Living in a tent or shack family with three to six girls and a counselor or two is a wonderful part of a Hive experience. We use the word “family” on purpose because you spend a lot of time with tent or shack mates and counselors, sleeping on cots, taking take care of your home away from home together and creating special bonds with each other.

What a beautiful dining hall we have right on the lake at Hive. Breakfasts, lunches and dinners are delicious here. We eat most of our meals family style around wooden tables with campers and counselors of all different ages, getting to know one another and sharing great food that keeps our energy high for our busy summer days -- and lots of fun-filled nights. Breakfast and lunch times are when we sign up for activities, and there are so many good ones that sometimes it's hard to choose -- but the counselors have good ideas for everyone.

At Hive we find special times each week to reflect on all the activities we've participated in, friends we've met and challenges we've faced. These quiet times provide us with the space to consider what we did well and what we want to improve on. They're nice respites from the fast-paced lives we often live outside of camp, times to slow down, take in Hive's beautiful surroundings, think about ourselves and set new goals.

After dinner each night camp community gathers to enjoy time together in what we call Evening Program. Each one is different, sometimes planned by campers, sometimes created by counselors. Some evenings girls can try activities that they might not have had time to do during the day: an hour or so of fishing, canoeing or quiet reading on the waterfront. Each Saturday the entire camp community enjoys party planned by a different Unit around a theme and TONS of fun games.