It was, as always, a fantastic day at Merri-Mac! Our campers enjoyed a lot of time in the sun today. We started the day off right with some delicious biscuits, sausage, eggs, and oatmeal.

In Chapel, Andrea read from James and talked about the importance of always telling the truth. She told a story about a time when lying prevented her from getting the help she needed, and explained how it makes Jesus sad when we lie.

We had two all-day trips and one afternoon trip today!!

Trips Hiking:

Sarah B.

Sloan D.

Lillie Kate D.

Elizabeth K.

Smith M.

Tess M.

Louise O.

 

Caving:

Caroline F.

Elisabeth H.

Olivia F.

Hannah W.

Anne Sims N.

Clara H.

Wendy D.

Isabel C

 

Canoeing:

Reece B.

Sara S.

Gabby B.

Paige C.

Emi R

Bira R.

Alison B.

Paige S.

Stella C.

Sadie C.

Millie S.

Ellaree H.

This morning campers in Kayaking worked on their wet exits, a perfect excuse to cool off in Lake Doris!! Girls in Arts & Crafts began working on their mosaic projects, choosing their design and their tiles! At the gymnastics pavilion you would find girls working on their bronze and silver bars on the floor and balance beam events!

For lunch we had delicious southwestern style wraps served with sides of tortilla chips, salsa, and fresh cut fruit. The salad bar offered all the usual fixings plus some tasty tomato soup!! We also learned the winner of last night’s Tribal Volleyball … THE GOLDEN EAGLES!!!

After a very restful rest hour, most of our girls had their typical trading post snacks, and cabins Tweedle Doe, Tweedle Dot, and Stardust got to participate in free swim at Lake Doris! We also had our second and final round of auditions for Fine Arts Night! Congratulations to all the girls who participated!!

In Archery, the girls tested their precision skills to earn the coveted Plank of Precision. The Riding classes got to take the horses for a lovely trot all around camp and the girls in Cooking baked some super duper delicious brownies!

Dinner was especially delicious this evening: baked ham, Augustin potatoes, corn, and dinner rolls!!

Tonight our girls participated in the White Feather ceremony. Please see below to see which campers were recognized tonight!

What is White Feather?

More than most camps we know of, Merri-Mac is a camper driven program.  The tribal leaders, honor campers, princess court, Spirits of Good Cheer and Sportsmanship, and even the Princess herself are decided by the campers.  Each of these become opportunities for campers to recognize particular character types and leadership abilities and is an important way of calling to a girl’s attention her own abilities and talents.  

One of the exceptions to this is our Merri-Mac Council where the counselors will award our White Feather promotions.  Here campers who have demonstrated gifts of quiet leadership and an increasing growth in the fruit of the Spirit receive beaded necklaces as they progress through the ranks toward achieving the rank of White Feather.  More important than these promotions, however, are the opportunities Merri-Mac Council provides for recognizing each girl’s unique character and abilities.  Some of our most successful campers, some of our tribal chiefs, and even some of our honor campers may never receive a White Feather promotion because their gifts lie in other areas.  But White Feather is an opportunity to recognize certain character traits that might otherwise go unnoticed.

In the end the most important part of Merri-Mac Council comes after the ceremony is over.  During cabin time on the evenings that we hold council the counselors will go to each camper to describe the gifts and abilities that they have noticed in her.  This is where a girl who may never earn a White Feather Promotion, or a Gold Bar, or be elected to a tribal office, can be told about her own unique gifts and contribution to her camp family.

We ended the night  playing Sock War, Merri-Mac’s own version of Capture the Flag!! Overall, it has been a very merry day at Camp Merri-Mac!

 

Until next time,

Elly Davenport

Tweedle Dot Counselor

Dance Instructor

 

WHITE FEATHER AWARDS

PROMOTIONS

TUMBLEWEED

SUNDAY A.

ELIZABETH B.

REMY B.

MARY BETH C.

SOPHIE-MAREE C.

MARION C.

ELISABETH C.

MARY MAC F.

CARTER F.

TILLY F.

JULIA F.

MINNIE G.

REBECCA G.

PAYTON H.

VICTORIA I.

LANA J.

PALMER K.

NORA K.

MARY CRITZ L.

MARY FRANCES M.

INES M.

LILA P.

EMILY P.

NATALIE P.

POPPY P.

KATE R.

KATHERINE R.

MADELINE S.

GREER S.

POPPY W.

JANE ELZY W.

RUBY W.

GENEVEIVE Y.

GROUNDHOG 

BETSY B.

ELIZABETH D.

CAMBRIA G.

JUNE I.

LAUREN J.

CLAIRE J.

ELLE K.

BELLA M.

LILLIAN M.

SLOANE M.

MARY CHARLOTTE M.

LILIANA T.

MARGARET T.

IVY Z.

 

BADGER

LILLIAN B.

MARGARET H.

EMELINE M.

MARGARET Z.

 

ARROW

JULIA A.

ELIZABETH B.

LIV B.

HARPER B.

LIBBY B.

ELLA B.

ALEXA C.

SOPHIA C.

MAGGIE C.

CAROLINE F.

BETTY LOU F.

STUART F.

ANNA F.

ANNA H.

CLARA H.

CHA CHA J.

LILY L.

RILEY M.

VALENTINA O.

CATHERINE P.

REESE R.

GIANNA S.

TEMPY S.

PEARSON S.

GINGER Z.

 

CRAZY CREEK

JULIA A.

ADELINE G.

HELEN P.

ALICE R.

BIRDIE W.

 

RUNNING DEER

SARAH B.

CLAIRE B.

BRYNN B.

SOPHIE C.

ELISE D.

CHARLOTTE F.

LAINEY F.

JORDAN H.

AVERY M.

AVA R.

GRACE S.

JANE Z.

 

RED TAIL

MOLLIE M.

PAIGE S.

ELIZABETH T.

 

JR FEATHER

CANDLER L.

POLLY M.

ANNA CATHERINE P.

REESE P.

JOSIE W.

 

WHITE FEATHER

UMA V.

 

ELECTIVES

1 Match Fire

CANDLER L.

EBBY S.

KATE S.

3 Trips in a Week

STELLA C.

AFTON C.

ELLEN G.

MOLLIE M.

CAROLINE T.

CHARLEY T.

LIZZIE T.

Run the Tomahawk Trail 5x in 2 Weeks

ELIZABETH K.

First Combat Roll on a River

ELLEN G.

Organize and Implement a Tournament

POLLY M.

ANNA CATHERINE P.

Hike Slaty, Piney, Or Greybeard 

STELLA C.

AFTON C.

ELLEN G.

MOLLIE M.

CAROLINE T.

CHARLEY T.

LIZZIE T.

ANNA CATHERINE P.

CANDLER L.

REESE P.

WRYN C.

POLLY M.

JOSIE W.

MARY HAMNER C.

REESE B.

PAIGE S.

ELLAREE H.

PAIGE C.

SARA S.

OLIVIA B.

CAMPER COMMENDATIONS

TWEEDLE DEE

JUNE I.

LAUREN J.

TWEEDLE DOE

REBECCA G.

ANN M.

TWEEDLE DUM

MARGARET Z.

ELYSE C.

TWEEDLE DOT

LILY M.

ELLISON T.

LAVENDER’S BLUE 

NORA J.

JIGGITY JIG

EMILY P.

MARGARET ROSE H.

JIGGITY JOG

KATE R.

RUBY W.

HAPPY HOLLOW

MONROE M.

ALEX T.

TEMPY S.

UP YONDER

KATIE J.

MAISIE D.

CROSS PATCH

STUART F.

ANNABETH F.

THE ROBIN

MAGGIE C.

SAM M.

MILKY WAY

SULLINS W.

BIRDIE W.

RAINBOW

JULIA A.

NORA KATE G.

STARDUST

HANNAH W.

CLARA H.

CAMILA R.

COMET

VERA ROSE C.

AUDREY S.

LITTLE DIPPER

LILLY M.

BLUE HEAVEN

LIBBY B.

LOUISE B.

DOTTIE W.

MOONMIST

COCO B.

KATE M.

AMELIA N W.

SUNDROP

LILY L.

SOPHIA W.

SUNSPOT

CLAIRE B.

CHARLEY T.

DREAMS BEGIN

LIZZIE T.

ELISE D.

DREAMS END 

GRACE T.

SARAH B.

BIG DIPPER

LIBBY S.

MARY MARGARET S.

CLOUD 9

POLLY M.

CAMPBELL HARDY

SUNNYSIDE

CANDLER L.

ANNA CATHERINE P.

ELIZABETH K.

LIA B.

COUNSELOR COMMENDATIONS

TWEEDLE DEE

JUNE I.

NATALIE P.

TWEEDLE DOE

CLAIRE J.

MARY BETH C.

TWEEDLE DUM

LIBBY B.

POPPY P.

TWEEDLE DOT

ELLISON T.

IVY Z.

LAVENDER’S BLUE 

LILY T.

JIGGITY JIG

LOUISE B.

MARGARET ROSE H.

JIGGITY JOG

REMY B.

POPPY W.

HAPPY HOLLOW

LUCILLE F.

ELLA M.

LILY C.

UP YONDER

TEAGAN M.

SADIE C.

CROSS PATCH

STUART F.

PEARSON S.

THE ROBIN

ANNA H.

REESE R.

MILKY WAY

HELEN P.

ANNE SIMS N.

RAINBOW

JULIA A.

CAROLINE T.

STARDUST

HOLLY J.

RILEY M.

GRACE M.

COMET

AUDREY S.

ADELINE G.

LITTLE DIPPER

HARPER J.

BLUE HEAVEN

JANE Z.

GRAY D.

ANNE DOUGLAS T.

MOONMIST

CARLISLE K.

TESSA M.

CAROLINE M.

SUNDROP

MARGOT C.

HARPER B.

SUNSPOT

BRIA R.

AVERY M.

DREAMS BEGIN

AVA R.

SLOAN D.

DREAMS END 

SARAH B.

AMELIA V.

BIG DIPPER

EMI R.

ADDIE GREY O.

CLOUD 9

ROWAN P.

REESE P.

SUNNYSIDE

MCKAY B.

ADELE C.

OLIVIA M.

MOLLIE M.

SILVER BARS

Backpacking

CAMPBELL H.

UMA V.

Basketball

EMI R.

Canoeing

EMI R.

PAIGE C.

UMA V.

Jr. Lifeguarding

WHITNEY G.

Kayaking

ALLIE W.

CANDLER L.

GOLD BARS

Basketball

SOPHIE C.

Canoeing

CANDLER L.

LYLA J.

MILLIE S.

SADIE C.

6 YEAR BLANKETS

Adele P.

Alice R.

Amelia V.

Anna W.

Anne Douglas T.

Annie C.

Audrey S.

Betty Lou F.

Birdie W.

Catherine P.

Claire B.

Dottie W.

Elise D.

Ella B.

Gray D.

Hannah M.

Helen O.

Jane Z.

Josie D.

Laura Catherine M.

Libby B.

Lillie Kate D.

Louise B.

Madeline Q.

Molly Z.

Vivienne B.

Annie W.

Eleanor D.

Julianne I.

Lydia M.