At North Star, we know that Zach Blumenfeld is a great counselor. As it turns out, he has some other talents too. We’ve been lucky enough to have seen Zach grow up at camp since he was in the fourth grade. The keyboard playing wiz-kid quickly turned into the Jeopardy […]
A favorite NSC ritual of so many of our alumni is recounting the off-season’s “Small World Stories” at the first campfire. But why wait! The East Coast Education Run-In North Star alumnus Robby Rutkoff (1996-2007) lives in New York City where he is currently teaching second grade. Robby is looking […]
New Camper Open House Pizza Party Saturday, May 14, 2011 12:00pm – 1:30pm Barnaby’s Pizza 960 Skokie Boulevard, Northbrook, IL Join us on Saturday, May 14 at
While April 22nd marks the official Earth Day, all summer long we have the opportunity to realize the importance and beauty of the place that we live. I thought about writing a blog entry in honor of Earth Day that discussed the values of environmental conservation that are reflected at […]
Visit North Star in store and Save 10% at Uncle Dan’s April 16, 10am – 2pm April 17, 11am – 3pm April 23, 10am – 2pm 3551 N. Southport 901 Church Street 621 Central Ave Chicago, IL Evanston, IL Highland Park, IL North Star and Uncle Dan’s have teamed up to offer […]
The Investigative Journalists of Leb’s Ramblings have been hard at work over the past week to bring you the story of PsychoZ50, this year’s NSC March Madness Champion. After going undercover in Nashville, Tennessee, we have discovered that a boy of not yet 10 years old came out of nowhere to […]
As you may know, we’ve spent some time redesigning our logo apparel and we’re happy to announce that Cloz, our apparel outfitter has (more or less) finished their update of the store. There are a few items that will be added, but if you are interested in checking our our […]
We are excited to announce a new option that we are offering this summer. Julian Iannini, a former camper and recent graduate of film school in Los Angeles will be joining our staff to produce our camp reunion movie. As in years past, every camper will receive a copy of […]
The April 2011 NSC newsletter is now online. Read all about the Big Guy’s 60th birthday, Andy going global (though we’re not expecting any campers from his latest travels), and our newest additions to the North Star staff. We’re excited about the summer ahead and while plenty of time remains […]
“Bully for Leb! Bully for Leb! Bull-bull-bully for Leb! First in war, first in peace, first in the hands of the city police! Boom-ditty-atta, boom boom! Speeeeeech…” North Star’s very own Robert “Leb” Lebby is turning 60 today and on behalf of the North Star community, we want to wish […]
Many of our campers and staff may remember a visitor that we hosted at camp during the summer of 2009. Phil Lilienthal founded Global Camps Africa after owning and directing Camp Winnebago in Maine for 30 years. Global Camps Africa provides a 10-day camp experience for children living in South […]
