ACA, Northland Fall Workshop and Get-Together
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Park Rapids, MN 56470
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4.00Please join us for the Northland Fall Workshop and Get-Together at Northern Pines Camp in Park Rapids, Minnesota! Don't miss this awesome day of professional development and networking. The fall workshop will feature a workshop using story for reflection and improvement, educational breakout sessions, and roundtables.
ACA, Northland is pleased to offer scholarships to our members to cover the registration fee for our professional development events. We believe that education and networking are more important now more than ever and want to make sure anyone that is wanting to participate, can do so. Please fill out the scholarship form and once reviewed, you will be contacted with the status of your request.
Early Bird registration is available through September 10, 2025
- Registration includes continental breakfast, workshop, education sessions, lunch, and networking events.
- Lodging is available at Northern Pines Camp. See Northern Pines Camp tab for additional details.
- Not an ACA member? Join today for FREE and get the best rates for this event!
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - Camp Tours
- 10:00 a.m. Meet at Camp Foley
- 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tour Trout Lake Camp
- 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Lunch & Tour at Camp Olson
- 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Tour Camp Foley
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
- 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Check-In & Breakfast
- 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Welcome Activity
- 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Workshop - From Insights to Impact: Using Story for Reflection and Improvement with Steph Love
- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
- 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Discussion Panel
- 2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Educational Breakout Sessions
- 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closing Activity
Steph Love, MS, Steph Love Consulting, has spent 30 years as an outdoor education and youth development professional. In 2002, she completed her Master of Science in Experiential Education at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Currently, Steph is an international coach and facilitates continuous quality improvement workshops and strategic planning for camps and youth serving organizations. Steph has facilitated high quality adult learning experiences in 35 states, Europe, and Africa. Her clients include the American Camp Association, SeriousFun Children's Network, Boys and Girls Clubs of American, Boys and Girls Clubs Alaska, and Camp Fire USA, among others. She is an avid kayaker, half marathoner and musher, and is the co-founder of Positive Energy Outdoors, a Duluth-based 501(c)3 not-for-profit outdoor education organization that runs summer and winter day camps and leadership programs for children and youth in grades K-12.
Workshop - From Insights to Impact: Using Story for Reflection and Improvement
Harness the power of story! In this workshop, you'll look back on your summer programming to reflect and celebrate, and look forward to consider changes and improvements to make the camp experience even more impactful. During two hours of interactive activities with your peers, you'll experience three different storytelling frameworks to show appreciation, work through challenges, and clarify your message. By the end of the session, you'll have stories you can use to share the power of camp, as well as a way to talk about the opportunities for change and growth with campers, staff, families, boards, funders, community members, and other camp stakeholders.
Get ready for a full day of connection, inspiration, and camp talk! From 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on October 21, the ACA, Northland Fall Camp Tour will take you on a journey through three uniquely different camps.
- Camp Foley
- Camp Trout Lake
- Camp Olson
Northern Pines Camp is a year-round camp and retreat destination located on the southeast shore of Fish Hook Lake, just North of Park Rapids, Minnesota.
Lodging
For those coming a distance or for the camp tours, lodging is available the night before the workshop.
More details coming soon!
- Title Sponsor - $3,000*
- Keynote Sponsor - $2,000*
- Meal Sponsor - $1,500*
- Session Sponsor - $1,000
- Snack/break Sponsor - $500
All sponsorships come with a table, and logo recognition on signage at the event, and the events web page.
Sponsorships with an (*) also include two minutes to address the participants.
Contact Kim Fitzgerald for exhibitor questions and sponsorship packages and details.
Thanks to our sponsors!
