The days are winding down here at camp and tonight, for the first time in 3 weeks, all 10 Four Trails villages will be rejoining the in-camp community at the...

One of the more popular camp songs this summer is called “At a time like this.” Like many camp songs, it’s easy enough to learn. Let me teach it to...

Today at Miniwanca, we were blessed with yet another beautiful golden day! Early this morning as the Polar Bear call was yelled, enterprising campers leaped out of bed to start...

We finished our first typical day of Session B, and what a day it was! At 7:45am, our daring Polar Bears heard their call. They hopped out of their bunks...

When I arrived at Merrowvista for a new summer, I was invited to share “a moment of gratitude”; this happens before each of our meals and is a time when...

Welcome to a beautiful golden day at Miniwanca Girls Camp! Campers started their morning bright and early by heading down to the Hollow for Morning Stretch. Our LITs led the...

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...