The Siren

In addition to sharing his music with us this summer, counselor Ryan O’hara has shared this great video that he shot at camp this summer. We hope you all enjoy!  

We want to congratulate NSC alum Joe Mendes and his wife Cynthia on their announcement that they are the new owners and directors at Camp Firebird and Roosevelt in Ohio. Joe was a long time camper and counselor at North Star, has been a “lifer” at Post Camp with his […]

All October long people are running, swimming, biking and doing other physical activity to raise money to send kids to camp. Through the American Camp Association’s Camp Moves Me, anyone can join in and help send kids to camp. Learn more about Camp Moves Me here: http://bit.ly/NSC15CMM Last year North […]

We’ll kick off our reunion season in just over a month with our Chicago Reunion. Once again we’ll head to Pinstripes in Northbrook for a fun afternoon of bowling. The reunion has been a great opportunity for campers to reunite with their friends. We’ll also see the premier of the […]

October marks Camp Moves Me, a month long fundraising effort through the American Camp Association. Camp Moves Me seeks to raise money to send kids to camp. Last year, in the inaugural Camp Moves Me, North Star was the top camp, with more participants than any other camp and we […]

One of the great things about camp is that all of the members of our community have the opportunity to play an important role. While this refers to our campers and staff, we also have a great contingent of furry creatures who call camp home as well. Our NSC pets […]

Today was our annual bi-camp competition with Camp Nebagamon and they played host to us on yet another beautiful day. About 75 of our boys joined in the fun for competitions in archery, riflery, canoeing, chess, swimming, sailing, cross-country and tennis. This day is an opportunity for our boys to […]

It’s been a fantastic week at camp and there has been a lot going on here. In addition, we are currently on pace for the all-time best weather for a single camp session. Every day has been in the 80s and sunny, with a nice breeze and a cool night. […]

“Time in nature is not leisure time; it’s an essential investment in our children’s health (and also, by the way, in our own).” ― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder  One of our parents had shared the below Facebook video and it really […]

I don’t know if there is such a thing as a normal day at North Star, but I wanted to catch everyone up to speed on the program thus far. It has been very busy since the boys arrived on Sunday afternoon. We’ve done swim tests, physicals, village activities and […]

The fun has begun here in our 2nd session. Check it out! Our guys who just arrived had some business to take care of. They took their swim tests, health checks and played continuous dodgeball. They learned our traditional camp games like tush ball, tetherball, mafia and more. Our 8-weekers […]