Hello everybody,

I'm writing to you from the Johnson Scout Center here at Camp Aquehonga. This building holds the Commissary, where we pick up our food three times a day; the STEM Lab, which is a classroom for many merit badges; the camp admin office; and, most importantly, the Scoutmaster's Lounge (Coffee! WiFi!).

All of the scouts have settled into our camping site. The area is nice and big, and we've started making it home. The scouts are playing volleyball using just a cord tied from one tree to another as the net, they're playing whiffle ball, playing cards and other games, and coming up to the main parade grounds to play around up there.

Merit badge classes have started, and from the sound of it, they're all going well so far. Our very own Noah Cole is teaching many merit badges in the Scoutcraft area. He was also our…

Camp Aquehonga week one was certainly something. The weather was humid but not the camp's fault. The camp ran very smoothly with a few minor hiccups throughout the week. I’m proud and honored to say my coworkers are more than qualified all of the previous camp counselors I’ve had, and are very knowledgeable, hard workers. Sadly, There is no COPE program due to a missing COPE director. The cots are a little small for the bug nets, depending on your net size. The sites look great and the summer looks promising. I can’t wait to see you all up here! 

 YIS, Noah Cole