The campers have arrived and camp is in session! The buses arrived ahead of schedule to the 95 degree heat, and still found an incredibly enthusiastic and welcoming staff. As we announced the cabin assignments around the flagpole our counseling teams were having dance parties, building human pyramids, and spilling […]
One of the things that we try to do at camp is to instill the importance of the world community that we work in. We’d like to believe that United Nations Day at North Star is one of the ways we do that, but in reality, UN Day serves as […]
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Check out some video highlights from the first two weeks of camp, courtesy of our videographer Julian! Second session campers, you still can be one of Julian’s Movie Stars and have a custom video made of your 2011 summer. Read here for more information!
As usual, our boys rose to the occasion! With the Fourth of July social being moved from Birch Trail to North Star on very short notice, our guys buckled down and put together a fantastic social. The Friday night storm forced the social from Birch Trail to the shores of […]
It’s been quite a weekend up here on Spider Lake and, with it technically being a holiday weekend, we still have another day to go! Here we go with a quick recap… We held our Friday Night Services in Mike Hall as the clouds were looming. About halfway through, the […]
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 […]
