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Important Dates For Summer 2024

  • May 18

    Kitchen Staff Arrives

  • May 20 - 27

    Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Certification

  • May 28

    Wilderness Trip Leaders Arrive

    Unless needing WFR Certification.

  • June 1

    Leadership Team Arrives

  • June 5 - 9

    New Staff Orientation

    New staff arrive the day before on June 4. North Star will provide a free airport shuttle for those traveling through Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

  • June 6 - 9

    Program Specific Training

  • June 6 - 9

    Lifeguard Training

  • June 9 - 17

    All Staff Pre-Camp Orientation

    Staff arrive by dinner time on June 9. North Star will provide a free airport shuttle for those traveling through Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

  • June 17

    1st 4-Week Session Begins

  • July 13

    1st 4-Week Session Ends

  • July 12 - 14

    Visiting Weekend

  • July 14

    2nd 4-Week Session Begins

  • August 9

    2nd 4-Week Session Ends

  • June 17 - August 9

    8-Week Session Dates

  • August 9 - September 4

    Post-Camp Employment Opportunities

North Star Camp for Boys staff members wearing matching t-shirts smile for a picture while on a wilderness trip.
A group of campers and counselors smile with their arms around each other under the international flags at North Star Camp for Boys.

Staff Orientation At Camp

Before the campers arrive, all staff members will be required to attend an engaging and fun pre-camp orientation. Pre-Camp Orientation allows all of our staff to learn the North Star Camp values, gain valuable skills to help them succeed over the course of the summer and familiarize themselves with the procedures and policies of camp.

For staff needing additional training (Wilderness First Responder, lifeguard, or program specific training like archery, riflery or climbing), North Star Camp hosts a variety of training before the all-staff Pre-Camp Orientation begins.

Program Specific Training

All staff instructing waterfront activities and all trip leaders who are not lifeguard certified for the summer of 2024 are expected to participate in lifeguard training unless other arrangements have been made. All other staff who are interested in being lifeguard certified are invited to be certified as well.

Travel To Camp

Staff flying to camp will have their airfare booked by North Star Camp or should contact North Star Camp to ensure that their arrival time corresponds with camp’s shuttle from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to camp.

A camper and staff member smile together at North Star Camp for Boys.
A counselor helps a camper attach and aim a bow to an arrow during an archery activity at North Star Camp for Boys.
A camper and staff member smile with their arms around each other carrying frisbee discs at North Star Camp for Boys.
A North Star Camp for Boys camper and staff member smile while sitting in the woods together, hammocks are hanging from trees behind them.