Wednesday was our first Cruiser Day of the summer, and it was a doozy! Cruiser Day is a cabin day that typically falls on Wednesday at camp. It is a break from our normal routine, and the kids and counselors of each cabin get together to put together a plan […]
We take great pride in our camp and our program, and today we were able to show it off. Every three years, we undergo our accreditation review through the American Camp Association. This process involves evaluating North Star against the ACA’s standards for safety and care throughout our whole camp […]
Tonight, the whole camp gathered by village for our first village campfires of the summer. As is tradition, the entire Junior Village played a game called beach flags. Beach flags is a game where the campers lie down and feathers are placed behind them. One less feather is placed than […]
Cabins S-1 and S-2 are now back from their hiking trips through the Porcupine Mountains! With their return comes a special guest blog from tripper Kacy Lebby, sharing a trip report and some great pictures. We left Thursday morning, it was 55 degree and raining as we headed up to […]
As is tradition on Friday nights, we gathered at the Council Ring for our first Friday Night Service of the summer. Every Friday the whole camp gathers for a value oriented campfire program, and the first one each summer is called “The Friendship Fire.” We hold friendship as one of […]
For tonight’s evening program, we decided to unlock the potential of our supremely talented campers. The result: Bieber Fever! We announced that tonight’s evening program was going to be a skit show in Mike Hall, and each cabin was going to put on a performance for our judges. Each cabin […]
With the crack of thunder, we were off and the Summer of 2011 was underway! The storm in Chicago was loud, though you could hardly hear it on the bus as the noise of excitement filled the bus. As we drove North, the storm relented, but the noise did not. […]
And away we go! Tonight marks the official start of our pre-camp training week. The rest of our new staff arrived today as did all of our CITs. Training began with dinner and the first major lesson for our new staff was to teach some of them the horsengoggle. This […]
In Wisconsin, if you don’t like the weather, just wait a few hours. Over the past week we’ve experienced quite the temperature roller coaster. Like many of you, we had unseasonably hot days Monday and Tuesday, with temps into the 90’s. We were remarking at that time how unusual it […]
