What's going on here?!  Why are these savage counselors covered in mud and paint?  And why are they attacking our beloved camp director, Alan?  Please post your responses or creative (and appropriate) picture captions in the comment section below.

Although a trip to summer camp is highly anticipated by over 11 million children and adults each year, sending a child off to summer camp can be a source of anxiety for parents. Findings from a new study published in the December issue of Injury Prevention should ease their concerns however.

According to the American Camp Association's Healthy Camp Study, the first to examine the epidemiology of injury rates in a large sample of resident camps located throughout the United States and Canada, the risk of serious injury at resident summer camps is relatively low compared to other popular youth activities.

"The good news for parents is that our data show that serious injuries are uncommon at resident summer camps," said Dawn Comstock, associate professor at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. "The reported injury rate among campers was comparable to those in similar youth activities like sports or playing on playgrounds."

Kingsley Pines' first snow fall.

Ol' Man Winter is here and so far we have had a few inches of snow. It's enough to cover the ground and buildings. It seems like just yesterday we were swimming in the lake and eating outside under our oak tree. Soon the lake will be frozen over and we have dared Alan to drive across it in the camp pickup truck. I'll definitly get some pictures of that! Check out more winter photos...