Camp Nebagamon

It’s quiet here. As it was in May, the loudest cabin on the hill is the bird’s nest above Swamper 5, chirping shrilly from the Hill. While it’s peaceful, Camp also feels empty. With campers back at their homes-away-from-this-home and our staff–aside from a small family camp team– on their return voyage, the slamming doors…

Time was of the essence yesterday morning. My alarm sounded at 4:30am and resisting my urge to hit snooze, I rolled out of bed. After splashing the sleep from my eyes with some cold water, I walked out of the Little House and climbed into the empty trip van, canoe trailer attached, staged in my…

It’s hard to believe we’re staring down the end of the camp season. In just a few short days, your campers will be back at home, reflecting on their summers, in awe of their experiences. I hope that when they think about their summer at Camp Nebagamon, they simply sigh and remark: “that was truly…

If there’s such a thing as a signature Camp Nebagamon event, it’s got to be Chef’s Cap, our outdoor cooking competition. After a season of practicing their outdoor cooking skills, tonight, our campers put those skills to the test at our campcraft project, the Camp Nebagamon Outdoor Center (CNOC). Two campers from each cabin are…

Last night at our Camp talent show, we wrapped up our evening together as we always do–by singing songs! The final three are ones that tie us back to generations of campers and counselors at Nebagamon. They are songs about this place and the things we care about here. They are songs we all sing…

For one day each summer, Camp Nebagamon forgoes its usual lumberjack theme to fill the shoes of another long lost legend of the Northwoods: the voyageur. Today is The Grand Pursuit, our second session all-camp competition day, when our campers don a sash around their wastes in their teams colors and compete for their fur…

Today we were visited by our friends at Birch Trail, a camp for girls about 45 minutes away from us, for our annual social.  We’ve been having socials with Birch Trail for many years, and prior to last summer, they were only for our oldest campers. Last summer, our two leadership teams hatched a plan…

Down at the Nature Shack, our monarch chrysalises are about to hatch. Our Nature Lore instructors guided campers in scouring milkweed plants around Camp for monarch butterfly eggs, collecting them in an insect tank, and providing milkweed leaves daily for the caterpillars to eat. About 10 days ago, the bugs began spinning their cocoons on…

It is a beautiful day at Camp–beautiful and hot. The high this afternoon was around 87°, which made for a perfect day to spend some time in (or on) the water. We’re really lucky that Muggs and Janet Lorber chose to set up Camp on the shores of Lake Nebagamon back in 1929. While some…

There are a few times each summer when we get to really show off to outsiders what it means to be a Nebagamon camper, and today is one of those days. Our Bi-Camp competition against North Star Camp was today, and we spent the day living our values in competition against our friends and neighbors…