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Miniwanca
February 20, 2020
“Faces around us were lighting up…” A Summer at Miniwanca
Below, Ollie Williamson, a former and current Boys Camp staff member shares his experience of his first summer on staff at Miniwanca. We hope you enjoy and if you’re interested...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
August 8, 2019
Our Last Full Day
Happy days indeed, here at Miniwanca. Our Polar Bears went to slip in the dip one last time and enjoy the beautiful waters of Lake Michigan after waking. Our Voyager...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
August 7, 2019
Ride In
Today at Camp Miniwanca we had a not so typical day. We started off with the famous Doc Wheels Fun Run, where campers get to run on a path that...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
August 6, 2019
Talent Show
Today we had another typical day filled with campers’ Interest Groups. We started the day with our normal Polar Bear call and Morning Stretch. Today our topic was wonder, and...
Boys Camp
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
August 6, 2019
Four Trails Update – Coming Home
It’s time for the final Four Trails Update of the summer. Tomorrow is an exciting day for Four Trails as all the campers return from their adventures and we have...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
August 5, 2019
Welcome Home Adventurers
Welcome to one of our favorite days at Miniwanca! We started off the morning with our typical Polar Bear before the rising bell and a Morning Stretch with our Flashmob...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
August 4, 2019
Four Fold Tournament
Welcome to another Sunday at Miniwanca! As always, the schedule is a little different here on Sundays. We started our day by taking it easy and sleeping in a little....
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
August 3, 2019
Another Beautiful Day
Hello from the end of another amazing Miniwanca day! We have been so fortunate this session with beautiful weather so that we can have so many amazing times here. The...
Boys Camp
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
August 3, 2019
Four Trails Update – Rivers and Roads
Tomorrow begins our 6th and final weeks of summer camp at Miniwanca. We can’t wait for all of our groups to finish out their adventures strong and for our oldest...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
August 2, 2019
Dreams Come True
On Tuesday, we asked our campers to help us come up with an incredibly special day for our community and they were full of ideas – sleep in late, eat...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
August 1, 2019
Leader Hunt
What a beautiful and sunny day we had here at Miniwanca! Though today was a typical day, we had some fun and not so typical things happen throughout the day....
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 31, 2019
Fun in the Sun
Greetings from the end of a beautiful Miniwanca day! The campers awoke this morning to the sounds of the bell ringing out over our forested dunes and were greeted by...
Boys Camp
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 30, 2019
Four Trails Update – Onward
Onward through week 2 of Session B and week 5 of the summer. It’s incredible to look back over the past few weeks and think about all of the incredible...
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July 30, 2019
Taco Tuesday
Hello from Miniwanca! Welcome back to the blog. Today we started this beautiful golden day off with Morning Stretch led by Cabin 30 on flexibility. We also all danced to...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 29, 2019
Soldiers and Spies
We’ve had another wonderful day at Miniwanca today. The day started off with Cabin 27 leading Morning Stretch with a rocketgizer to “All Star” and a discussion about growth and...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 28, 2019
Opening Day for 2 Week Campers
Good evening and welcome to the Miniwanca summer blog. If you are new to this page, this is where we keep all of the updates of food, events, and news...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 27, 2019
The Adventures of our Three Week Campers
We got an early start to our day here at Miniwanca today with a 7:30 rising bell. Why would we wake up so early on a weekend, you may ask?...
Boys Camp
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 27, 2019
Four Trails Update – Adventure Daringly
Good afternoon Four Trails families! Things are moving along in Graceland as we look toward week 2 of Session B. This is particularly exciting as Trailblazers begin their adventures on...