Hello Chippies!

I thought I would take a moment to bring everyone up to speed on things in Chippyland! I know I’ve been a bad blogger these past few weeks (sorry), but things have been CRAZY getting camp set up. The first year staff arrived Saturday and began their new staff orientation. We’re extremely impressed with the group so far! Operations Manager James Stapleton and Tennis pro Reubs went down to Illinois to pick up our Chicago area returning staff TODAY! It’s hard to believe that camp is only a week away.

Our new Nautique ski boat arrived yesterday (see photo)! It’s being called “Evil-O,” Named lovingly after Olive the dog. Quiz question … Can anyone guess why “Evil-O” is a name for Olive the dog? Adding this third boat will maximize ski time and dramatically improve the efficiency of our program!

The theater is looking amazing and will be completed this week. Sari and the admin staff are getting the summer calendar and program ready. Other staff are hard at work putting in docks and boat lifts, mowing lawns, trimming trees, cleaning cabins, inflating inflatables and much more! Tomorrow starts lifeguard training and ski boat driver school. Later in the week our climbers will start their intense training, and throughout the week we will be teaching our staff to become the best counselors that they can be! We also have three wonderful trip leaders who went through a 9 day wilderness first responder training course. Busy times!

Get ready for another great summer ahead! Feel free to call or email with any questions or concerns and we look forward to talking soon!
All best,
Cliff

866-209-9322
cliff@chippewaranchcamp.com