Depsite the rainy weather YMCA Camp Minikani celebrated Fforte Fest 2010 this past week.  All of camp participated in games, face painting, and much, much more to the beat of our special live band.  We all had so much fun we wanted to share a brief video of the afternoon with you!!

Fforte Ffest 2010

Even though the weather hasn’t been the greatest the last couple of mornings, we’ve still been having some fun at the Wilderness Skills Area. Though the clouds have been blocking our view of the stars at night, we’ve been learning constellations and stories every morning in the Star Lab. The frogs and toads have been gathering all over Minikani, so we had a toad catching competition 3^rd hour today. Everyone worked hard to spot and catch the toads and frogs! Congrats to our champions: Hogan S. (Cabin 13), Kaley G. (Cabin 7), Jack D. (Cabin 11), and Chloe P. (Cabin 9)!

After the sun came out this afternoon, the boys in Hudson Bay grabbed some binoculars, practiced their bird calls, and brushed up on their bird identification by Halquist Lodge. I think most of the birds were avoiding the heat, but we did see some goldfinches, bluebirds, barn swallows, and a chickadee. The usual technique for calling birds in for a closer look didn’t really work even though the boys were all pretty good at it (ask them to demonstrate when you see them!). Hopefully they can use their new bird skills up north this next week to call in some feathered friends.