Hey, Canoe Kids!

Tomorrow is National Canoe Day! Canoeing is a wonderful combination of great cardiovascular exercise that builds upper body strength along with awesome means of relaxation and calming effects. It only makes sense an awesome activity like Canoeing has a day designated just for celebrating the joys of going somewhere in a canoe!

It’s an activity that’s easy to learn and, with some basic safety gear and an experienced friend, you can hit the water tomorrow (or whenever else you please) to enjoy this awesome hobby.

Here are some points about canoes that make them so great!

Carry it in the Canoe
For one of the smallest options of boat sizes, canoes are nice that they have wide bodies with an open top—that’s available packing space for all the gear you need to bring along. For this fact, canoes are a perfect option on portage trips that require regular water and land crossing.

Canoe Comfort
Canoes provide decent stability with a variety of sitting positions as well as kneeling (which can add more power behind paddling strokes) or even standing up. Not being stuck in the same position allows for more comfort for longer distances on exciting expeditions.

Company and Beautiful Cruising
Young kids and family dogs can join you out on the water in a canoe. Make it a party out on the water! The open, tall sides of canoes keep water from splashing inside unless the waters are really wild. And the slow pace and openness of canoes offer a great view of the beautiful surrounding sights.

Whether you enjoy a calm lake or rushing river, spend National Canoe Day in style tomorrow. You can always rent a canoe if you don’t own one or know somebody who owns one that you could join out on the water. Remember, there are places you can’t get to with roads or on foot, only the river will take you there! Happy Canoe Day! And, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

The recommended camp outfitter for nearly three hundred summer camps, we here at Everything Summer Camp are proud to work with every single one of them! And we love singing the praises of the many camps with whom we’ve developed a working relationship too. That’s why today I’m shining our camp spotlight on the pristine land in the northeast corner of Chicago, Illinois.

Put yourself on 600 acres of a shaded land under a canopy of white pines, oak trees, maples, and ash trees to envision yourself at JCC (Jewish Community Center) Camp Chi. Wooded trails and a ravine perfect for hiking surround open fields for games and fun. Blass Lake provides a cool breeze during the day and picturesque sunsets each night.

Try your hand at awesome activities such as Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Fitness Training, Flag Football, Frisbee Golf, Gaga, Krav Maga, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, Rock Climbing, Ropes Course, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding, and plenty more. Head to the lake for Boating, Canoeing, Fishing, Knee Boarding, Paddle Boarding, Sailing, Swimming, Water Basketball, Wake Boarding, Water Skiing, and more!

And, there’s also great indoor activities like everyone’s favorite: Arts & Crafts, Ceramics & Pottery, Photography, Glass Fusing, Jewelry-Making, Nature Crafts, Painting & Drawing, Textiles, Woodworking, DJ, Film, Music, Radio, Stop Motion Animation, Plays, Dance, Drama, and plenty more!

Cabin groups at Camp Chi are made up of approximately 12 campers and four staff members. All Chi cabins have cute porches on the front with bunk beds inside as well as cubby space for belongings. Bathrooms are nearby.

For close to one hundred years, Camp Chi has accelerated children’s athletic, social, and intellectual development . Camp Chi has seen great success in kick-starting kids on an awesome path through life. Check out their website for a closer look by clicking right here and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Camp Preppers!

Sending your kids to summer camp can be quite the endeavor. But knowing where you want them to go is half the battle! Today, I’m highlighting the brother/sister camps from the Massachusetts peninsula on the East Coast—maybe just the place you’re sending your boy or girl this upcoming season! We’re shining our summer camp spotlight eastward to the Cape Cod this week to give the Camp Burgess for Boys and Camp Hayward for Girls their time to shine.

Located on Cape Cod in Sandwich, Massachusetts and, ironically sandwiched between Spectacle Pond and Triangle Pond, Camps Burgess and Hayward are sitting on more than 300 acres of forests, meadows and sparkling freshwater ponds.

Kids have a blast with a plethora of Water Activities such as Canoeing, Kayaking, Sailing, Swimming, Windsurfing, and more! On the land there are Team Sports like Football, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, and Relay Races. You can also enjoy Hiking, Fishing, Archery, Riflery, Ropes Course, Zipline, Climbing, Rock Throwing, Outdoor Skills, and plenty more!

And don’t forget about the Creative Activities you can take part in like Dance, Acting, Arts and Crafts, Jewelry Making, Drama, Costume Design, Film Your Own Video, Guitar, and much, much more!

Designed in complementary fashion to the gorgeous landscape of woodsy Massachusetts along the river, many of the campus buildings and cabins are all-natural stone constructions, built for comfort, beauty, cleanliness, and longevity.

The cabins are made so that they capture the cool breezes that roll along Cape Cod. Each cabin houses up to eight campers and two counselors. A wonderful place for campers to get closer to themselves and the natural world around us all, check into Camp Burgess and Camp Hayward for your boys and girls and their summer camp stay and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

As a camping gear store directed at families with kids heading to summer camp, we’re thrilled to have formed such awesome relationships with a whopping 300 camps across the nation. We can’t help ourselves but to sing their praises every now and again. Today let’s shine our summer camp spotlight down south to nearly the most northeastern tip of Georgia in Clayton—just outside Mountain City.Appropriately named with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the backyard, here we find Camp Blue Ridge. Boasting a playground to the tune of 250 acres, Camp Blue Ridge offers its campers the abundant beauty of the woodsy land around them along with the complimentary cabins and other facilities that give campers the opportunity to have the time of their lives!

One thing that’s certain—there’s always something to do at Blue Ridge! Jam-packed with skill-developing activities, there you can try your hand at Archery, Arts & Crafts, Baseball, Basketball, Boating, Boxing, Canoeing, Cheerleading, Chess, Climbing, Fitness & Weights, Dance, Digital Photography, DJ Mixing, Drama, Drums, Electronic Music, Production, Fishing, Football, Gaga, Golf, Guitar, Gymnastics, Jump Rope, Kayaking, Lacrosse, Laser Tag, Martial Arts, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Skills, Paddle Boating, Paintball, Pilates, Ping Pong, Rocketry, Ropes Course, Rugby, Skate Park, Soccer, Softball, Stretching, Tennis, Tumbling, Ultimate Frisbee, Virtual Reality, Vocal training, Volleyball, Wrestling, Yoga, and more!

And, with a heated pool and two lakes, you can enjoy wild waterfront fun too with activities like Banana Boat, the Blob, Knee Boarding, Slip n’ Slide, a Swing, Swimming, Wake Boarding, Waterskiing, Whitewater Rafter, and more!

You couldn’t be bored if you tried, but there’s tons of opportunity for downtime too. Time to reflect on the all the fun you’re having! And you can do it in your air-conditioned cabins, which Camp Blue Ridge is very happy to now offer to all the boys and girls that come to stay at this awesome overnight camp! Give them a closer look and click here to check out their website. And, as always, thanks for reading.

- John

Hey, Camp Folks!

The recommended camp outfitter for more than 270 summer camps, we here at Everything Summer Camp are proud to work with every single one of them! And we love singing the praises of the many camps with whom we’ve developed a working relationship too. That’s why today I’m shining our camp spotlight on the magnificent Blue Mountain Ranch summer camp right smack-dab in the middle of beautiful Colorado in the town of Florissant.

With more than 400 acres at its disposal, the historic Blue Mountain Ranch has been welcoming boys and girls from ages 7-16 to their amazing land for the past 75 years. Surrounded by the majesty of the Pike National Forest, it’s easy to see how Blue Mountain Ranch is a perfect place to make your escape from the pressures of everyday life at school or home.

Check out the good times waiting for you when you decide on Blue Mountain Ranch for your summer camp experience! You’ll have the opportunity to participate in Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Canoeing, Cheerleading, Fishing, Football, Hiking, Horseback, Horse Care, Rodeo, Mountain Climbing, Nature Study, Paddleboarding, Rappelling, Riflery, Ropes Course, Softball, Survival Class, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Yoga, and plenty more.

Of course, there are activities that encourage a little downtime too such as Arts & Crafts, Camp Crafts, Creative Writing, Drama, and lots more. The camp is always coordinating other reasons to gather too such as Talent Shows or Barbecues, so there’s always tons of time to just hang out with all the friends you’re making. One of the sayings known at Blue Mountain Ranch is “"A friend is worth a mountain made of gold."

Whether you’re assigned to the Cox or Stewart Cabin for boys or the Tilley Cabin or Clark Hall for girls, you’re sure to feel right at home with the works for electric as well as indoor plumbing. Find yourself having a blast in the comforts of summer camp at Blue Mountain Ranch. Give them a closer look and as always, thanks for reading.

- John