I was up at camp this past weekend checking things out and doing a few small projects. While I cannot wait for spring and boats and good times I do love how nice and clean the place looks all covered in snow.
Come and meet me at the new england boat show!
This weekend (February 9 and 10) I will be at the MasterCraft booth at the New England Boat Show. Stop by to check out all of the awesome new boats and toys and find me to chat about camp! The boat show is always a good time and a great excuse to get to the Boston Seaport.
See you there!
-Evan
Fall at the lake
Camp is always gorgeous but we are currently in that not-so-sweet time in NH after the leaves have turned brown and mostly fallen and before the snow has covered the ground.
Tomorrow I will be getting started on fall cleanup around the property and then hopefully we will have a fresh blanket of fluffy snow by the weekend!
fall projects
This is always a fun time of year for us at camp. There is a brief window between our busy summer season and winter recruitment where we can focus on our long property maintenance to-do list!
Last week we tackled a project that has been on the list for years: a brand new fire pit. Campfires are always a good time at camp and our previous spot was not 100% ideal.
Step one was removing the big rocks that lined the old pit and filling it in with dirt.
We rented a tractor to do the heavy lifting for us on this project. It took a ton of work to move the big rocks and then five full scoops of dirt to fill in the old fire pit. The above pictures show where we dumped the rocks, the old pit filled in with dirt and a POV shot of us scooping dirt!
Next was prepping the future fire pit area. Previously there were two giant piles of stone and dirt which we smoothed out to create a flat spot to build the fire pit. We then used the rocks from the old pit to create our new one (with the tractor’s help of course).
The finished product! The new fire pit is way in the corner of our field overlooking the property. We are ready for fires, s’mores and ghost stories next summer!
These were my helpers for this project. Finn and Kai may not be driving boats yet but they are awesome tractor operators!
Recruiting season is on!
While we LOVE our returning campers it is important to always be finding new campers to fill our bunks. Ryan has been traveling around New England meeting families and talking up our program. Recently he has attended events in Greenwich, CT and Amherst, NH.
If you happen to see us out and about please stop by and say hello! As always, we offer a $300 referral bonus for every new camper you send our way so help us out and we will see you this summer!