Saturday, August 17, 2024

Classic Boys Camp at Manitoba Pioneer Camp: Aug. 3 - 17/24

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Playlist of MPC 2024 videos (beginning with a brief one from the Spring Celebration in Winnipeg in March)


Sat., Aug. 3 Highlights: Drove to MPC. Boys Camp Mtg led by Grader (BCD) & Bugsy (PD). Supper, sat with Regehrs & Trevor D. LIT Welcome, T-Shirt Making.

A young lady staff member (LIT?) was on the cabin line with her mother (moving out?), and she spontaneously gave me this four leaf clover:

Temp (Troy) whetting his knife:

Shared #13 with Apollo & Sterling for one night, because #11 was still occupied.


Sun., Aug.4 Highlights: Chapel, moved to #11, Boys Camp Meeting, campers arrived (rotations done during EP time). "The Magical Fish" at Songs & Stories. Songs led by Temp unless otherwise stated. All stories read by Grader.

My arrival & camper arrival:

The Losing and Finding of Boys Camp: a rather long skit, but included here because "Peps" as a character was portrayed by Farman:


Mon., Aug. 5 Highlights: First Holy Grail Table Talk, Bible Study prep during Boats Out, visited Music Club, first Bible Study (led songs for Int & Jr.), Royal Roll, "The King's Song" at Songs & Stories.


Tue., Aug. 6

I caught a fair-sized walleye (released it, of course):

Drove camper along with Levi M to Kenora Hospital for a tetanus shot. Back at the end of supper (chili).

EP: Markers, Story: The Sleeping Bread.


Wed., Aug. 7 Highlights: Played harmonica in "Knights of the Round Table", visited Sully's Theatre Club, led Little Cabin after lunch, EP: Flamethrowers(?), led songs in S & S, which story?

The Knights of the Round Table:


Thu., Aug. 8 Highlights: Olympics, Olympic-themed Banquet (which also functioned as EP), Bone Button Borscht, Boys Two Candlelight


Fri., Aug. 9 Highlights: Bugawump nest in playing field, Boys Two campers left, EP: Phobia, led songs for S & S, which story?.


Sat., Aug. 10 Highlights: Pike took my lure and leader (morning), pike broke hook (evening), led Bible Study prep in Temp's absence, EP: Kick the Can, led songs for S & S, The Wemiks.


Sun., Aug. 11 Highlights: Chapel (harmonica), led the Juicy Moose after lunch, led Bible Study prep, Olympics, joined in Evening Dip, The Emperor's New Clothes.

Misc. #1 Video, including waiting for chapel to begin:

An embarrassingly small fish:

Clues to the Bugawump Mystery:

This appears to be the only Christmas mug left:


Mon., Aug. 12 Highlights: I think this was the day I led Juniors only singing & they were very enthusiastic, guitar on Sundeck with Senior Camper A..., Dido's Head-Shave, LOTR Heart of Darkness, almost had pike in net, led S & S, The Ragman.

Barrett as Gollum in LOTR Heart of Darkness Skit:


Tue., Aug. 13 Highlights: Senior Day (after Juniors left), annual catch-up chat with Pam by Waterfront, met with Pete in Staff 1, to landing with Pete to put laundry in van, he was picking up Cindy & training Hailey, saw bear on the way there.

The clues come together:



Wed., Aug. 14 Highlights: Bugsy caught in the Bugawump trap (which was assembled during EP), The Happy Prince.

Even punier (the fish):


Thu., Aug. 15 Highlights: Coffee w Pete in D.Hall after Staff Devos, Puzzles With Peps, Robot Bugsy at lunch, rescued and cured him, Western Banquet, final scores & snacks, Candlelight.

Playlist of the Mystery of the Bugawump:


Fri., Aug. 16 Highlights: LIT Prank (outdoor breakfast), campers leave, Clean-Up Draft (I was drafted 2nd last, but then traded for by the Dining Hall team), Nachos & Debrief.

Misc. #4 video, includes outdoor breakfast:

This was fish was not a bad size, but still not a pike:

Camper departure and mine:

The waterfront Friday night:

I left before breakfast Sat. Aug. 17.

This is why pike approve of my buying lures from Dollarama:

Four times I had a pike on my lure close enough for me to see it, but each time they got away.

The purple canoe is "Grace" a cedar strip being refurbished by Olivia K. and her gang:

Changes Observed at MPC in 2024:


One thing I did NOT do this year was walk the Island Trail. I was fighting plantar faciitis in my left foot the whole time & so attempting the trail just seemed like foolishness. Maybe next year.

MPC DYI staff shirt 2024. Note that we used cardboard instead of the proper stencil paper with messy results. So I used an improv principle of leaning into "mistakes" and outlined the blobs as well.

I outlined the blobs on the back as well:

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