Compiled by Louis Olive
It’s that time of year… the leaves are changing! Throughout the country, the “shorter days of Autumn” have appeared, and it has left me to think about the ways that our Camp Family experiences the weather.
All summer long, we experience the weather together. Each morning at camp, we listen to the Swamper Weather Report as a Camp Family and plan for our day. Early in first session, we watch flowers bloom around camp and enjoy long days and the latest sunsets of the year. By changeover, the temperatures peak and we all flock to the lake for G-Swim. And by the end of second four, we welcome the warmth of the Council Fire at twilight on Sunday evenings. When it rains at camp, we all get a little wet!
And then we disperse across the country and around the world. This month we’re sending the Arrowhead to 26 states and six countries! For some of you, it still feels like summer and will for a few more months. For others, fall will come and go quickly, and it won’t be long until you’re playing in the snow. Up at camp, the leaves changed colors and started falling weeks ago, early in October. This month, Noah had the pleasure of visiting camp and remarked multiple times during our (thrilling!) camp office meetings that the leaves painted camp in a totally new light for him. Check out some of his photos of the grounds in our At Camp article! Back where I live in Chicago, the leaves peaked right in the middle of the month and have only just started to fall.
While the leaves change for our Camp Family at different times across the map, the connections we built this past summer are much stronger than the miles between us. That is evident in the response from our Camp Family to the October Arrowhead. We had so many campers reach out to share news, pictures, and just plain excitement about a new way for us to keep in touch during the winter. While we may not all get the same weather report each morning this month, we are all holding the same Arrowhead today. We all hold deeply on to memories, lessons learned, and laughs from the summer of 2026 that will keep us connected deep into the winter.
Without further ado, here’s this month’s news — if you’ve got something you’d like to share, drop us a line or send me an email at louis@campnebagamon.com! We can’t wait to hear from you!
In Colorado, Finn Simon has been cooking on the soccer pitch playing center-mid for his team. Walt Schiffer has been continuing where he left off at camp, spending just about every weekend fishing. He recently caught a 17lb flathead catfish! Dylan Greene had a blast on a family trip to Disney World, while Brule Kurowski had tons of fun on a school camping trip to Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Way to keep practicing those camp skills year round! Rollie Cohen has been staying busy playing keeper for his soccer team, and Zander Aronoff has been playing drums in his school jazz band. Zander was excited to share that during his off-summer he met up with a bunch of his cabinmates. Will Grant, a new Colorado resident, has jumped right into his school’s theater program.