There are so many great lessons innate to the camp experience – independence, responsibility, friendship, and time in the great outdoors. Our job is to be intentional about helping them process these experiences and taking away the right messages. Our Sunday Night Campfires are great tools for accomplishing those things. […]
Over the last few days at camp, we kicked off our Green-White competition for the summer. Green-White is a summer long event that brings together campers from all ages, uniting them under the colors of Green and White. The new campers were sorted on Thursday into their colors, which become […]
In 1945, the tradition of Friendship Fire began at North Star camp. It was on the summer’s first Friday night when campers and staff gathered at the Council Ring to inaugurate this cherished event. Now, 79 summers later, we continue to observe this ritual on the first Friday of the […]
Today at the waterski docks I watched as one of our first-year campers tried every trick in the book to avoid taking a run. After selecting waterskiing as one of his top choices, he wasn’t able to get up on skis yesterday on his first try. So today he did […]
Our oldest campers left this morning on their Canadian camping trip, embarking on a 10-day adventure. They will paddle on beautifully preserved lakes, portage through amazing trails, and experience the challenges and the fun that comes with spending time in Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario. The park is so beautifully […]
What a beautiful start to the Summer of 2023! It’s a picture perfect day at camp, where things are looking great. Smooth bus rides full of happy campers ended with a chorus of excited hollering and hugs when the kids disembarked. We gathered around the flagpole to announce the cabins […]
After a great game of Espionage last night, today was our Lazy Day. We slept in and had a special breakfast, but then the day really got rolling from there. During each camper’s first summer, they are chosen to be on the green or white team and that team is […]
Yesterday was the 5th annual North Star Games! During the North Star Games, the camp is split into four different teams whose mascots are chosen from a list of constellations and planets. The four teams were Neptune, Volpecula, Scorpius and Hydrus. On Friday night, we opened the games with a […]
Today our Counselors in Training took their CIT Trip, which we’ll take as an excuse to tell you a little bit about our CIT Program. After concluding their Pine Manor summer at camp, North Star campers can apply to become Counselors in Training going into their junior year of high […]
Enjoy the latest Week in Review Video! Today’s Grace: “To me, the most important part of winning is joy. You can win without joy, but winning that’s joyless is like eating in a four-star restaurant when you’re not hungry. Joy is a current of energy in your body, like chlorophyll […]
