Camp Lowden Wood Cut Weekend, October 23, 2010

Well, as far as wood cutting went the rain won this one.  However, there was certainly enough work to be done around camp to keep everyone busy.  We had one team working on staining the siding for the staff cabin so it is ready to be installed next weekend.  In the process we got some of the maintenance building organized so we could have room for the stain to dry.

Staff Cabin Siding

Another group helped install the soffit around the Amerock building.  They got most of the building completed.

Soffit Crew working on Amerock

There was also a group that dug the holes and poured the cement for the porch for the staff cabin.

One of the troops that was out for the weekend helped organize the wood crib so we have room for the new wood next weekend.

Next week we'll be cutting wood, working on the soffit around several other buildings, and working on the staff cabin.  We could use a lot of help next weekend, no experience necessary.  It can be a big time saving just to have volunteers to carry the soffit or wood between the cutters and the installers.  Even if you have an hour, consider coming out to help improve the camp.

Thanks to everyone that came out to help.

Camp Lowden Wilderness Engineers

The Wilderness Engineers (volunteers who put time in at camp) have been busy this fall at Camp Lowden. The rear deck on the Main Lodge, siding on Amerock Nature Lodge, and the ceiling and floor on the Wienke Handicraft Lodge have been completed along with a number of other projects. Thanks to everyone who has supported our projects this spring.

May 30-31 at Camp Lowden

Last weekend was another work weekend, at least for a few of us. Dave Savone had a group (Ed Allen Steve James, Don Reis, Rich Horn) at Lowden Thursday and Friday starting on the exterior remodeling of the Amerock-Nature building. They got the barrier wrap, most of the trim, and a first row of siding on the front and east side for us to start with on Saturday.

Late Saturday afternoon I was out with Dan Banko and Danny to work on the siding. We made good progress on the front.
We spent the night and had expectations on finishing the front on Sunday morning. Rick Stuvie from Troop 152 came out to help on Sunday. We got most of the front done but ran into trouple on the front, west side windows and decieded it would be best for the experts to handle that cut.

More work is schedule this Thursday, Friday, and most likely Saturday. Anyone with some time is invited to come out and lend a hand.