Winter Camping At Owassipe December 3rd-5th, 2010
Winter camping at Owassipe was well worth the drive up there. The first night when we came up everyone unloaded the gear and got their stuff ready. That night when everything was unloaded we got out the games and had hot chocolate. Then the next day right after a delicious breakfast was made everyone got their snow gear ready and went out side to have a giant snowball war. Then everyone went in for some lunch and games. Then people went back outside for more snowball fights. Then after another night of games it was time to leave for Chicago.
:Matthew R.
Camp Chicago
Camp Chicago was great, everybody who came set up where they wanted to sleep and then had a great time playing dodge ball, board games or just having snacks while people watched the magnificent seven. Then the next day everyone got cleaned up the games or cooked breakfast. Then they all got on the metra to downtown. After that they all took the CTA bus to the Lincoln Park zoo. We walked from there to the John Hancock observatory. Then taking the CTA bus back to catch a Metra train back to the church.
Matthew R.
Written by O’Harry, ghostwriter to the historian, not to be confused with O’Henry.
This is a tale of daring, truth and culinary delight. Once upon a time there were fifteen knights who rode boldly into a land called cheese. These knights were brave, daring and in search of adventure. Riding through the night past many a castle, these knights set up their parapets in a land dubbed Shin go beek (meaning “evergreen”) and took it as their own. Establishing their mastery of the area the knights established a whole civilization at Shin go beek . . . then they went to bed.
Upon waking they wrought forth their own unique brand of breakfast called “shingo beek burrito” (meaning ‘evergreen’ type stuff wrapped in a tortilla). Fueled by this unusual mixture of substances, the knights went forth to challenge the mountain of granite. Arriving at the mountain of granite they repeatedly assaulted the peaks and valleys, inviting total mastery of the mountains slopes. This activity went on well into the night with respites long enough for chicken noodles, dogs, buns and Chinese concoctions.
Returning, once again, to their parapets at Shingo-beek the knights slept very soundly. Awakened at first light, our knights ventured forth to prepare “shingo beek gaufre aux fraises” (meaning ‘evergreen’ kinda strawberry waffles.). Once these gaufres had been consumed in the conflict, their work was done. As is the way with these knights, they departed their dear Shingo-beek, leaving no trace that they had been there.
Was this the end of their adventure? Say not, Knave! The knights now began a rolling battle as they sought their goal to migrate from the land of cheese and return to their home land. This was made difficult as various supporters of the land called cheese tried to spin into their way, yet our knights remained steadfast, even in such irksome tasks as changing tires. The cheese people, apparently influenced by a curious mutant entity called a “Green Bay Packer,” kept coming at them. Our knights maintained their course despite all hardships, and successfully returned to the land of political goo!
Now these knights will gather their tools and prepare themselves. The knights have resolved to set forth, again, into cheeseland in just a few short weeks, despite whatever spinning, plunging and battering the evil forces may use to challenge them. Stay tuned for more reports from the adventure (fort) front!
Turkey in the Sand – November 12 – 14, 2010
The turkey in the sand camping trip was a phenomenal success. People had a great time whether it was just looking around the campsite for small hills to hiking down the trail to Lake Michigan. Though it did rain before people had to come back, when it had started raining everybody was rushing to get back to the campsite. Everybody can agree that it was a good idea having the parent’s come to the site and eat with us. I would say that people also liked that we took a metra train and the CTA to and home from the dunes. In my opinion it was a great trip and anybody who went would go again if it didn’t rain and was a little bit warmer.
Matthew R