By Noah Stein
Welcome to the Arrowhead, our monthly newsletter, which has been a staple of the Camp Nebagamon offseason for nearly all of camp’s existence.
Some of you campers might be thinking, “camp has a newsletter?”
Well, we do! Because many of you campers don’t have social media (awesome!), or don’t regularly check emails (awesome…for now!), or your parents have been neglecting to share with you the Arrowheads that we’ve emailed to them monthly for your entire camper career (no comment!), you may have been missing out.
That’s why we’ve gone back to our old school roots. For the first time in over a decade, we’ve returned to print! All of our current families have (or will soon) receive a copy of the Arrowhead on paper. For everyone else, don’t worry, we’ll continue to post it for you online as well.
We publish the Arrowhead each month so that everyone, especially our campers, can, for a few moments, escape back to your Northwoods home. Even in the dead of the winter, the Arrowhead will carry you back to warm summer days, with your best friends in the world, on the shores of Lake Nebagamon.
Campers should not have to look at a screen to feel connected with Nebagamon. We want to make it easy, and tech-free, to have a dose of camp in your lives all offseason long.
So, new-to-the-Arrowhead audience, here’s what you can expect in a given edition:
- Articles from members of our full-time year-round team, about what’s going on in Nebaga-world.
- News of the camp family
- A list of who’s signed up for camp so far
- A birthday list (so you can make sure to call your camp friends and sing them a birthday song of their choice)
- Next summer’s staff list (coming later on in the offseason)
- Photos from camp
- Camp games
- And more!
What’s more, this year we’ll be featuring articles, camp stories, and all sorts of other great content from you… our campers! If you’re interested in writing one all you need to do is email Louis Olive (louis@campnebagamon.com). Or, for the sake of staying off screens, give us a call at 715-374-2275. I know phone calls can feel awkward, but what better way to practice than by calling Camp Nebagamon? Larry Held, who answers the phone, would love to talk to you!
For now, sit back, relax, and enjoy a literary escape to Camp Nebagamon– the old school way– to kick off your October.
In the meantime, I usually get to use a little bit of this space to share thoughts about camp, so I thought I’d interview someone who spent their first summer at Nebagamon this year… My 7-month-old, Sunny! Our conversation has been edited for clarity and I’ve translated his squeaks and grunts for your convenience.
What’s your favorite place in Camp?
