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8.12.16 – Out With a Boom

Remember those raincoats you were told to pack three-to-seven weeks ago? Well, today the campers were finally forced to dust them off when the clouds gathered and dumped an entire […]

8.13.16 – The End of the Road

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At 12:31 PM EDT, the last camper rolled up the driveway, past the wall and out the front gate, officially bringing the 90th summer season at Birch Rock to a […]

8.11.16 – Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back

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Any morning that you wake up to cicadas buzzing at 8AM you know it’s going to be a hot one. And any morning Tyler S. wakes up to see the […]

8.10.16 – We All Live In a Yellow Submarine Sandwich

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Yep, it’s that time of the hot, sticky, delirious late summer when squadrons of honking Canadian geese terrorize the countryside and rounds of “Yellow Submarine” break out spontaneously during lunches […]

8.9.16 – And Down the Stretch They Come!

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In their quests for the elusive Ranger badge, Chris K. and Asa K. were tasked with one of their toughest challenges yet — surviving for an entire day only on […]

8.8.16 – Life Is Beachy

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A Beach Day haiku: Beach Boys, school bus, go! Charge! Frolic. Read, swim, catch rays. Good time had by all. That’s the long and short of it. The campers returned […]

8.7.16 – MMXVI BRC Olympiad

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Any day that begins with Tourmaline being awakened at 6:34 AM to go on a secret quest to find the Maine State Strategic Potato Reserve due to a dire spud […]

8.6.16 – La Vie En Rose

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Oh geez, what a mixed-up day it was! Sunday came early with the announcement of Shower Barons at morning Flagpole, and the scrubbing down started immediately after a breakfast of […]

8.5.16 – Yet Another Whale!

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Wake up. Flagpole. Pledge of Allegiance. Setup, washhouse, and waiter assignments. Closings, swimming 1. Coverages for today— WHAT? Today, August 5, 2016 was the first time in Birch Rock history […]

8.4.16 – Get Up and Go

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Early in the morning, as lower camp dreamed joyful dreams about the enjoyable and picturesque Cabin Night cookout last night on the waterfront, the reporter dressed in dark and camouflaged […]