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We’ll Remember All We’ve Known…
’Bout Our North Star Home

Whether you spent one summer or ten summers at North Star Camp, everyone who has passed through the North Star Camp arches is an important part of our history and worldwide community. We hope that perusing the website has brought back happy memories from your time at camp.

SAVE THE DATE: WANEGAN BOWL XX

Our 20th Annual Wanegan Bowl speedball game played the day after Thanksgiving will take place at Brickyards Park in Deerfield, Illinois on Friday, November 29, 2024 at 10:30 AM.  Join other alums for a game of speedball and post-game lunch at Portillos! Open to any former camper and/or counselor staff-aged or older. 

North Star Camp alums play a game of speedball during the Wanegan Bowl.

SAVE THE DATE: 85TH REUNION iN 2029!

While we’re a few summers away, save the date for August 2029 and join us for our 85th Reunion! We’ll have a campfire at the Council Ring, a Green-White Marathon, Request Program in Mike Hall, and so much more. Exact dates and registration information will be provided closer to the reunion.
 


Attendees from North Star’s 75th Alumni Reunion in 2019.

A group of North Star Camp alumni gather for the 80th Reunion at camp in 2024. 

Attendees from North Star’s 80th Alumni Reunion in 2024.

 

 

Reconnect & Keep In Touch

We love hearing from our alumni! Here are a few ways you can keep in touch with North Star Camp:

  • Update your information so we can contact you about Alumni reunions, Family Camp, and other North Star announcements.
  • Reconnect with old camp friends in the Alumni Facebook group.
  • Find old camp pictures or have exciting news to share? Send us an email.
  • North Star love will not fade away when you’re wearing North Star gear from our camp store!
  • Keep up to date with our blog, The Siren.
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 Carry On…

Group of campers receiving tennis instruction at North Star Camp in 1957.
A group of campers and counselors from North Star Camp For Boys in 1957 outside of Cabin J2.
Campers and counselors from North Star Camp pose for a cabin shot in 1986.
A North Star Camp counselor catches a fish on Spider Lake in 1948.