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Camp
LIBBEY information
Maumee
Valley Regional Office
2244
Collingwood Blvd.
Toledo, OH 43620
T
419.243.8216
T
800.860.4516
F
419.245.5357
Camp
Director:
Christy Gustin |
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Open House
Sun. May 7, 2008
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Spend an afternoon at
Camp Libbey with your daughter! Families are welcome
to bring a picnic lunch.
Join us to get a taste
of camp! |
|
 Nestled
along the banks of the scenic Maumee River just outside of
Defiance, Ohio Camp Edward Drummond Libbey has almost 350
acres of fields, forests and ravines. An eight week resident
camp program during the summer months offers a variety of
programs for girls that include swimming,
canoeing, horseback riding, archery, crafts and more.
HOUSING
Camp Libbey provides two types
of housing to accommodate campers. Each description lists
the type of housing available.
Platform tents have wood floors, cots with mattresses and
accommodate four campers per tent. The unit has a bath house
with hot showers and flush toilets. Staff are located in
nearby tents within the unit. Each unit accommodates 32-40
campers and staff.
Buildings have wooden beds with mattresses (some beds may be
bunked), hot showers, flush toilets and can accommodate 8 to
32 campers and staff.
Buildings and large shelters are available for rainy days
and some indoor activities. As part of a special program,
girls may sleep in ground tents or at the corral/barn for
one or more nights. Camp Libbey also has a main dining hall,
pool, archery range, ropes course, climbing wall,
administrative building, health center, and Trading Post.
RESIDENT CAMP
Go to:
Mini
Sessions (2-nights) | One
Week Sessions |
One and a Half Week Sessions
MINI SESSIONS
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LITTLE
MERMAIDS |
Grades Entering: 1-3 |
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Join us and go
splashing around camp! Spend time playing pool
games, go on a creek peek and play with water
balloon slingshots. Get all wet as you enjoy the fun
in the sun. |
Date: June 29-July 1
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL2406 |
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Cost:
$116 |
Min/Max: 9/18 |
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ONCE
UPON A DREAM |
Grades Entering: 1-3 |
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Enter the enchanted
land of Camp Libbey and learn what it takes to be a
princess. This magical week will include designing a
royal craft and working on manners as you attend a
tea party. The finale will be a “Royal Ball” for you
and your princess friends. |
Date: July 13-15
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL2608 |
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Cost:
$116 |
Min/Max: 9/18 |
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CRAFTY
KIDS |
Grades Entering: 1-3 |
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Do you like to draw,
paint, or sculpt? Then this camp is for you!
Decorate that old white t-shirt, face paint, make a
mask and play with clay as you create beautiful
works of art. |
Date: July 16-18
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL2402 |
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Cost:
$116 |
Min/Max: 9/18 |
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TRAIL
MIX |
Grades Entering: 1-3 |
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Come and try a little
bit of this and a little bit of that! Spend time
doing all that camp has to offer from swimming,
making s’mores, water balloon slingshots to a
critter program and crafts. Then mix it up with
making new friends, singing songs and having fun! |
Date: June 29-July 1
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL2409 |
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Cost:
$116 |
Min/Max: 9/18 |
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ANIMAL
CRACKERS |
Grades Entering: 1-3 |
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Spend time learning
about and caring for the animals in the
Environmental Center at camp. Go on a hike to find
animal tracks and explore the aquatic world of
Willet Creek as you discover what shares your
backyard. |
Date: July 30-Aug 1
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL2701 |
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Cost:
$116 |
Min/Max: 9/18 |
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JUNIOR
JAM |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Not sure what you want
to do? Try a little bit of everything that camp has
to offer. Archery, climbing wall, speed stacking,
swimming and hiking are a few of the things you can
try. |
Date: June 29-July 1
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3420 |
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Cost:
$116 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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BACKPACKING |
Grades Entering: 7-12 |
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Learn the basics of
backpacking from equipment, compass work, food, and
how to pack. Put that knowledge to use on an
overnight backpacking excursion. This session
combines part one and two of the backpacking
workshops into one, you will earn the Backpacking
Interest Patch and qualify you for our Adventure
Camp – Backpacking trips. All girls must have a pair
of hiking boots, wool socks, and compact sleeping
bag, or bedroll. Backpacks, tents, stoves and cook
kits are provided. |
Date: June 15-18
Housing:
Trip/Travel
Code: 1CL4242
(Sunday - Wednesday) |
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Cost:
$75 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
ONE-WEEK SESSIONS
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MOONLIGHT MADNESS |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Like to stay up late?
Enjoy a starlit hike, swim under the stars, raccoon
watch, star gaze, go on an owl prowl, midnight
snacks and sleep late in the mornings. You’ll get to
explore camp while others sleep! |
Date: June 22-27
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3323 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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MONKEY
BUSINESS |
Grades Entering: 1-3 |
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A six day camp for
campers who want to try everything! Have a great
week monkeying around as you climb the wall, play
water games, go creek stomping, have a jungle
breakfast and make banana boats over a campfire. |
Date: July 6-11
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL2507 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 9/18 |
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CAMPAPALOOZA |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Try it all! Make art
to wear, create crafts, climb the wall and try
archery. Top it off with two hours of horseback
riding, enjoy a slumber party with movies and spend
a night camping out in tents that you pitch. |
Date: July 6-11
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL4513 |
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Cost:
$298 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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ON THE
TRAIL |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Spend time learning
about and caring for the animals in the
Environmental Center at camp. Go on a hike to find
animal tracks and explore the aquatic world of
Willet Creek as you discover what shares your
backyard. |
Date: July 6-11
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3526 |
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Cost:
$298 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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POTTER'S WHEEL |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Spend time playing
with clay. Create your own piece on the wheel, make
coil and pinch pots, create a tile, sculpt, and
glaze ceramics. Fire items in a sawdust kiln as well
as the pottery kiln. Create extraordinary works of
art this week. |
Date: July 6-11
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3527 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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MUSICAL MANIA |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Do you like High
School Musical? Spend this week exploring the
performing arts as you learn dances and scenes from
your favorite musicals. Create and produce a show
you will perform for your friends at the all-camp
event to showcase your talents. |
Date: July 6-11
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3524 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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TRAILBLAZERS |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Learn about horses and
Native Americans this week. Enjoy four hours of
horseback riding, Native American legends, Native
American crafts, tomahawks, archery, and more. Even
spend a night out under the stars by the teepee.
This makes for one of the most exciting weeks at
camp. |
Date: July 6-11
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3529 |
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Cost:
$340 |
Min/Max: 10/20 |
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CAMP
MYTH BUSTERS |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Have you ever wondered
what happens when you mix mentos with diet coke, or
how many helium balloons it would take to lift you
off the ground? Bring all of your “what if”
questions to this camp and explore, investigate and
prove once and for all what is myth and what is
fact. |
Date: July 13-18
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3625 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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WHERE
IN THE WORLD |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Each day explore a new
country and learn about customs, games, songs,
crafts, sports, and how your favorite holidays are
celebrated around the world. Get some International
flavor by cooking a dish from each country you
explore. |
Date: July 13-18
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3630 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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GIRL
VS. THE WILD |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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What if it was just
you vs. the wild outdoors? Would you know what to
do? How will you keep warm, find shelter, and food?
Find out as you learn fire-building, map & compass
skills, knots, first aid, wild edibles and much
more. |
Date: July 13-18
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3618 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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LITTLE
CAMP ON THE PRAIRIE |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Return to 1840 and
experience pioneer life. Make candles, a rag doll, a
bonnet, butter, candles, and work with the barn yard
animals. Top the week off by going back in time to
school with Miss Emily Walker and spending an hour
at the corral going on a trail ride. |
Date: July 13-18
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3622 |
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Cost:
$275 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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DOLPHINS |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Do you love the water?
Then this camp is for you! Try snorkeling, diving,
creek peeks, water games, synchronized swimming, and
a twilight swim. Campers should be able to swim at
an Intermediate level prior to coming to this
program to meet badge requirements. |
Date: July 13-18
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3715 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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GROSSOLOGY |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Do you like to get
messy? Prepare to get down and dirty, by making the
slimiest, grossest stuff you can, go creek stomping
and explore the science of really gross things.
There is a whole world of grossness right under your
nose, behind your bed or between your toes let’s
explore and have fun! |
Date: July 20-25
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3525 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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DR.
DOLITTLE'S INTERNS |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Calling all animal
lovers! Learn about camp’s animals, big and small,
and how to care for them. Help with the daily care
of the camp critters, things like feeding, bathing
and grooming and spend two hours on horseback. Top
this week off with visits to local animal
rehabilitation and care facilities to learn how to
be the best pet owner possible. |
Date: July 20-25
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3716 |
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Cost:
$270 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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BLING
BLING |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Design it, make it,
and wear it! Do you like to dress with your own
creative flair? Dress up the old clothing as you
make art to wear, try your hand at jewelry making,
make accessories from different materials, and learn
about fashion this week. |
Date: July 20-25
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3710 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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CAMP
CAFE |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Who’s hungry? Spend
the week perfecting your skills as a chef whipping
up snacks, main courses, and desserts. Highlights
include a fondue party, smoothies, and making fresh
bread. Try a variety of indoor and outdoor cooking
techniques. Make it, Eat it and Enjoy it! |
Date: July 20-25
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3711 |
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Date: August 3-8
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3912 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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HOGWOODS CAMP OF MUGGLE MAGIC |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Are you a muggle who
would like to learn more about the magical world?
See if there is a wizard inside of you as you attend
classes like Herbology, Potions, and Care of Magical
Creatures. Learn about owls and bats, create a house
banner, play Quidditch, and enjoy feasts in the
great hall. Top this off with a Harry Potter movie
night. |
Date: July 27 - Aug. 1
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3819 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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GAME
ON! |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Been working hard this
school year? Are you ready to just PLAY? Volleyball,
basketball, badminton, archery, kickball, tennis,
and the climbing wall are just a few of the
activities you will enjoy this week! Top it off with
two hours of horseback riding. |
Date: July 27 - Aug. 1
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3821 |
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Cost:
$298 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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YOU
CAN'T DO THAT AT CAMP! |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Want to bend some of
those camp rules? Do some things you’ve always been
told not to! Stay up late, raid the kitchen, sleep
in late, and order pizza for cook-out night! Don’t
worry you will still get to do the typical camp
things, but it will be totally planned by you. |
Date: July 27 - Aug. 1
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3831 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 12/24 |
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RIVER
QUEST |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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If you love to be on
the water paddling, hoisting sails or just soaking
up the sun look no further! Work on skills as you
try kayaking, sailing, and canoeing. Plan and take a
day long trip on the river, go on a creek peek, try
water balloon sling shots and of course go swimming.
|
Date: August 3-8
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3928 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 6/12 |
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CAMP
SCENE INVESTIGATORS (CSI) |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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What happened? Where
did they go? Clues, excitement, and suspense are
just part of the fun. Solve a camp crime as you
collect
evidence, search for clues, interview suspects, and
crack the case. Visit the local detective bureau and
learn first hand what it takes to be a good
detective. |
Date: August 3-8
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL3914 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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SEA
HORSES |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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On a horse or in the
water, campers will have a great time at camp! Spend
three hours riding at the corral and learning basics
of horse care. Then spend time at the pool
snorkeling, playing water games and even go
canoeing. When not on a horse or in the water
participate in other fun camp activities. |
Date: August 3-8
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3834 |
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Cost:
$321 |
Min/Max: 5/10 |
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SPA
DAYS |
Grades Entering: 6-9 |
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Learn the importance
of rest, relaxation and healthy living. Sleep in,
try yoga, and do face masks. Girls will learn about
healthy eating, body image and making exercise a fun
part of everyday. Take time away from the spa to
enjoy regular camp activities as well. |
Date: August 3-8
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL4937 |
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Cost:
$277 |
Min/Max: 10/20 |
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I
WON'T GROW UP |
Grades Entering: 7-9 |
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Have fun being a kid!
Try the high ropes course and zip line, play with
yo-yo’s, super soakers, and throw tomahawks. Top all
this off with two hours of horseback riding,
tie-dying, and a fun filled slumber party where the
girls will make ice cream, and sleep-in after a
midnight creep around camp.
(Minimum age 12) |
Date: July 13-18
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL4639 |
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Cost:
$321 |
Min/Max: 10/20 |
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DEFYING GRAVITY |
Grades Entering: 7-12 |
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Spend the week defying
gravity on the high ropes, zip line, and flying
stunt kites. Explore physics as you catapult things
through the air, drop things off the ropes course
and learn how roller coasters work. Top it off with
a trip to Cedar Point to experience those Roller
Coasters first hand. |
Date: July 6-11
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL4546 |
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Cost:
$295 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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CAST
AWAYS |
Grades Entering: 7-12 |
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Do you think that you
could compete with all of those SURVIVORS? Learn
some skills you’ll need to survive. Decide what you
want in a survival kit, learn to build a fire
without matches, build a shelter to sleep in one
night, learn knots, map and compass skills and about
what you can eat in the wild to survive. Learn how
to work together as a team on the low ropes course
and challenge yourself on the high ropes course. The
highlight will be participating in a reward
challenge. |
Date: July 6-11
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL4545 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/10 |
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CAFE
LIBBEY |
Grades Entering: 7-12 |
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Prepare it, Cook it,
and Eat it! Have a fondue party, make smoothies,
learn to make fresh bread, scones, biscotti, and
create your own Panini sandwiches. Top of this
culinary experience by learning to be a gourmet
outdoor cook as you work with dutch ovens, foil
dinners, and learn to make tin can chicken. |
Date: July 6-11
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL4543 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/10 |
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PADDLE
ON |
Grades Entering: 7-12 |
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Get wet with
activities such as snorkeling, diving, water games,
and a twilight swim. Work on your skills as you get
an introduction to kayaking, and sailing. Go on a
day long canoe trip on the Maumee River. Campers
attending this program should be able to swim at an
intermediate level. |
Date: July 20-25
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL4748 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/10 |
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FASHIONISTA |
Grades Entering: 7-12 |
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Love to create? Try
your hand at fashion design as you update old pieces
of clothing, make jewelry, create a stylish
accessory using duct tape, and much more. Learn what
colors suit you and even have a fashion show to
showcase your creations. |
Date: July 27 - Aug. 1
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL4847 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 10/20 |
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PAPARAZZI |
Grades Entering: 7-12 |
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Do you like to take
pictures? Ever wanted to be a reporter? Become a
member of the Camp Libbey paparazzi squad. Take
pictures, interview people and learn about desktop
publishing as you create a camp newsletter with all
of the up to date news and gossip. |
Date: August 3-8
Housing:
Buildings
Code: 1CL4949 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/10 |
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ROCK
STARS |
Grades Entering: 7-12 |
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Do you like high
adventure? Become a “Rock Star” as you climb the
climbing wall, traverse the high ropes course, shoot
down the zip line, tackle the Giants Ladder, and
learn how to rappel. Practice knots and belaying
techniques as you get ready for a day trip to a
climbing facility. |
Date: August 3-8
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL4950 |
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Cost:
$290 |
Min/Max: 8/16 |
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FREE
2B ME! |
Grades Entering: 9-12 |
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This week is all
yours! You and the other girls in your unit are free
to plan your unit’s schedule for the week, and just
about anything goes. Do a midnight zip, try
kayaking, archery, lounge by the pool, sleep in, or
just hang out. The possibilities are endless, so
come enjoy the lazy days of summer and a week of
relaxing at camp. |
Date: July 20-25
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL4754 |
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Cost:
$252 |
Min/Max: 8/10 |
ONE AND A HALF WEEK
SESSIONS
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EXTREME ADVENTURES |
Grades Entering: 4-6 |
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Do you like adventure
or to try new things? This one and a half week camp
is a great way to mix some traditional camp
activities, like archery and two hours of horseback
riding, with other adventure activities. Climb the
wall, learn to rappel, do low ropes, kayak, and take
a trip to an indoor water park and learn to boogie
board. Girls will stay at camp for the full week and
a half. |
Date: June 22 - July 1
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL3317 |
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Cost:
$400 |
Min/Max: 8/8 |
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CAPTAIN JACK'S CREW |
Grades Entering: 7-12 |
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Spend this 1 1/2 week
session exploring the world of pirates. Learn about
famous pirates, try sailing, and learn about
fencing. Top this off with a treasure hunt around
Ohio as you go “geo-cashing” using GPS systems to
find hidden “treasures”. Girls will stay at camp for
the full week and a half. |
Date: June 22 - July 1
Housing:
Tents
Code: 1CL4344 |
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Cost:
$400 |
Min/Max: 8/8 |
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