Today marked the first full day of our 80th summer! While the weather forecast had looked bleak, we ended up with an 82-degree day with sunshine and a strong breeze. It was a perfect day for getting to know each other and to know camp. Each village had a blast playing […]
North Star’s 80th Summer is officially underway! For 80 years, North Star has taken great pride in being the camp for nice boys from nice families and we are so thrilled to have such an incredible group of campers and staff for this special year. The buses had a perfectly […]
We’re excited to share with you the Summer of 2023 Recap Video filmed and edited by our wonderful videographer Maria. Relive the fun and excitement from last summer as we count down the days until Summer 2024! For prospective families, we have very limited spots remaining for the Summer of […]
What an incredible summer it has been, and it couldn’t have been more obvious watching yesterday evening. Our final night at camp is an emotional one and it never gets old listening to the emotion in our closing Keylog ceremony. The love that these campers and staff have for each […]
The North Star Games took place yesterday and one of our most special days during the summer went off without a hitch. We had perfect weather, great energy, and great sportsmanship throughout. North Star Games is a day where the camp is divided into four teams, named after either a […]
Every Friday Night, we have a closing ritual at the conclusion of our Friday Night Services. Everyone puts their arms around one another and sings Forest Green, our camp song. Then we sing Taps. And before we close with the Camper Benediction, Taps echoes from a trumpet from the woods […]
Kids grow and change. It’s such an obvious thing, yet it is so important to us at camp. Fundamentally we know that kids are going to be different at 11 then they are at 8, and that they’ll be different when they’re 14 from who they were at 11. It […]
Today was the start of a special event called College Days in the Senior Village! It’s a three-day competition where all the seniors are divided into six teams. The campers lead and organize themselves, dividing responsibilities and coordinating schedules in order to make sure that everyone is playing a vital […]
Today was our first Bi-Camp Competition with Camp Nebagamon since 2019 and it was so nice to be back playing with our friends. The Bi-Camp Competition showcases 8 events that our campers have been working on their skills throughout the summer: canoeing, chess, swimming, tennis, archery, riflery, cross country and […]
Tonight we had the return of the All Camp Campfire. While our Friday Night Services provide a time for reflection at the Council Ring, the All Camp Campfires is an opportunity for some laughs and some fun. We started off with our Pine Manor guys taking the stage. First, a […]
Tonight’s evening program was a game called Infection. It’s basically a game of blob tag that starts out with one person as “it” and then grows as more and more people get tagged. The twist tonight was that the tag happened with paint! The boys were loving the opportunity to […]
