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 […]
Today was the first day of the Senior Village’s College Days. College Days is a three-day event that sees all of our seniors divided into 4 teams for a self-organized competition that involves a wide variety of activities across the camp spectrum. The seniors work together to select their schedules […]
Today I was kidnapped as part of a coup… I walked up to the Lodge this morning for breakfast on what seemed like it was going to be a normal day, and as I wished everyone my customary “Gooood morning everybody,” things started to get strange. Our head counselor Brad […]
From singing and cheering to water-balloon archery, slime-making to mini pizzas and walking tacos, the second cruiser day of the session gave campers endless reasons to smile, laugh, and have fun. As part of the Senior Village embarked on their camping trips, the rest of the Seniors and the Juniors […]
Thanks to our videographer Finlay for a great video recap!
Tonight at dinner, just as everyone had loaded their plates with chicken, sweet potato wedges and veggies, a quick rain came out of nowhere as we sat at the picnic tables. Nobody flinched. The sun was still mostly shining, and though it never rains at North Star, this was a […]
It never ceases to amaze me how long the line is at the keylog ceremony. The keylog ceremony happens each week at our Friday Night Service. This week’s theme was “Being Yourself,” and featured music by Cat Stevens, Jim Croce and Taylor Swift. Oli Katz gave a great sermonette about […]
Earlier this week, I alluded to Cole Hanover’s sermonette from last Friday Night about community, and I wanted to share it here in written form: Community is the reason I come back to camp each year. Before camp, I wasn’t looking for a community; I would get upset whenever I […]
