Greetings from Camp! Last night was our second cabin cookout of the summer. On Monday nights, cabin groups head into the woods to designated cookout sites to cook their dinners over an open fire. Now when we cook over an open fire here at Nebagamon, we are not talking about hot dogs on a stick,…
Read More...Greetings from camp, One of my absolute favorite aspects of this place is the diversity of interests that our kids hold, and the ability of our staff to be creative and cater to these. This amazing variance was on full display last night during our Special Interest (SI) evening activity. Special Interest is a program…
Read More...By Louis Levin If you’re not looking too closely, it’s been just another normal few days at Camp Nebagamon this week. Although we’re still a little early on in the session, two of the big special days that our campers look forward to are starting to appear on the horizon. Next week we’ll celebrate the…
Read More...By Noah Stein In conversations with campers and counselors the past few days, a recurrent theme has emerged. When I’ve asked folks what they think about the summer so far, I’ve repeatedly heard the response: “It feels really great around here.” I couldn’t agree more! It just feels like camp is clicking. Take our Wannado…
Read More...Two nights ago, Dave Knoepfle arrived at camp. Dave was a college friend of mine that I coaxed into coming to work at Nebagamon in 1987. (I know…you are all stunned that someone as young as me could have been in college in 1987. I don’t like to brag, but many of you may not…
Read More...BY NOAH STEIN Yesterday I spent some time bouncing from village to village, checking in with all of our campers and staff. Meandering between villages, I witnessed something pretty special. A counselor, headed out on time off, noticed a camper sitting by himself. The counselor changed direction mid-step and headed towards the isolated camper. It…
Read More...Greetings from Camp! Without a doubt, we are off to a great start here. Yesterday, our first full day of camp, was a picture perfect day. The boys spent the first period travelling to both the waterfront and to our CNOC (wilderness skills program) to get learn about safety policies and ranks that can be…
Read More...There can be little doubt that during the month of May, when Louis, Briggs, Andy Joe, Noah and I were up at camp without anyone else around, it is a particularly beautiful and refreshing place. Long isolated walks through the camp are a highlight of that time of year and we all truly enjoy them. But we all…
Read More...Happy summer all! Check out this page to read all about the summer up at Nebagamon. Every other day we will share some of the happenings to give you all a taste of what Camp feels like this summer. We are very excited!!! Look for the first post on Tuesday evening, June 18. All is…
Read More...Watch our announcement video where you can hear all of Camp’s full-time staff talk about this transition in their own words. Read the Board of Director’s letter to the Camp Family HERE Read Adam and Steph’s letter to the Camp Family HERE Read Noah’s letter to the Camp Family HERE As part of its latest…
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