a few, for the rest, check out the photo album.

Staff Bonding and planning time

Camp staff came up to Camp Heartland Saturday night to start getting things ready, work out details, do some bonding, and have some fun.

Trivia

Questions??

 

Gargle that tune

Human Nativity (Photo scavenger hunt)

Human Nativity (Photo scavenger hunt)

Welcome to Camp

Quite literally, the final touches are being made here at camp as we prepare for the great week we have ahead of us.  Our staff is well rested and very excited to be here. There is no doubt that we are ready for this years camp.  We all feel very present here and can't wait to see all of your happy faces.

Directions to Camp

• Travel north on Hwy 35 towards Duluth.
• Drive past Hinckley to the Willow River Exit (#205).
• Take a left onto County Rd 43.
• Travel 1/4 mile until the stop sign and take a left onto Hwy 61. 
• Take a right onto Long Lake Road 
• and another Right at Heinz Road. 
• Follow the signs to the main building.

Camp Heartland is located at 26001 Heinz Road in Willow River, Minnesota.
 

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Highway 35 was clear all the way from the cities to Willow River.
Coming from the North, highway 35 is single lane just outside of Duluth to Esko.