This morning began with pancakes and bacon, and I was struck by how quiet it was. It wasn’t because the kids were still waking up from their “half hour later” of sleep; it was because our oldest campers, Pine Manor, were absent. Yesterday, the 24 men of Pine and Manor […]
Happy Covindependence Day! Today, we celebrated many of the holidays/big events that the boys missed out on during quarantine. At breakfast, there was a St. Patrick’s Day parade, accompanied by Irish music. During lunch, the campers cheered on their counselors who faced off in a hotdog eating contest as part […]
United Nations Day part two was a success! After the conclusion of the day, after our UN Day feast and ice cream, after our swim meet to cap off the events, we gathered back at our outdoor dining hall to announce the final scores of the day. And when it […]
Today kicked off our 76th United Nations Day, but with a twist: it was our first of a 2-day event! It was a perfect day in the Northwoods filled with spirited competition, great sportsmanship, lots of cheering and fun. Tomorrow will be the final rounds of most events and the […]
Today was our second Cruiser Day, and since we are now in pods by village, the senior village was able to go together to the Lake Superior beach in Cornucopia. There they grilled out dinner, swam, played football and frisbee, and just enjoyed each other’s company. The day started with […]
You should have seen the smiles last night once we told the boys that pods would now be by village versus by cabin. The campers were banging on the tables, shouting their village cheers, hugging the other boys in their new pods, and playing games with each other once they […]
Today is the 14th day of camp and our incredible health team has completed testing every member of our community. Everyone has again tested negative! We still have a lot of work to do to protect our camp community throughout the summer, but with this news we have cleared one […]
Tonight’s evening program was the Egg Drop. Every cabin group had an egg to drop off the top of the climbing wall, and each group was tasked with creating a casing for their egg such that it wouldn’t crack when it hit the ground. Each cabin was given some duct […]
Today, we were lucky to have our best weather yet! The sun was shining with a nice breeze which made all the difference for those who were running around on the ball field or playing tennis under the sun. The heat wave finally seems to be over, which means we […]
