Camp Nebagamon

As we’ve written quite a bit about this summer in these updates, goal setting is really important to us here at Camp Nebagamon. We all know that there’s just so much value in giving kids a chance to decide what’s important to them and then creating space for them to flourish in those areas. Between…

Happy Sunday! For our new-to-camp parents out there, Sunday at Camp isa special day. We start with a thirty-minute late wake up. Then we head to the Rec Hall for cinnamon rolls or coffee cake for breakfast. We alternate every week and there is intense debate over which reigns supreme – today was cinnamon roll…

The centerpiece of the in-camp program at Nebagamon is the project board, and this morning following breakfast, as always, that was the place to be. This morning, I stationed myself next to the project board to serve as the information kiosk/help desk. I anticipated many campers would have questions about activities, where to sign up…

And we’re off! The second session of our 96th camping season is underway, and we can already feel the positive energy. I just finished a lap around camp where I saw new-to-camp Swampers and Loggers learning the ropes of box hockey. In the Axeman Village our seventh graders enjoyed their first-day-of-camp snack: cookies and bug…

It’s pretty hard to believe that our first session campers left for home this morning… didn’t they just get here? The last few days were a spectacular finish to camp, and yesterday was a really lovely end to a great first session. The day began with a special surprise for the whole camp. Some backstory:…

I think to tell you what happened yesterday, I really need to start at the very beginning. The Hill was quiet yesterday morning. By this time in the summer our Swampers and Loggers are more likely to sleep until the wake up bell, so there was nobody out-and-about on the hill. Only birds chirping and…

It’s been nonstop action here at Camp Nebagamon – the past few days have been packed full of amazing programs for our campers to enjoy. On Tuesday night, we had a rousing game of counselor hunt: campers spread through camp searching for counselors who cleverly hide – one dedicated staffer buried himself in the sand…

Perhaps the most important lessons we teach at camp are learned with a pocket knife in one hand and a s’more stick in the other. Our Wilderness Tripping program teaches campers how to rely on themselves and their peers, and how to step out of their comfort zones and into the unknown of the woods.…

If you want to see what our supportive community at Camp Nebagamon looks like, just step into the Rec Hall in the middle of our camp talent show, or Good Time Charlie (GTC). Last night was our second GTC this summer, and wow, was the feeling in the Rec Hall special! Campers took the stage…

Happy Independence Day from Camp! We hope you’re having as good a day as our campers, but to be honest, a Fourth of July at Camp Nebagamon is pretty hard to beat, and in my opinion, is just about as spectacular a celebration as any out there. At Nebagamon, we hit all the notes on…