The American Camp Association is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The ACA is the organization that accredits camps around the country to ensure that all camps are safe environments for kids. As part of the celebration, the ACA has put together it’s Anniversary Website, including this video.
The last two days of the ACA conference were jam packed with lots of good stuff. Thursday started off with more breakout educational sessions. We get started bright and early every morning as the sessions start at 8am. Some of the sessions we all went to focused on things like […]
We’ve been joined here in Denver by a lot of other camp people as the ACA conference has begun. While the AIC conference was just independent camps, the conference now includes all types of camps (YMCA, Scouts, agency). The conference was kicked off by an opening general session led by […]
We all have arrived in Denver safely. Leb got here a few days ago for planning meetings in preparation. We all started this morning at 9am with the start of the Association of Independent Camps Conference. What exactly is the AIC and the ACA? Just under 3000 camps across the […]
You’re probably used to Leb’s Ramblings being exclusive to the summer, along with a few entries to help you prepare for camp. Along with our new website, we plan to make additional use out of this blog feature. So you can look forward to entries from time to time about […]
This is a quick note to let you know that all campers left on schedule this morning. The Chicago and Milwaukee buses left camp at 8:35 a.m. If their is no traffic or road construction the Milwaukee campers could arrive by 3:00 p.m. The Chicago campers could arrive by 4:30. […]
The last week has been a blur. Here is a listing of all that has happened… Last Saturdays Pow Wow Day was a huge success. Perhaps the most memorable part of the program was the Friday night sermon by our counselor Rocky Eagon. Rocky was raised by his grandmother who […]
Even though we have lots of camping left to do at North Star, we are beginning to make preparations for your son’s return trip home on Friday August 14th. Please read the following information carefully and feel free to contact me if you have questions. CAMPERS TRAVELING HOME BY BUS: […]
