Life at the Bay

This week in our Sugar Bay Get to Know series, we get to know Sesame!   Named after the healthy seed and not after the Sesame Street Muppets, Sesame has been a counselor at Sugar Bay for 6 months.   Sesame, or Ses as many would call her, really enjoys stand-up-paddle-boarding (sup), space jump and king swing at Sugar Bay. She told us these were her absolute favourite activities at camp.    The other thing Sesame really loves at camp are the Chicken Schwarmas.    Ses described herself in 3 words as “Happy, Giving and always Willing!”    Sweet Ses, very sweet.  Sesame is quite a funny girl. She told us about one of her most embarrassing moments at camp which had us in stitches: “My most embarrassing moment at camp was when I walked head first into a member of ground staff who was carrying planks down the board walk. I was distracted, talking to the campers from my cabin and went head first into t...

  At Sugar Bay Resort, we're lucky enough to have an abundance of simply amazing camp counselors. A camp counselor is an assistant at a children's camp, and often a high-school or college student, who supervises a group of children. A camp counselor directs a particular activity, for example: arts & crafts, kayaking, etc. Our Sugar Bay counselors are given special “camp names” which becomes their new identity.    Chaplin, Aurora, Veggie, Paris, Tape, Nikon, Bounce, Fives... If you've been to camp before, then surely you're familiar with these counselors and their crazy camp names.    The idea behind these camp names are for our staff to become the best versions of themselves while at camp.      Here's an example: There's a girl named Jane Doe.    Jane Doe's Background: Jane Doe grew up in an abusive neighborhood where drugs and alcohol were easily available. The only thing Jane Doe loved a...