Our Sunday nights end with Cabin Campfires, a time for cabins to reflect on the week behind and set goals for the week ahead. This Sunday morning began at our flagpole announcements with an unannounced attack from alien invaders. You have got to love everything that can happen in a […]
Tonight we kicked off our Green-White competition for 2024, and the energy was high! Our camp colors are Forest Green and White, and all of camp is split up between the two teams for a full summer competition. First year campers had big smiles and new paint on their faces […]
Tonight marked our first Friday Night Service, our 80th Friendship Fire. The Friendship Fire is a celebration of all of the friendships that form at camp between people from all over the globe. One of the annual traditions that separates the Friendship Fire from other Friday Night Services is forgoing […]
Tonight’s Evening Program was called King’s Candy. Each cabin is led by a guide in search of the King’s Candy around camp, which came in the form of different colored balloons. They had to help the King’s Guard protect the candy from the Oompa-Loompas who were trying to pop the […]
Our oldest campers left this morning on their Canadian, a 10-day camping adventure. They will paddle on beautifully preserved lakes, portage through amazing trails, and experience the challenges and fun that comes with spending time in Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario. The park is so well protected that it remains […]
Today marked the first full day of our 80th summer! While the weather forecast had looked bleak, we ended up with an 82-degree day with sunshine and a strong breeze. It was a perfect day for getting to know each other and to know camp. Each village had a blast playing […]
North Star’s 80th Summer is officially underway! For 80 years, North Star has taken great pride in being the camp for nice boys from nice families and we are so thrilled to have such an incredible group of campers and staff for this special year. The buses had a perfectly […]
We’re excited to share with you the Summer of 2023 Recap Video filmed and edited by our wonderful videographer Maria. Relive the fun and excitement from last summer as we count down the days until Summer 2024! For prospective families, we have very limited spots remaining for the Summer of […]
What an incredible summer it has been, and it couldn’t have been more obvious watching yesterday evening. Our final night at camp is an emotional one and it never gets old listening to the emotion in our closing Keylog ceremony. The love that these campers and staff have for each […]
The North Star Games took place yesterday and one of our most special days during the summer went off without a hitch. We had perfect weather, great energy, and great sportsmanship throughout. North Star Games is a day where the camp is divided into four teams, named after either a […]
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 […]
