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A Typical Day at Camp Empire Lake
7:45am - Wake Up
7:45am - Wake up
Counselors sing or blast songs you once loved but will come to hate!!
8:15am - Breakfast
Plenty of choices; cereals, fruits, milk, eggs, toast etc.
9:00am - Cabin Cleanup
Tidy your clothes and common area, make your bed etc.
9:30am - Line Up
All camp Line-Up with Announcements and Morning Stretches. Birthdays are announced and celebrated, campers achievements recognized
9:45-11:00am - Period 1
All periods may be either active fitness activities such as soccer, aerobics or swimming or less active periods such as cooking, nutrition and arts and crafts
11:00-12:30pm - Period 2
Throughout all periods campers travel with the campers and staff in their Division - a cabin group based on age and gender. Some activities combine different divisions so you have lots of time to hang out with all your camp friends
12:30-1pm
Time to shower, change, and get ready for lunch. No one likes to go to lunch in a wet bathing suit!
1pm - Lunch
1pm - Lunch & Rest
Huge variety of choices that change daily, such as pizza, hot dogs, grilled cheese, as well as the salad and sandwich bar available every day. Rest time is an opportunity to relax in your cabin and hang out with friends, write letters, play videogames or nap.
2:30-4pm - Period 3
4:00-5:30pm - Period 4
5:30-6:15pm - Shower time
In case you didn't get a chance to shower earlier, or you just feel really smelly. . .
6:15pm - Dinner
Like lunch, we have tons of options for dinner, such as pasta, chicken, hamburgers and wraps. Make sure you ask the cook about her awesome brownies, a special treat!
7:45pm - Evening Activity
Theme dances, hypnotists, movie nights, bonfires, game shows, capture the flag, as well as an opportunity to play in a club or league in your favorite sport, or just hang out
10:30pm - Bedtime
10:00-10:30 - Bedtime
Brush teeth, get into pajamas and talk about the day with your counselors and fellow campers in a "huddle up" night time ritual. Get into bed and whisper and laugh until your counselors have to tell you to they can see your flashlights are on!
 
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