We hope you’re excited about coming to Camp Tuhsmeheta this summer! We have lots of great activities planned for you. But before you start dreaming about all the cool stuff we’re going to be doing at Camp T in the SUMMER of 2012, we have some great events planned for the WINTER and SPRING!
Three events are planned before summer begins – Snow Much Fun Feb 17-19 which includes winter sports and ecology, Spring Explorations March 23-25 with Native American cultural experiences and crafts, and Gardening and Spring Birding Weekend when we put in the garden and listen for the earth waking up May 4-6, 2012!
Tentative details for Snow Much Fun are below – please visit this website often to get update on other events!
Snow Much Fun!!!
Family Winter Event
February 17-19 at Camp Tuhsmeheta, Greenville MI
Featuring Guest Naturalist Maureen Stine and Bird Call Expert Donna Posont
Learn: about winter birds, identifying trees by their bark and how animals survive tough winter conditions
Play: go snow shoeing around Flanigan Lake to check out the beaver activity and do crazy fun stuff in the snow!
Make: bird feeders and a Barred Owl call
Have Fun: meet new friends – catch up with old friends and have a great time as always at Camp T!
Cost: $25 per person, $75 for a family of 4, $20 for each extra person – feel free to bring a friend! Scholarships available for qualifying families
Register: Email or call Gwen Botting for a registration form and scholarship information at bottingJG@juno.com or 989-855-2430. Please be sure to speak clearly and leave your contact information if leaving a message. (Please note: if you have Gwen’s email address in your computer, please check it. We are no longer using the mpvi@intergate address.)
Tentative Schedule for Snow Much Fun Family Winter Event 2012 at Camp Tuhsmeheta
Friday
4p.m. Check In and hang out
6p.m. Dinner
7p.m. Campfire in totem room/ games/ fun/ fellowship/ ice breakers
9p.m. S’mors and more
10p.m. Return to cabins
Saturday
7a.m. Rise and shine
7:45 a.m. Morning Birding walk
8:30a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Tree Identification talk – Maureen Stine from Naturologist.com
10a.m. Walk for tree identification – Maureen Stine
11a.m. Winter birding and Making bird feeders – Donna Posont
12:30 Lunch
1:30 . Animal tracking with Donna and Maureen
3p.m. Warm up with hot chocolate and snack
3:30 Craft of constructing a Barred owl caller Joanne Pilarski
4:30p.m. Sledding and snow animal construction with snow permitting
6p.m. Dinner
7p.m. Owl investigation with Maureen
8p.m. Owl Prowl with Donna
9p.m. Snacks and Games Singing with Geri Taeckens
10p.m. Return to cabins
Sunday
8a.m. Rise and shine
9a.m. Breakfast
10a.m. Snow shoeing around the lake – Gwen
11a.m. Animal tracking outside with everyone
12:30 Lunch
1:30p.m. Pack up, clean up and departure
This event is sponsored by Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind, a 501c3 charitable organization. Please contact Gwen Botting, Secretary, or go to the OUB website, www.campt.org for more information on how you can help sponsor activities like this one for children who are blind or visually impaired in Michigan.
Activities at Camp Tuhsmeheta are not endorsed or supported by the Michigan Department of Education. MDE does not assume any liability or responsibility for events at Camp Tuhsmeheta