Canvasback and Sailing Camp, great success!

Canvasback and Sailing Camp were pretty amazing this week! Special Thanks to Roger Morgan, our Sailing Instructor for the great information, lessons, and fun that he provided to our staff and campers. He is the reason our Sailing camp is SOOO much fun.

Camp Canvasback is not possible with out the hekp of the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission! Hunter Education Specialist David Denton helps recruit instructors and arrange special field trips that add a lot to the camp. Also Kevin Briggs of Noah's Ark Waterfowl and Caro Coviello brought ducks and dogs, respectively, that help to round out the program.

See all the pictures below!

Here's Carl and a Camper with Carl's star retriever, Jack. Find out more about Carl at http://www.blackwaterkennels.com/





































Here's Kevin with a "Pillard" - half Pintail, half Mallard. Kevin operates Noah's Ark Waterfowl in Edenton!


















Here are our sailors picnicin' at the mouth of the Scuppernong...They really loved Captain Morgan!





















Enjoy the weekend!

Lost

Last week, blogging was totally lost in my mind. I apologize! Last week we entertained the North Carolina Grange Summer Camp. I really look forward to them marching in with their rich tradition and fun campers, who return year after year.

Speaking of returning campers...this week we have Cloverbud Camp, which is for 5-8 year old children. Hopefully they will all be return campers. Marine Science and Sailing is also this week. Many of them are back for a second run. Camp Canvasback, my heavily biased favorite is entertaining many children that have been here three times!

Sailing Camp will learn to sail (obviously)...so I hope they all expect to learn. Roger Morgan is our Sailing instructor and always builds a great rapport with the teens.

Camp Canvasback is for the aspiring waterfowler. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission teaches Hunter Education and Firearm Safety. My staff will teach Rock Climbing, Canoeing, Kayaking, and a host of other things. Kevin Briggs, a local State Trooper will be bringing live ducks for Waterfowl ID. I will be teaching an activity on decoy history, making, painting, restoring, and tactics. I may know more than anyone because I have learned through trial and error. Anyway - it'll be a fun week. After this, we only have three more weeks of camp to go...

Enjoy the day...

4-H Week 2

Believe it or not, but just go ahead and believe it when I tell ya' that we are in our FOURTH week of Summer Camp. Yesterday was the anniversary or America's departure from the Queen...better know n as Independence Day.

The weekend around the Sound is always fun on big holidays...especially July 4 weekend. On July 3, I took out the DS Yellow Dog (DS is Duck Ship)...the Sound had a chop, but the river was NICE. That night I went to a pg pickin' on the Sound...beautiful sunset, bug free, and delish...

Yesterday, the 4th, we opened our doors to counties like Hyde, Tyrrell, Durham, Perquimans, Northampton, Halifax, Gates, Bertie, Hertford, and Beaufort to 4-H Camp...last night we had our Opening Ceremony. Afterwards, we all watched firworks on the Boardwalk. The only thing better than a fireworks show is SIX FIREWORKS shows! That's right! Edenton, Hertford, Plymouth, Edenton, Albemarle Plantation, and our friendly neighbors all put on dazzling displays...we could see and hear firworks in a 180 degree plane, all over the Albemarle....

Today, Lee is cooking a pig...another pig picking! This is to much for me to bear, but don't worry about me, I'll "suffer" through... check out the pics...






















































Enjoy the day...