July 3, 2002

It's hard to believe we're already halfway through Week 2 at Nicolet! Wow! Everyone has been so busy, time really is flying by! In this edition of "News from Franklin Lake," You'll hear from more talented campers who will tell us about the annual Camp Kawaga Regatta, what it's like to sail for the first time, horseback riding, tubing on wavy days, the First Session Talent Show, and so much more. Also, new last week - but again featured this week - if you would like a bigger version of a picture you see with one of the articles (or by itself), just click on it once and, poof!, there will appear a much larger image! Pretty neat! So, please enjoy the articles and the pictures, and watch for our special Independence Day edition of the newsletter coming at the end of the week! Think Sunshine!

Excellent Events at Nicolet:
Wednesday, July 3rd: Cookouts
Thursday, July 4th: Independence Day Celebration
(Fireworks and Dance)
Saturday, July 6th: Invitational Horse Show (Afternoon) and Campfire! (PM)

The Talent Show by Laura Levine The First Session Talent Show last night was really great. Girls danced, sang, and did skits. It was very creative. Rhiannon Corby sang a song from a play, and it sounded great. My cabin, Balsam, dressed up as Britney Spears from her different music videos. One girl, Anna Pestine (a.k.a. "Pesto") did a routine on her unicycle. It was also really cool. A couple of girls from Fir sang along to a song by Michelle Branch. There was also a Barbie doll fashion show with the girls from Juniper. Their outfits were great. All who participated in the show did a really wonderful job and everyone had lots and lots of fun! Some Smallcraft Pictures!

"My First Time Sailing" by Maddie Nieman and Abbey Richison There are many activities from which you can choose at Nicolet, but sailing is one of my favorites. I like it because you can relax while having fun at the same time. You can steer, you can control the speed with the sail, but both are just as fun. We learn so much about sailing, like the parts of the boat. They are: the boat itself, the sail, gooseneck, mainsheet, halyard, tiller, rudder, mast, boom, and the daggerboard. The sail moves the boat, the gooseneck is where you put the mast through, the mainsheet is to bring in or let out the sail, the tiller is a stick which moves the rudder (which steers the boat), the boom is the bottom of the sail, and the daggerboard makes the boat hard to tip over (and it makes it harder for the wind to push you sideways). One phrase to signify turning is "Come about!" We also learn rules like "Always wear a Personal Flotation Device." Sailing is so much fun and I always enjoy this activity!

"Spencer's Tubing Stories" by Spencer Davis When I went tubing for the first time, it was SO MUCH FUN! I went with my friend Bailey and we went SUPER FAST and we didn't fall off! Then, on my second time, I went with my friend Paige and we went really, really, really fast. Do you think we fell off? No, we didn't! On my third time I went with Lexi and she fell off once, and I fell off THREE times! Whew! On my fourth time, I fell off twice, but I flipped the tube over and my friend Courtney flipped over, too! "Don't forget to wear a life jacket," they always say. The only reason we tube, instead of ski, is because it gets really wavy on the lake - and, of course, that makes it really fun! Everyone always has a great time tubing!

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