The Plaines Nation had their fall campout at Camp Eberhart in Michigan and had great fall weather for activities.  Dads and daughters had a great time with activities during the day including trail riding on horseback, conquering the climbing wall, archery and some ventured out onto the lake to canoe. The girls favored crafts were weaving potholders and making dream catchers.  Saturday night we welcomed four new families into the Nation during the fire ceremony. Saturday night ended with Meat Fest where we grilled up some great food everyone brought to share. The weekend excitement ended Sunday morning with a bald eagle making an appearance in one of the trees near the cabin. 

​The tribes of the Plaines nation had a great time at Camp MacLean this past weekend for our Winter Campout! Though the weather didn't fully cooperate with us, i.e. all the snow had melted before we got there, we still made the best of it. We had fun by shooting some arrows at archery, making some leather crafts, playing some broomball on the soccer field, shooting some paintballs with slingshots, just to name a few things. We wrapped up the day with Meatfest at night - sharing some great cuts of meat that people had brought. But what really made this campout great was being able to induct a new family into our tribe! 

​The tribes of the Plaines Nation went to Camp Sherman Lake this past weekend for their Fall campout. Though there was some rain during the weekend, that didn't stop the dads and daughters from enjoying their time together and the various activities when it wasn't raining. We had fun rock/wall climbing, jumping on the kangaroo jumper, tie dye, hiking, and playing in the indoor pool. Some of the girls put together a skit and gave us a bit of entertainment before dinner. After dinner, we had our fire ceremony, which was bittersweet. As we welcomed a couple new families to our tribes, we also had to say farewell to a couple families as well. To wrap up the night, we enjoyed each other's company around the fire and with the always tasty meatfest! 

The Plaines Nation held their first kick-off event of the year on Sunday 8/27 - Cake Wars! The girls were split up into teams and asked to come up with a theme and use their imagination and decorating skills to make their theme come to life on the cake. There was no shortage of imagination! We had Hunger Games in Space, Relaxing Beach, Sugarland, Ice Age, and Dystopia. With all the fun that we had, we're ready for all the other great events we have lined up.

This past weekend was a change of pace when it came to campouts. We "roughed it" during the weekend up at Wisconsin's beautiful Devil's Lake State Park in Baraboo, WI. We traded sleeping in cabins for sleeping in tents during the weekend. But it was well worth it! We enjoyed a weekend of fun with hiking the bluffs, playing at the beach, teaching a llama piñata that it was no match for the girls, and just overall relaxing and enjoying each other's company. What truly stole the show, and a bag of cheese crackers, at night were the raccoons. But as sneaky as they were, they gave us some great laughs while we sat around the fire at night. ​

This past weekend, the Yellow Knife and Pawnee tribes had their spring campout at Camp Edwards. The rain Saturday morning didn't hamper the spirits of the 50+ campers that attended. While the rain was coming down, we kept ourselves busy with various arts and crafts projects like a bead worm or spinner. But once the rain was done, we wasted no time getting outside to enjoy all the various activities Camp Edwards had to offer! We did archery, wall climbing, zip lining, low ropes courses, and canoeing. The girls gave us a spectacular talent show after dinner before we headed out to spend some quality time around the fire. ​

The Yellow Knife tribe held a Barn Dance in November.

​The Plains Nation met at camp Tecumseh for our fall camp out. 25 new dads and daughters joined 45 veterans for horseback riding, candle making, canoeing, rock climbing, archery, riflery and more!  Weather was perfect and we now look forward to our next event: A Barn Dance at Wagner Farm!

The Plains Nation enjoyed a fun filled afternoon in the park decorating cakes in many styles. All six cakes were baked by our girls. We split up into teams of various ages.  Prizes ranged from most elaborate to most sugary. Lots of new dads and girls got to see what our daddy-daughter group is all about. ​