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 Before the last cereal bowl could be cleared, parents and friends of campers were arriving, eager to get their Visiting Day started. Campers were eager too, shouts and squeals of delight could be heard all over camp as families were reunited.
For some campers yesterday was not only visiting day, but a birthday as well. “Today was super fun,  because I got to celebrate with my family and open presents,” explained Alaina, while Justin, felt that the day, “was awesome. My dad took me bowling for my birthday and then we had pizza.” Many campers chose out of camp excursions for the day. Popular options were seeing Harry Potter, shopping at the mall and buying candy. Senior camper, Eva, commented that, “it was really nice to get out. I got adopted and we went to the Ben and Jerry’s Factory which was awesome.”
A large group of campers and visitors opted to hang around camp for a large portion of the day. Campers toured their families around, visiting cabins, classes and meeting counselors. Some of the comments that could be heard were, “There’s so much to do.” “I can’t believe how neat my son’s bunk is.” “The climbing tower looks like so much fun.” Many visitors shared stories about how surreal it was to be back due to the fact that they were campers or counselors themselves. Justin Ripman shared, “It really does bring me back to be here and it is such a special place. We love it and can’t imagine being away from it for too long.”
With the beautiful weather, the huge turn out and a delicious picnic, the day was marked down as a success. Intermediate camper, Ben, summed it up saying, “It was such a great day. The fact that I hadn’t seen my parents in three weeks made it even more special that I got to spend this day with them.”
(click here to view the Visitor’s Day Gallery)
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While kids with visitors were showing off camp, the kids without visitors were getting the chance to participate in a special activity just for them. Sixteen kids piled into a van to head to the “big city” of Plattsburgh for an afternoon of shopping, eating and movie watching. Campers were broken up into groups with their friends and toured the mall along with a counselor.
