Hi Folks, In this posting you will find: Announcements Future Trip Departures So, what did you do tonight? For me it was just – y’know – another night at camp. I spent 45 minutes lying on the forest floor, under a low canopy of leafy green ferns and higher canopy of aspen, oak, maple, and … Read more
Hi Folks, In this posting you will find: Announcements Future Trip Departures We talk a lot about balance up here. It’s one of the most important things we emphasize for physical and emotional health. A body can’t function well if it is out of balance. A person can’t function well if he/she is out of … Read more
Hi Folks, In this posting you will find: Announcements Future Trip Departures Well, so Mother Nature has let her recent good work go to her head. It is time for our first formal complaint about the weather. It’s not raining outside (because, as you already know, it never rains at camp). In fact, we are … Read more
Hi Folks, In this post you will find: Good Stuff to Know Upcoming Trip Departures We are all about Great Days. In fact, we’re in the Great Days biz! But ask yourself this….when someone lays his/her head down on the pillow at night and thinks, “What a great day this was,” isn’t it possible – … Read more
Hi Folks, In this post you will find: Upcoming Trip Departures: Mornings at camp are simply the best. Up here in the Northwoods, the sun rises early, especially this time of year. It starts lighting the sky before 5 AM. That begins the chorus of birds chirping, and that is a wonderful sound to first … Read more
Hi Folks, In this posting, you will find: IMPORTANT NOTES We are reminded of the old French Cajun expression: “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” It means, “Let the good times roll!” Pretty sure “good times” in New Orleans means something very different than it does at camp, but the upbeat and happy spirit is what … Read more
Hi Folks, It is May, and we are at camp! Those first minutes and hours when we get here are some of the most smiley times of the year. Rivaled only by those moments when the campers first arrive…and that first meal in the Lodge…and those first days of activities…well, then, there’s the first campfire..those … Read more
Hi Folks, This is the last posting we will send up from Tucson! Very soon I’ll pack up some office stuff, some clothes, some dogs, and point the car north! I’ll make a stop in Des Moines to pick up our awesome Kitchen Manager, BILL MILLER, and arrive at camp the next day. WE ARE … Read more
Hey Camp! Is it Spring where you live? We know what the calendar says, but what is Mother Nature telling you? In the Midwest, spring has looked a whole lot like winter so far this year. Leslie and I were just in Chicago recently to attend the Camp for All Kids event. While we were … Read more
Hi Folks, Now that April has arrived, and our enrollment is filling up, we have fewer new enrollees to tell you about, but it’s still exciting. We want you to know that we still have room in a few age groups 1st Session, and in most age groups 2nd Session. So if you have friends … Read more