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Week 1, 2006
Welcome to Nicolet 2006!
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camp buses rolled into camp on June 24th to begin Nicolet's
62nd year of summer adventures and fun. Staff and CITs greeted
campers with cabin banners in hand. Friendships were quickly
renewed and new ones formed as campers settled into their summer
homes. After a tour of camp and dinner, introductions in Forest
Lodge followed. Everyone was ready for taps after the first
big day! |
Introductions
and Camp Sister Party Time! |
Introductions
are always entertaining!
Above:
the 2006 Advanced Campers.
Right:
Jeremy presents the 2006 Nicolet Staff with their "World
Class" T-shirts at the annual precamp staff dinner. Accepting
her shirt is new staff member Sarah
from
New Zealand.
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Camp Sister party takes place the second evening of each session
and gives Camp Sisters a chance to meet one another, play fun
interactive games, take boat rides around Franklin Lake in the
ski boats, and enjoy a campfire in the Council Ring. A perfect
evening at camp! |
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Camp
Sisters take turns touring the sights around Franklin Lake
including a big beaver house, Tiger's Tail, and two huge Bald
Eagle nests near Nicolet Village.
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Jean
Nicolet Visits Opening Campfire |
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The
opening campfire each summer includes the traditional story
telling of the totem and the history of the Nicolet National
Forest and French explorer Jean Nicolet (and company).
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Advanced
Campers Enjoy Peshtigo River Rafting |
The
ACs' annual 1st session trip is
white
water rafting in rafts or funyaks. As always, it was a blast! |
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Nicolet
CITs Participate in Leadership Day |
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Climbing
the 40 ft. pamper pole was a challenge and the leap of faith
to ring the bell was a real rush! |
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Our
2006 Counselors in Training had an opportunity to participate
in a leadership
training
day held at Camp ManitoWish.
The
morning included team building and low initiatives while the
afternoon brought excitment and challenge on the
high
ropes course. Elements such as the flying squirrel and the
pamper pole
were
a real hit!
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Fun
at the Nicolet High School Prom! |
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July 1st was the
first special Dining Hall evening of 2006. The" Nicolet
High School Prom" was a huge success. Great decorations
and food were complimented by music which Jeremy professionally
DJed for everyone's enjoyment. |
The
Starz are out tonight!
The
Backstreet Boys were the bouncers.
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Party
Boy Dan with Gabe who "went stag".
Nicolet
Prom King and Queen, Dan and Kelly, recently surprised the
entire camp by announcing their engagement for real.
Congratulations
to two super staff!!!
The
infamous prom committee.
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First
Wednesday Cookouts...Yum! |
Angels
on Horseback and s'mores were the special menu items to practice
"stick cooking" on the first cookout for 2006. A
few showers early in the afternoon were followed by a beautiful
evening. Cabins Juniper and Spruce did a great job of campfire
cooking for the first time (Jeremy helped too)!
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Every
Wednesday afternoon each cabin group hikes to the Nicolet
Outpost campsites to practice outdoor living skills and to
cook their supper over a campfire. Overnights each session
are fun too!
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Mealtimes
are special times during the day...a time to visit, relax,
and enjoy
yummy
food! Clean cabin caper flags are announced (it's a close
race at present), and camper and staff birthdays are celebrated
as a part of our big
Nicolet
camp family fun. |
A
sunset tribute to Topher by Ski Director, Gabe Brockman.
Parent
Reminders:
E-mailing:
If you would like to e-mail your camper, please do so through
the home page of Nicolet's web site at www.campnicolet.com.
Click on "Send Your Camper A Note".
Please put your daughter's cabin name on your message. Our
CITs print
these e-mails every morning and will put them in your daughter's
mailbox. Thanks!
Parent
Visitation:
Information and policies pertaining to visitation at camp
can be found on the Parents' Page of our web site. Reservation
forms should be printed, completed and returned to the camp
office ASAP to let us know if and when you are able to visit
us. Visitation begins Friday, July 14th continues through
Thursday, August 10th. We'll look forward to hearing from
you! |
Coming
Up in Week 2
Sunday,
July 2
Tuesday,
July 4
Wednesday,
July 5
Friday,
July 7
Saturday,
July 8
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(July
2- July 8)
Picnic
Supper
Opening
Vesper Service:
"Dream
Little, Dream Big"
Independence
Day Fun!!!
Red,
White & Blue games & cabin
decoration
contest.
Barn
dance & fireworks at Red Arrow Camp
Camp
Kawaga Invitational Sailing Regatta
Cookout
# 2
Isle
Royale Honors Backpacking Trip departs
Campfire:
International Days of Celebration
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