WEBVTT REPORTER: IN THE WOODS ATWILLOWELL >> IT'S BEEN 9000 YEARS SINCEWE LAST SAW EACH OTHER'S FACE. REPORTER: A STORY IS UNFOLDING.>> I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOURCOMPANY ON THE JOURNEY. REPORTER: THESE KIDS, ARMED WITHHANDMADE WEAPONS, ARE ON AQUEST, TO FIND THE KING.>> THE KIDS SHOW UP AND THEYWALK INSIDE OF A STORYREPORTER: IT'S A STORY AT THEHEART OF THE LORD OF THE RINGSSUMMER CAMP.>> THE STORY ITSELF CREATES THISREALLY MAGICAL CONTAINER TO PLAYWHO WE ARE AS PEOPLE.REPORTER: AND TAKE ON NEWPERSONAS.>> I AM A MERCHANT WIZARD.I SELL MAGICAL POTIONS>> I'M A DWARF AND IIKE TO MAKETHINGS. >> IM KING OF ADUDADA. REPORTER: IT HELPS KIDS MOLD,WHO THEY WANT TO BE OUTSIDE OFCAMP.>> I THINK THAT'S HEALTHY, TOEXPLORE DIFFERENT PARTS OFOURSELVES, EMBODY DIFFERENTPARTS OF OURSELVES.AND THIS IS A PLACE WHERE THATTHIS TOTALLY ALLOWED AACCEPTED AND ENCOURAGED. REPORTER: AND WHEN CHALLENGESARISE >> REPORTE>> FIRE. REPORTER: THEY'RE ABLE TO STEPINTO THEIR CHARACTER, PLAYING AROLE, IN SOMETHING MUCH BIGGERTHAN THEMSELVES.AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN, IT'S ACHANCE TO ENCOURAGE KIDS TO USETHEIR IMAGINATION, GET OUTDOORSAND LEARN VALUABLE LESSONS.>> IF YOU TAKE KIDS ON A HIKE,THEY MIGHT BE LIKE UGH, BUT IFYOU SAY WE'RE GOING ON A QUEST,THEY'RE LIKE OH MY GOSH YES,LET'S GO, LET'S GO.REPORTER: ALL WITHIN THE BORDERSOF A DECADES OLD STORY KIDS ARE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIRHORIZONS.IN MONKTON, RACHEL KARCZ, NBC5NEWS.[APPLAUSE]