Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 16, 2018
Session 1B and 3B First Full Day!!
Campers woke up this morning with as much excitement as they have on Christmas morning! After a yummy breakfast of bagels, eggs, and fruit campers got ready for Fun, Safe...
Boys Camp
Miniwanca
July 11, 2018
4Trails Boys Camp Update!
The world of Four Trails is coming to a close for our Session A campers, but we wanted to reach out to offer one final update! Trailblazers are finishing up...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 11, 2018
4Trails Girls Camp Update!
The world of Four Trails is coming to a close for our Session A campers, but we wanted to reach out to offer one final update! Our wonderful Trailblazers have...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 10, 2018
Back to Our Typical Day
After an amazing day filled with co-ed festivities yesterday, Girls Camp got back in the groove of a typical day. We were woken up by the beloved polar bear call...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 9, 2018
Tribal Cup
Today on the sand dunes of Miniwanca we had a little bit of an abnormal day. Boys and Girls Camp both woke up a little bit later and had breakfast....
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 7, 2018
Another Beautiful Day at Miniwanca
Today we woke up to yet another beautiful day here at Camp Miniwanca. The temperatures have settled a bit leaving us with cool mornings once again. We had a wonderful...
Miniwanca
July 7, 2018
Well Site Day!
It’s been a truly perfect day in Boys Camp today! We enjoyed the break in the early week heat and it provided the perfect chance for us to have an...
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July 7, 2018
A Beautiful Day at Miniwanca
It’s been a beautiful day here in Girls Camp! With the break in the intense heat from earlier this week, today felt like the perfect day for an exciting adventure....
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 5, 2018
Back to a Typical Day
After an amazing Fourth of July our schedule went back to our typical day today. We were woken up by the polar bear call as we rushed to get our...
Girls Camp
Miniwanca
July 4, 2018
Party in the U.S.A
Happy Fourth from everyone here at Girls Camp! We started out this wonderful morning with an all camp polar bear in our pajamas. We all sang Founder Hearts in the...
Miniwanca
July 4, 2018
On The Sand Dunes of Boys Camp
Today, while on the highest point on Boys Camp, Mount Baldy, the Darer community had an excellent conversation about their surroundings: the sand dunes, the plants, the trees, and the...
Miniwanca
June 27, 2018
First Typical Day at Boys Camp
Today was an exciting day at Boys Camp! Some of us began our day with a dip in Stony Lake for Polar Bear while others chose to get just a...
Miniwanca
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June 25, 2018
First Full Miniwanca Day
Campers woke up this morning with as much excitement as they have on Christmas morning! After a yummy breakfast both Girls and Boys Camps went through the ‘Fun, Safe, Summer’...
Miniwanca
June 25, 2018
Opening Day 2018 is here!
Today is the day! This silver Michigan morning opened up its skies and let the sun shine through! The sun was just as excited to meet the campers as we...
General Updates
Miniwanca
May 8, 2018
7 Do’s and 1 Don’t for Preventing Homesickness
May has arrived with beautiful weather and sunshine here at Miniwanca, and with it comes the reminder that summer camp 2018 begins in less than 2 months. At Miniwanca we...
General Updates
Miniwanca
April 2, 2018
Paying Attention: Four Trails, Four Folds
We don’t matter much, but the children do. Show them daisies and the pale hepatica. Teach them the taste of sassafras and wintergreen . . . Give them the fields and the woods...
General Updates
Merrowvista
Miniwanca
December 14, 2017
In the Depths of Winter…
“In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” -Albert Camus Margaret “Gigs” Hoerner is long-time Miniwanca Girl. A camper for eight years,...
Miniwanca
September 25, 2017
Making the Miniwanca Magic Last All Year
Miniwanca Magic: it’s something we talk a lot about, especially as we near the end of the summer each year. Campers comment on how amazing it is to be part...