Camp Nebagamon

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…

Good afternoon and happy Branch Day! I know it’s Wednesday, so you’re probably wondering what happened to Cruiser Day? Well, today we’re trying something new! Here’s the back story. This winter, we gathered a few of our most creative seasonal leaders and posed to them a thought experiment:  You have a wide open Wednesday at…

I hope for you parents that, at the end of the school day during the off season, your camper comes home and has a good answer to what they did at school today. I can guarantee that you’d get a bit more than “nothing” at the end of a day at camp; I know that…

Yesterday during lunch, a member of our wilderness trip staff approached the podium. She spoke into the microphone, requesting a moment of attention from the chatty Rec Hall. Announcements during meals are unusual, typically we save them for after we’re done eating, but this one was special. The trip staff read a pre-written speech announcing…

As much as we love our typical program at Camp we also know it’s important to mix things up from time to time. Every Wednesday we throw our daily schedule out the window and instead have a day of special events. We call it Cruiser Day!  Yesterday was our inaugural Cruiser Day of the summer.…