Hello again! It hasn’t been too long since our last update but the good times continue to roll on here in the Canaan Valley.  Since the last update many more...

Boys Camp had an amazing Thursday! Breakfast was delicious, and ended with the send off for the Adventurers. These rising 10th graders departed after breakfast for a 500 mile tour...

Boys Camp had a great Wednesday! The Explorers started their journey after breakfast, and all of Boys Camp sang them the traditional goodbye of “Happy Trails.” We’ll miss them in...

The Polar Bear Plunge woke up sleepy campers again this morning. Persistent polar bear goers are keeping up their streaks in order to get the Polar Bear Club t-shirts at...

We had a glorious Tuesday at Boys Camp! The sun was shining, and we were really able to get into a daily routine. After Flag Raising and Breakfast we moved...

Lake Michigan welcomed back campers this morning for the summer’s first Polar Bear!! The wind was chilling but the water kept brave early-risers warm as they charged through the waves....

In-Camp Update Hello Everyone! My name is Sophia, I am the Media Specialist at Merrowvista this year and will be the voice behind the blog, but enough about me let’s move...

The First Full Day of Boys Camp is always exciting. We started our day with an inspiring flag raising led by Cabin C7, a group of our Avail Seniors. After...

Written by Asher Abrahms You and Me is a tribute to the American Youth Foundation and its National Leadership Conference at Camp Miniwanca. I’m grateful to know so many AYF...

At the ring of the bells this morning, enthusiastic campers huddled in their tribes in the hollow to fill the morning air with tribal cheers and a frenzy of positive...

We enjoyed a wonderful opening day of Miniwanca Boys Camp! The staff awoke to thunder and rain, but held fast to the belief that our director Adam states every day,...

Rainy weather woke Miniwanca this morning, but the sun pushed through the clouds this afternoon to welcome our campers with rays of joy! After making their way through registration tables in...

By Anna Kay Vorsteg As we make ready for the program season ahead, it feels important to name a societal trend that is changing the context of the communities through...

By Adam Russell As an incoming intern back in 1999, the one thing that really captured my attention at Miniwanca was its strong sense of place.  I’d had years of...

By Hannah Patterson “Oh we’ve got a camp that’s built on sand…” The sand dunes create an integral part of Miniwanca’s landscape. After all, we’re not calling this blog the...

By Will Shelton Miniwanca offers a lot of unique programs and activities that set us apart from other camps. We have amazing leadership programs; the National Leadership Conference, and the...

1,000. That’s the number of work-hours members of the Miniwanca family donated to camp during the largest ever Volunteer Weekend. As you’re letting that settle in for a moment, please...

Curated by Hannah Patterson On my way to work this morning, I was perusing Facebook when an article posted in the Summer Camp Professionals group caught my eye – How...