We’re not really sure whats going on here Andy and I joke about making our yearly trip to Champaign, IL as being a good excuse to go to Papa Del’s pizza for dinner. Whenever we head down there, we take current NSC staff (as well as Andy’s sister, Jami) out […]
One of the great things about camp is that we have fun with various random things. We find lots of ways to entertain ourselves and create running jokes. We already know that we’re going to have quite a bit of fun with two of our British counselors, Matt Nixon and […]
There is a lot of pressure that arises when a former staff member refers one of their friends to work at camp. You’re worried that if your friend doesn’t do a great job, there goes your reputation (so much for that job reference!!!). On the other hand, if your friend […]
Apparently he knows how to use a hammer Add Jacob Cullen to the crew of counselors that we have from Winona State University (MN). He’s a senior at Winona majoring in recreation tourism with an emphasis on nature tourism, and a minor in adventure tourism. He chose recreation and tourism […]
Andy and I were at Michigan State University for our staff hiring, which is pretty cool because their career center is actually in their football stadium. We were hoping that we’d bump into MSU QB Kirk Cousins in hopes that he could convince him to be a counselor and football […]
Nick Meyer was one of three new counselors that I met at Winona State University’s Recreation Job Fair. When he came up to the North Star booth he was decked out in green and white Michigan State gear. He had quite a bit of explaining to do when he told […]
We’re happy to have yet another returner back in Lewis Mulvee. Hailing from Edinburgh in Scotland, Lewis has studied information systems in University. An instructor of cadets in Officer Training Corps, he instructs both sports and shooting. He also teaches basic marching to the cadets… something that we’ll have to […]
We’re very excited to have Mitch McGregor back at camp for his second summer. A native of central Illinois, Mitch received his undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University. At the moment he is finishing up his masters degree in architecture from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte. He decided […]
Scott Goldberg; cake fan We’re happy to have Scott Goldberg back. He’s a busy guy as a sophomore at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. Apart from studying, he spends the majority of his time singing in the Dissipated Eight a cappella group, sailing competitive regattas as a part of the […]
Stefan Granados returns to camp for summer number nine. A resident of Duluth, MN, he’s a sophomore at Marshall School. There he’s involved in a variety of things. He’s on the school’s tennis and soccer teams. He’s also on the school yearbook and all of the school’s drama productions. Stefan […]
Andrew Rachlin is a sophomore at Francis W. Parker High School in Chicago, IL. Andrew is a pretty busy guy. He is on a club rock climbing team, which he does three days a week. He’s also involved in a weekly model UN Symposia at his high school. He’s also […]
