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Charile is very popular
Charlie is a very popular chipmunk! In the course of a week he is found and hidden several times. Last week little 3-year-old Kaylee was so excited when she found him and so proud to show me where she had hidden Charlie.
Kaylee was so proud that she found Charlie!
Here's Kaylee's hiding spot....can you figure out where it is?
Finding Charlie is not limited to the young....Grace found Charlie and brought him along when her family checked in yesterday!
On to his next hiding spot...peeking around the tree.
Quinn, Will and Susanna were not going to rest until they found Charlie today.
Here's Charlie's latest hiding spot. Not sure he'll last there for long!
Digital Scavenger Hunt
This season we are doing a digital scavenger hunt. Using their digital camera guests are taking pictures using one of three scavenger lists. They can choose from one of the following 3 lists or do all three.
- Nature list – something that reflects, dead log, crawly critter and a variety of other items.
- Creative List – A black and White photo, a scene a poet may be inspired to write a poem about, a relaxing place and a variety of other items.
- Fanciful List – “I can’t believe we all fit in here”, capture your reflection in an unusual place, kissing a fish and a variety of other items.
All pictures submitted will be put in our digital photo frame at the front desk and a winning picture will be chosen to be put on the blog. Here’s this past weeks winning pictures. There was a tie and both pictures were taken by the Randy Friesema family.
From the "Get CLose" category on the nature list.
Momma and babies are on Ballard Lake this year. Unfortunately the Loon eggs on White Birch were eaten by an animal.
Charlie keeps busy!
Once again it didn’t take long for Charlie to be found. Maybe it’s time to find some harder hiding spots!
Keeping it all in the family sisters Alysse and Jenna found Charlie where cousins Katie and Kellie hid him!
His new hiding spot. Can you tell where he is?
The playground is finished!
The playground is finished except for the shingles on the one tower roof. It has gotten a lot of use in the past week! Kids have been enjoying it from sunup to sundown!
It's finished!
The rock climbing wall
Having fun climbing!
Charlie’s Continued Adventures
It didn’t take Katie and Kellie long to find Charlie. They checked in around 3PM and found Charlie by 4PM. Way to go!
Sisterly team work!
Resting on a stump for his new hiding spot.
Charlie Had a Busy Day
Charlie had a busy day today. He was found and hid 3 different times!
Libby, Connor and Jack were the first to find Charlie this week!
Here's where they hid Charlie.
It didn't take the girls long to find Charlie. I think they were spying on the other group as they hid him!
Charlie found himself laying next to this stump. He's still there and hasn't been found!
More fish pictures
Our carpenter likes taking these underwater shots. Not so much pine pollen in the water this time. The last ones that were posted the pollen was clouding the water.
Enjoying the crumbs that were dropped in the water.
Swimming along on the bottom of beautiful White Birch Creek!
Where’s Charlie has begun
Charlie is back for his summer adventure. This winter he sat out on the ice waiting to plunge into the depths of White Birch Lake. Now he’s decided to hide somewhere on the WBV property. Will you be able to find him when you are here? If you are vacationing with us and you find Charlie your photo will be taken with him and put here on the blog. Then you get the fun of finding him a new hiding spot. So instead of Where’s Waldo….it’s Where’s Charlie?
This was Charlie's first hiding spot. He was snuggled in next to a rock and was very happy to take shelter from the rain.
Niko and Lexi were the first to find Charlie. they found him today, June 11th. they had fun hiding Charlie for the next person to find him. will it be you?
Playground Update
The playground continues to move forward. By Monday the spiral tube slide and the preschool slide should be in place. The tire swing went up today, no pictures of the tire swing yet as it rained most of the day (YEAH!!!) today and I couldn’t get any photos taken. The pictures posted here were taken yesterday.
Swing extension. There will be 3 swings on the new playground.
The 2 towers, the tire swing will hang in the middle.
The view from the old bridge. The monkey bars will be on the left side.
The Raft is Launched!
After a flat tire on the trailer was replaced the raft made its trek out of winter storage to its rightful place on the lake.
Using the tractor to push the trailer is the only way to get the raft to the boat launch.
John guiding the raft in.
Chris taking the raft out of the channel
A leisurely swim?
Shallow enough to walk it around the point.
Securing it into place
Closing the trap door and now it's ready for the swimmers!