06/29/2026
🏕️ Week 4: Fort Builders 🔨🌲
This week, our campers didn’t just play in forts…
They became the builders.
Armed with hammers, drills, teamwork, and plenty of imagination, our Owl Tribe and Fox Tribe took on the challenge of restoring two forgotten forts deep in the woods.
Each team began by studying their fort, sketching ideas, and creating a plan. With a limited budget of Builder Bucks, they shopped at the Fort Depot, rented tools from Grandpa Dan’s Tool Shop, and learned that every decision mattered. Should we buy another pallet? Save money for decorations? Spend $5 on saw cuts? Every choice required teamwork and problem-solving.
Over the next few days, loose boards became sturdy walls. New railings made climbing safer. Shelves, benches, lookout stations, signs, flags, and countless small improvements slowly transformed each fort into something special.
Along the way, campers discovered that building isn’t just about wood and screws.
It’s about listening to one another.
Sharing ideas.
Trying again when something doesn’t fit.
Helping a younger camper hold a board.
Celebrating someone else’s success.
By Friday, the tools were put away, the forts officially opened, and the builders finally got to enjoy the places they had worked so hard to restore.
Perhaps the most meaningful part of the week is that these forts won’t disappear when camp ends.
Future campers will climb them, imagine in them, and add their own improvements for years to come. Our Fort Builders left a lasting legacy on the land; one that will continue to grow, one board at a time.
Because that’s what stewardship looks like.
🌲 Leave it better than you found it.
🛠️ Build with purpose.
❤️ Build together.
🌿 Leave a legacy.
