Posted by: Birch Rock Camp

It was a jam packed Tuesday today at Birch Rock. As the summer comes to a close, the final push for badges rages on. We had so many badges announced at meals today, and so many of those badges were swims. A whopping 10 long distance swims went out today. Emmet C, Anderson G, and Jake L swam their Seal. Charlie C, Kieran S, David P, and Milo S swam their Loon. Finally, Andrew B, Eli Z, and Luke H swam their Duck. Congrats to them!

But those weren’t the only badges being sent out. Staying on the waterfront, Zech I earned his Jr Sailing badge. Carson G and John B earned Jr Kayaking. Milo S channeled his inner Van Gogh and earned his Jr Art. Zac M earned his Voracious Reader. Sammy S earned Jr Campcraft. Max T and Simon M knocked out their Jr Soccer badges. Last but not least, Oracle B, Charlie C, and Max T earned their Jr Baseball badges.

Today’s joy was accompanied by some sadness, though, as counselor Josh Garcia Diaz had to leave camp to return to Alaska, or Canada, or Baltimore, or wherever he’s from, to resume his college studies. He is a phenomenal counselor who had a great summer and he will be missed during this final week of camp.

On a more exciting note, today at morning flagpole, Head Counselor Peter announced that today would be Fort Day! Campers were tasked with creating their most creative and impenetrable fort possible using bed frames, mattresses, blankets, etc.

Today for dinner, campers were surprised to see a bunch of tables set up in front of the lodge in the driveway. That was because today we had a Diner themed dinner! Abe Tolkoff welcomed everyone to the Birch Rockin’ Diner and invited everyone to their tables. Counselors walked around with old school diner uniforms and served campers their orders off of a wide array of menu options. It was a really fun atmosphere and truly felt like an old school diner.

To conclude the day, everyone showed up to the lodge in comfy clothing to watch the movie Cars on a large projector. Fresh popcorn was served to everyone, as well.

Honorable Mentions: Quartz and Bee’s Hive

Best Bed: Oliver B

Best Cabin: Walker

Super Camper: Brennan G