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Quiet, Quality Family Camping . . .
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| . . . resumes May 1st!
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Winter is for the birds . . .
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| . . . and other unseen big-footed creatures!
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Winter is a time for indoor projects . . .
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| . . . including grading papers!
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But we do get out in the snow . . .
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| . . . and compare the depth with our up-north friends!
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We visit campers at Christmas time . . .
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| . . . and lunch with them midwinter . . .
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. . . and celebrate special occasions like the expected arrival of a new camper!
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| April brings visitors out to cure cabin fever . . .
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. . . where the deer (but no antelope) roam (at 5 mph?).
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| April is also the time for cleaning up . . .
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. . . and testing new activities for the coming camping season!
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| Welcome signs of spring: new flowers . . .
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. . . "new" chairs for the Lodge . . . !
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| . . . and new plumbing for the bathhouse!
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Houghton College students cleaned up the grounds . . .
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| . . . while Houghton Academy students spruced up the Lodge.
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Yep! We clean there too!
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TO DO List:
(1) Re-gild the sign butterfly . . .
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(2) put the fountain in the pond . . .
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| (3) remove the winter tarp covering the trailer . . .
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(4) move in new campers . . .
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| (5) and do some site enhancement.
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Ahh . . . all done in time for Memorial Day weekend!
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| Memorial Day weekend features community garage sales . . .
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. . . special craft activities . . .
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| . . . and the annual sailboat regatta.
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Hail to the winners of the FillmoreFest cowplop bingo!!
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| Even "ordinary" weekends are fun . . .
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. . . and puzzle-ing . . .
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| . . . and craft-y . . .
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. . . and always restful and relaxing.
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| Yes! The wagon rides are free!!
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June social calendar: breakfast around the campfire . . .
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| . . . lunch with the Houghton Area Senior Citizens . . .
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. . . where all the dessert choices are tempting! . . .
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| . . . and dinner with the local Campground Owners of NY.
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"Make mine yogurt!"
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| Bedtime snack at the bird feeder!
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"Did you say ‘birdseed’?"
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| Fred dons his summer hat and keeps his head above water!
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Charlie tells a great fish story with his camera!
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| Patience pays off!!
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The annual 4th of July ladder golf tournament had lots of winners!
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| The ArtCart attracts all ages . . .
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. . . and results in a court of creativity!
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| Two painters are better’n’one!
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An unexpected holiday visitor!
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| The annual BubbleFest . . .
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. . . was a gigantic success!
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| Good clean fun: painting with soap!
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Many thanks to the Mariposa campers who rode for cancer funding.
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| Into each life some rain will fall!
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Can you find Fred??
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| We weren’t THAT wet!!
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Mariposa is for lovers.
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| Mariposa is also for new retirees . . .
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. . . and for gardeners who beautify with butterflies and stones . . .
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| . . . and add flags and flowers to their sites.
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Some add whimsical touches . . .
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| . . . like this answer to rising gas prices!
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All sorts of camping rigs come to Mariposa!
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| Is this a wooden RV or a cabin-on-wheels??
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Whoa! That’s a motel --- way TOO BIG for us!!
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| But we can do tents for families to camp together . . .
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. . . or maybe the varsity soccer team . . .
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| . . . or more!!
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Our wooded RV sites are along the Lepidoptera
loop . . .
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| . . . which also includes the tetherball game . . .
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. . . and the sandbox . . .
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| . . . and the sand volleyball court . . .
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. . . and a picnic table on each site for domino games!
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| July brought the Fillmore Area Betterment Association out for their family picnic.
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And the senior citizens came in August for their annual croquet tournament . . .
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| . . . which demands serious concentration . . .
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. . . not unlike the evening bingo games.
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| Foam cutouts, glue, paper, fancy scissors, markers --- the Art Cart brings indoor fun . . .
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. . . or maybe origami in the great outdoors . . .
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| . . . or an evening creating a family piece of "junk sculpture."
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August is corn roast time, which even the cooks find fun!
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| Choose an ear; shuck your own.
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Then roll it in butter, and add salt.
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| Look, ma, no hands! YUM!!
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And then for dinner: how about chicken cooked on the grill over a wood fire?
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| Even breakfast can be enjoyed outdoors.
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Early morning is the best time . . .
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| . . . to do some fishing.
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Maybe you’ll catch one of our big ones --- a 13 or 20 in. large-mouth bass.
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| Come meet Fred’s new companion . . .
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. . . who also enjoys an occasional duck ride!
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| Tree colors are changing . . .
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. . . and RVs are being replaced!
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| Let them eat cake . . . and chicken!!
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At the annual resident camper luncheon . . .
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| . . . Uncle Dave summarizes the summer fun . . .
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. . . punctuated by a rousing chorus of "God Bless My Underwear!"
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| Uncle Dave loves a parade!!
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October brings closing exercises . . .
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| . . . Fred returns to land for the winter . . .
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. . . and the outdoor furniture
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| . . . and everything else move indoors.
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Some RVs now sport winter wraps.
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| The windmills are completed.
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The last trailer has left.
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| The sites are empty.
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Time for big fall projects . . .
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| . . . such as tree trimming . . .
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. . . and the annual campground owners’ conference.
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| Wait - don't forget the larch needle clean up!
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Whew! Just in time for the first snow!
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| Every Nov. we say thanks for a great season.
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And then settle in for a quiet winter.
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