End of Week 3

by | Jul 30, 2016 | 2016, Uncategorized

Where did the week go?!  It’s already Saturday morning and we’re saying goodbye to another round of troops/crews that are now a part of the Floodwood Family.  A big thanks to all who came up to camp this week, my hard-working and dedicated staff, and the...

Summer’s Midpoint Thoughts

by | Jul 28, 2016 | 2016, Uncategorized

Floodwood means a lot to a lot of people.  I tried to capture of a little of that elusive meaning here…hope you enjoy it. I’ve never been sure of what I’m chasing, but I’m always certain when I find it. It might only be a moment, a brief...

Week 3 – woot woot!

by | Jul 25, 2016 | 2016, Uncategorized

Week 3 is underway as we welcome a full house of campers with 7 treks hitting the water and trails of the Adirondacks.  As usual, the staff comes up big and wakes up a Zero:Dark 30 to make a hot breakfast of pancakes and sausage for our traditional SOB (Send Off...

End of Week 2

by | Jul 23, 2016 | 2016

We’ve come to the end of another week at Floodwood and we now welcome in another great group of campers into the greater Floodwood Family.  This week we had heat, some storms, 2 50-Miler treks, some furry camp visitors, and come the end of the week, many tired...

Midweek Meanderings

by | Jul 21, 2016 | 2016

Midweek…for those of us stuck in Camp it’s the time when we catch our breath. It’s the space between the organized chaos of Sunday/Monday mornings when troops and staff alike are busy making last-minute preparations for treks, and Friday when we...

End of Week 1

by | Jul 17, 2016 | 2016

Week 1 is in the books and it was a huge success.  Over 50 campers, 7 different crews, paddling all over the Adirondacks from Blue Mountain Lake, to Tupper Lake, Buck Pond/St. Regis Canoe Area and Lake Flower.  We ended the week with a rip-roaring Camp Fire at the...