Flag village is in the home stretch! They’re spending the night at Lake Ivanhoe, and rumor has it they might have gotten a visit from Terri and her beloved puppy...

The first full week of camp is coming to a close, and the first round of interest groups has ended, but things are just starting to pick up here in...

Wednesday at Boys Camp was awesome! We again followed our typical day schedule. During Community Time the age groups divided into camp to have adventures as a smaller community. The...

Growth Our theme for the day was growth and we saw campers stretching and growing all day long! Avail Service in the Community After an early breakfast, the Avail Seniors...

Madison village returned this afternoon from a terrific bike shakedown to Skelley’s! Tomorrow, they will depart for their trip around the Lakes Region, right on the heels of Flag village....

It has been a beautiful and sunny couple days here at Merrowvista, and everyone has been excited to soak it up in these first days of the 2/3 week session....

Tuesday was a great day in Boys Camp! The morning was filled with Interest Groups, and the first Community Time of the 2 week session. Community Time is a chance...

The day began with morning stretch led by our Explorer 1 group who shared stories and quotes about the beauty of the world around them.  After flag-raising and breakfast, the...

Boys Camp was proud to celebrate the best of all holidays yesterday: International Elf Day! We celebrated all things elven by playing games, eating some special treats, and learning about...

It has been a little over 24 hours since campers arrived at Merrowvista for the 2 and 3-week sessions, and those hours have been packed with activity! Starting right at...

Flag village returned from a bike shakedown this afternoon, accompanied by Ollie, one of our bike mechanics. They feasted on a delicious lunch at Skelley’s which included, we quote “only...

Sunday saw the Boys Camp community expand itself in many ways. The day started with our traditional Sunday breakfast of Wanca-bread, after which we headed to Orwig Chapel for Something...

Our campers started the day with the warmest Polar Bear thus far and quickly jumped straight into an action packed Miniwanca day. After dancing to Star Trekking for their Rockagizer, campers enjoyed...

A gentle rain began to fall as we headed to bed last night, bringing cool breezes to break the heat and humidity. After showers through the night,  a great downpour hit just after we...

Service and Community Building are part of our mission Miniwanca Avail Seniors stepped up today to help two local area charities: Trinity Lutheran Church Community Food Pantry in New Era,...

Thursday was an amazing day in Boys Camp! We were on our typical day schedule with Interest Groups and Community Time happening in the morning. The Darers and Challengers both...

Cabin 18 set the tone for the day, offering  personal, insightful reflections on Opportunity at Morning Stretch.  As one camper said, “Opportunity means to me– a chance.  A chance to...

Flag village summited Goose Eye mountain today! According to a message we received, they had “a lovely day of hiking” and were the first people to arrive at their campsite....