Who is Connor Jackson? That is the question haunting Leb over the course of the past week. We have no campers at North Star by that name. We have no staff by that name. We do not even have any alumni by that name. Yet Connor Jackson is the biggest […]
Only in the Northwoods can the sky look as different as it did today between the time we entered breakfast and the time we left. First it seemed like we were going to have a beautiful day on our hands, then maybe a stormy one. It turned out we had […]
It was our first day of electives, but before the wake-up bell even sounded, it was time for our Pine Manor campers to depart for the Canadian. Cabins Pine, Manor and McCabin boarded a bus headed for Atikokan, Ontario, where they will spend tonight at Canoe Canada Outfitters, before embarking […]
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 […]
