Every Friday Night, we have a closing ritual at the conclusion of our Friday Night Services. Everyone puts their arms around one another and sings Forest Green, our camp song. Then we sing Taps. And before we close with the Camper Benediction, Taps echoes from a trumpet from the woods […]
Kids grow and change. It’s such an obvious thing, yet it is so important to us at camp. Fundamentally we know that kids are going to be different at 11 then they are at 8, and that they’ll be different when they’re 14 from who they were at 11. It […]
Today was the start of a special event called College Days in the Senior Village! It’s a three-day competition where all the seniors are divided into six teams. The campers lead and organize themselves, dividing responsibilities and coordinating schedules in order to make sure that everyone is playing a vital […]
Today was our first Bi-Camp Competition with Camp Nebagamon since 2019 and it was so nice to be back playing with our friends. The Bi-Camp Competition showcases 8 events that our campers have been working on their skills throughout the summer: canoeing, chess, swimming, tennis, archery, riflery, cross country and […]
Tonight we had the return of the All Camp Campfire. While our Friday Night Services provide a time for reflection at the Council Ring, the All Camp Campfires is an opportunity for some laughs and some fun. We started off with our Pine Manor guys taking the stage. First, a […]
Tonight’s evening program was a game called Infection. It’s basically a game of blob tag that starts out with one person as “it” and then grows as more and more people get tagged. The twist tonight was that the tag happened with paint! The boys were loving the opportunity to […]
Today was a super busy day, and it marked the end of the first three days of activities for the second session. Many campers have already made progress in their activities, even though they’ve only been doing them for a short time. Some have learned to waterski, and others have […]
One of our famous sayings around camp is that “It Never Rains at North Star.” Tonight, however, we did have a good storm. Right as dinner was approaching, the winds picked up suddenly and we gathered everyone inside at their tables for a great pizza dinner. The winds were strong […]
Today was our first day of our regular programming, and with that comes a great deal of excitement! One of the things that makes North Star different from many other places for our boys is that they have a great deal of control in their daily schedule. To recap, here’s […]
The temperatures were a bit low for our first full day of 2nd session but the energy was high! We started the day off gathering around the flagpole and continued to introduce many of our important values and expectations. We headed into the dining hall for a delicious pancake breakfast […]
We wanted to share a short letter from some of our counselors about what it’s like for them when campers have things that are against the rules of camp. None of us as counselors wants to go through the belongings of the campers. It’s a task that none of us […]
