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THREE-WEEKERS ARRIVE (Tues. 7/27) - Special activities and events are planned to help orient the new campers and weave them into the program. Additionally, a class/activity seminar will be held to assist the newly arriving campers with their selections.
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 Abe makes an appearance.
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THE BLUE & GRAY GAME: The Battle of Gettysburg - The first of the three
-week program’s lineup of all-camp games, campers split into the Union and Confederate Armies and reenact the battle for Little Roundtop and the town of Gettysburg.
Gameplay is modeled after the 4-Week session’s Rev War Game.
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CITs with peace posters.
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THE POK-O PALOOZA - A ’60s-themed festival of art, music, dance and overall camp fun! A live band and D.J. play host while
various booths such as a slip-and-slide, a zip-line, tie-dye, face painting, and fortune telling amuse and entertain the campers.
TRIP “WEEK” - This concentration of wilderness trips to the Adirondack
Mountains and lakes highlight the summer-long wilderness trip program.
CASINO NIGHT - Try your luck. Test your skill. There is blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, horse
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Counselors
become dealers for a night!
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racing and a stock market. And, of course, food and soda for everyone!
THE POK-O OPEN
- A camp wide tennis tournament featuring matches and titles contested in both the ladies and gentlemen’s divisions.
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 Parents are invited to the Big MacCready, the culmination of a summer of riding.
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BIG MacCREADY HORSE SHOW (Sun. 8/8) - The camp opens its doors to Equestrian competitors from around the region, who try their
talent and luck at competing against the Pok-O-MacCready riders on their home turf. This is the culmination of the summer-long horseback riding program.
GREEK GAMES - A day and a half of color war competition in which four Greek city
-states compete in a variety of events to win the favor of the Olympic gods and goddesses. It culminates on Wednesday evening with a toga-clad camp at the Greek Feast.
JACK’S CUP - Camp’s premiere sailing regatta. Top sailors qualify to compete and hope to advance all
the way to the cup.
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 Robinson Hall, lit only by candles, ushers out every memorable summer.
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BANQUETS - Annual banquet meal and awards ceremony. Among the highlights:
Presentation of Years-of-Service awards, the Pok-O "P" and MacCready "M", and
the naming of the prestigious "Honor Camper."
CAMPERS DEPART (Sat. 8/14) – “See you next summer!”
FAMILY CAMP
(Aug. 19-22) – Family Camp is five days of fun for Alumni and their families, as well as for brand new families. It
is a great opportunity for reuniting, recreation and relaxation at Camp, where the staff and the program cater to entire families.
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