Over the coming weeks Andy and I will become used to spending many hours together on the road. Andy actually jokes that we spend more February nights together in hotel rooms than he spends with his wife Vickie. This is especially true since Vickie is about to embark on a […]
If you haven’t checked out the January 2011 Siren, Sue wrote up the following story about the Lebby family trip to NSC. We promised you more pics, too, so enjoy! The Lebby family dodged weather systems from Arizona to Wisconsin to spend a little time in front of the fireplace […]
The January 2011 Siren is now online. Its packed full of North Star news as well as the latest details on returning campers and staff. We’re excited about all the great counselors who have signed on to return over the last month! Also read about Sue and Leb’s winter trip […]
Over the coming month or so, Andy and I will be on the road attending both camper and staff recruitment events. If you happen to be anywhere near where we’ll be, stop on by. If you know of any prospective campers or staff in these areas, either let is know […]
North Star staff member Jordan Reiff just arrived back in the US after spending his fall semester in New Zealand on a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) course. Upon his return, we commissioned an article for Leb’s Ramblings to hear about his adventures. Lots of Time in the Woods: A […]
As you may or may not know, we’ve undertaken the process of converting all of NSC’s photo albums to digital files. The intent… to preserve all of our pics and also to share them. We’ve posted some of the pics on Facebook, and at some point in the future, we’ll […]
All of us at North Star wanted to take this time to wish you all a happy holiday season. Whether you’re spending the next week or so skiing or in the sun, or at home with family and friends, we hope that you have the best. For those of you […]
The December Siren is now online. So for those of you about to head off on vacation, print off a copy as it makes great airplane reading material! There is lots of news in the December Siren, including our first group of returning staff (its a large group, and there […]
Many of you have seen or heard of the American Camp Association’s Because of Camp public service announcement. The ACA announced earlier this week that the PSA will be shown in movie theaters across the country over the next month and again in February and March. The PSA features several […]
As I was scanning through the November 30th Deerfield Review I stumbled upon a familiar picture. As a University of Wisconsin alumnus and football season ticket holder it took me a second to realize that the photo wasn’t former Badger running back PJ Hill, but it was North Star Camper […]
For many, the Thanksgiving holiday brings an opportunity to get together with family and friends. Along with great food, many people play in an annual Turkey Bowl type of football games. For North Star folks in the Chicago area the game of choice isn’t football but speedball, a hybrid game […]
