This past weekend, our teen boys and girls came up to camp for one last time in 2011 for what we call Indian Summer!
The weekend was action packed full of football, mud-sliding, cooking with Janie and Mindy, square dancing, epic stories with Jay, and of course, bonding time amongst best friends. The teens had an awesome time up at camp and it most definitely made them miss spending time up in Shandaken.
We were thrilled to see and to be with all of our old friends — but sad to say good-bye! It was so great to have just one more weekend together after the summer season ended, now we can’t wait until the summer of 2012 where we can all reunite again! Only 269 days until camp!
It’s school time again! Like us, you’re probably feeling a little sad that camp is over and school has begun. Back to the books & homework, counting down the days until we can come back to our summer home and all our great friends – both new and old! So to help you daydream about camp, check out some of these great photo highlights and tune in to our YouTube video channel HERE to relive all your favorite camp memories!
Just like you wrote letters home during the summer, why not write letters to camp? We’d love to hear from you! Are you starring in your school’s theater production? Did you make the lacrosse team? Send us your updates to be included in a future blog post! Submissions can be sent to letters@camptlc.com.
Before you know it, camp will be right around the corner again! Hey, it’s only 276 days away! Keep on Living 10 for 2!
Rookie Day at TLC is always filled with excitement! We’ve had 2 Rookie Days where we welcomed groups of prospective Timber Lake campers who joined us for a day of fun, friendship and excitement.
Rookie Day is a one day program where we invite prospective campers to participate with other prospective and current campers in a typical day at camp. Parents start the day with their children. Then, as the children go off with their counselors and new friends for a power packed day of activities, parents get a complete tour of Camp, get to meet our staff and speak with the Directors Jay and Mindy. After that, it’s time for Parents to have some fun! Enjoy local sites, engage in some of the area’s activities and have lunch in town on us! They return later in the afternoon to pick up their “camper”, who we hope will be our future Timber Lake Camper!
We have our last Rookie Day for the summer this Saturday, July 30th – Give us a call at (845) 688-2266 to register and join us for a day full of fun! Check out the videos below from our first 2 Rookie Days and see what Timber Lake Camp is all about!
Is it really already the middle of July? Time is FLYING by and we are having an absolute blast! Our campers are busy and so much has been going on since Opening Day. Everyone is making new friends and they are fully submerged in that good ’ol TLC spirit!
One of our camper’s favorite parts of their week is QUEST – where the day is divided between activities at Outdoor Adventure and the other half lets them choose from special electives for that week.
We’ve had scuba diving experts come into camp to work with our campers in the indoor pool where they had a GREAT time diving for treasure, a Lego Robotics program where our campers programmed Lego Robots to race around an indoor track, Magic classes where our campers learned some awesome new tricks, Hard Core Lacrosse clinics with 3 college lacrosse players, Hard Core Soccer clinics, and Hard Core Basketball where we brought in a Varsity Basketball Coach. There has been so much going on it’s getting difficult to keep track of all the incredible things our campers get to choose from each week for QUEST!
Not only are they busy with different activities, but they are most definitely having so much fun too! See for yourself by checking out our TLC TV clips & photos below!
We were so excited for the summer to begin!!!! The buses pulled in through the gates filled with smiles that ran the entire length of the bus – We’ve been waiting for this day, and it finally arrived! Opening Day Summer 2011!!! Screams of joy & laughter filled the air with so many hugs for old friends, counselors and sheer excitement of what’s to come over the next few weeks. HELLO Timber Lakers!!!! We’re so glad our summer family is back together again for another season filled with fun & adventure!
What a gorgeous day it was during our Open House this past weekend! The sun was shining as all of our new campers & parents arrived to camp for a fun-filled day. After everyone checked in, Mindy & Jay divided everyone into groups for tours led by our Head Counselors & Division Leaders. (They even got a sneak peak at some of the awesome new facilities we’re unveiling this summer!)
After the tours, everyone met back at the Dining Hall for lunch where we held a “Taste Test” to help us decide between two different types of pizzas to have this summer – everyone really liked this part of the day!
After lunch, while Mindy & Jay spoke to the parents about what to expect during their camper’s first summer here at TLC, the campers split up between the boys and girls, and went to play some games! The girls played Gaga & BBG on the Girl’s campus with Janie, Romy, Jackie, Jess, and Jen while the boys played kickball with Steve, Jason, and Robbie!
The day definitely got everyone excited for camp to begin and we can’t wait until the gates open in just 18 days! Check out some f the pictures below and click HERE for the full photo album on our Facebook page.
There are those campers who come to camp for the first time every summer, then there are those campers that are considered TLC “Lifers.”
Timber Lake’s oldest campers, also known as our “teens,” recently gathered in New York City to hang out at Tonic East. They shared laughs, memories, and of course delicious food and beverages. We in turn, shared with them a little bit of what the upcoming summer has in store for them and all of our other campers!
With only 131 days until the summer of 2011 begins, our Timber Lake Teens seem like they are certainly ready for another amazing summer, especially now that they are running the show!
♫ ♫ “I throw my hands up in the air sometimes, saying ay-oh, gotta let go! I wanna celebrate and live my life saying ay-oh, baby let’s go!” ♫ ♫
For those parents that don’t recognize those lyrics, they are from the song of the summer, Dynamite, by Taio Cruz. Whenever this song was played for the camp, everyone went crazy! But these aren’t just lyrics from the song of the summer- instead they are lyrics that described the summer in a nutshell! Our Timber Lake campers truly had an amazing time as they were really able to let go of hard work and homework at school, and enjoy themselves on a daily basis in the best camp in the world! (more…)
This past Wednesday, TLC hosted nine boys basketball teams to fight for the title of 2010 Jacobs Cup Champions. Contenders from Westmont, Seneca Lake, Lokanda, Pontiac, Camp Echo, Kinder Ring, Camp Wayne and our sister camp, Tyler Hill arrived at TLC mid-morning for the coin toss to determine the first round of match-ups.
This annual tournament is one of the most coveted titles in all of camping, and from the moment camp began this summer, the 13 players and 2 coaches that comprised TLC’s team had one goal – to BRING BACK THE CUP! After a 4-year drought, it was time to make it rain in the Timber Dome! (more…)
The weekend was action packed full of football, mud-sliding, cooking with Janie and Mindy, square dancing, epic stories with Jay, and of course, bonding time amongst best friends. The teens had an awesome time up at camp and it most definitely made them miss spending time up in Shandaken.
We were thrilled to see and to be with all of our old friends — but sad to say good-bye! It was so great to have just one more weekend together after the summer season ended, now we can’t wait until the summer of 2012 where we can all reunite again! Only 269 days until camp!
