We left Chicago 3 minutes ahead of schedule with over 100 kids excited to get to camp. As I write this I am on the bus driving through a heavy rain but I’m sure its sunny at camp. (Well, I’ve arrived and it was pouring rain!. Sue had it totally […]
The countdown on Leb’s Ramblings now reads “1 Day!” The staff at camp are so excited for the campers to arrive and get the Summer of 2010 underway. We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow at the buses and the airport. We have campers coming to North Star this […]
With only two days until camp begins, you can feel the excitement building in the air around here. Some of our staff have been here for almost a month getting camp ready and getting trained in their various activity areas. More importantly, our whole staff has been here the last […]
Today officially marked the end of Pre-Pre Camp with the start of new staff orientation. With that arrived about 20 more guys… the rest of our new staff and all of our Counselors in Training. To mark the end of pre-pre camp, we’ve got two pictures. The first is actually […]
A little bit of teamwork went into getting the Hobie Cat ready for the summer. Here several of our counselors help sailing instructor Dan Riemersma get the sails set after they put the mast into position and secured. At the moment of this writing several staff are actually out on […]
Yesterday was moving day for our swim docks. It seems like this is a hallmark both of the beginning of the season as well as the end of the season. In August, once post camp is done, the swim docks come apart and get relocated on shore. Then, in the […]
While we’re on the theme of clouds… a few days ago we had a rainy day (even though it never rains at North Star) and the sun broke through the clouds for a few minutes. Today all of our life guards took their in-pool testing… Mandy, who does the certification […]
There isn’t much to explain about this pic… other than I really liked the clouds above North Star’s main lodge. Life in the Northwoods has heated up as we’ve expanded to 39 people with the latest arrivals, Jeff, Kim and Lake McCormack, as well as our Village Directors. Our trip […]
One of the biggest changes everyone will notice this summer is the improvements to our tennis and basketball courts. The Wisconsin winters take a toll on the courts as a small, hairline crack can turn into a the Grand Canyon within a matter of a year or two. This spring […]
Our climbers have gotten so good that we decided that we needed to add a new challenge to the climbing wall… so we’ve removed the bottom two rows of panels and climbers are going to have to figure out creative ways to get up the wall. This is actually how […]
No… the water level of the lakes isn’t that low and we didn’t fall victim to a rogue pontoon boat driver who decided to park in the middle of the Junior Village area. We have an armada of boats that are waiting to be put in the water. We started […]
