Odyssey and Voyageurs are eyeing their end goals, the Explorers are setting out on their final adventures, and the Adventurers are making the turn and heading for home. We’re entering...

Blue skies and cool breezes blew in over Lake Michigan for Session B Opening Day! Signs along Ridge Road welcomed families as they made their way to the Upper Tipi...

Some of the most remarkable moments in the camp day happen between the scheduled activities. I watch campers walking between interest group activities, telling stories or singing songs as they...

Howdy Founder Friends! It’s Matti here – I’m the waterfront coordinator this summer at Dan Hole Pond! We had another wonderful day today in the Canaan valley, filled with much...

Hello from the Canaan Valley. My name is Paul and I’m one of the camp nurses. Here at the health center we believe in empowering campers through health. This is...

This morning fog rolled in off the lake, leading to a quiet morning here at Miniwanca. Campers rose with the rising bell and headed down to the Hollow for Morning...

‘Twas the night of 50’s dinner and all through the land Root beer floats were consumed, hamburgers in hand The hand jive took place in quite a popular fashion Campers...

The morning dawned gloomy and rain threatened early on. This morning was supposed to be our co-ed Fun Run, named Doc Wheels after the camp doctor who was a big...

Being a camper parent is about letting go. This is what I’m telling myself as I sit at my kitchen counter, wondering, “Well, how is it going?” We’re halfway through...

As the Activities Team Coordinator, I spend most of my time in the background working with my team to make sure campers get to try out the activities they want...

Chocorua biked around camp today in preparation for their bike shakedown tomorrow. They’ll head out of camp for the day, grab lunch at a nearby market, and return to camp...

Greetings again from the bucolic hillsides of Merrowvista. The campers have long been off to bed as I write these reflections on the past few days, and a quiet calm...

It was a beautiful golden day here at Miniwanca this Monday July 10th! We started our morning with a bit of a cloudy sky and all took a rest from...

Writing a blog is not something I’ve ever done before, but it’s Merrowvista and even the oldest of us get to try new things! If you perused the staff bios...

Happy Sunday to all! We had a great start to our morning with the traditional half hour of extra sleep and WancaBread breakfast. Sadly this morning we had to say...

Reporting to you from the Canaan Valley today is Elise Foerster. I have held many roles here at Merrowvista including camper, leader, coordinator, and driver. This summer I am a...

Welcome to week three at Miniwanca! Even though it is still Saturday, and our third week does not start until tomorrow, today is the unofficial start of week three. We...

The last few days have been wonderful for Four Trails campers, as all Four Trails villages made their way out of camp into the woods, rivers, and roads of New...