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ACA, Michigan Camp Community Connection Call
Thu, 04/10/2025 - 10:01
Summer is just around the corner! Join other Michigan camp professionals to connect, brainstorm, and answer any pressing pre-camp topics on your mind (and your to do list).
ACA, Michigan Camp Community Connection Call
Thu, 04/10/2025 - 10:01
Summer is just around the corner! Join other Michigan camp professionals to connect, brainstorm, and answer any pressing pre-camp topics on your mind (and your to do list).
ACA, Wisconsin EPIC Conversation May- Summer Kick-Off
Thu, 02/27/2025 - 09:18
Get ready for our May Emerging Professionals in Camping (EPIC) call where we will dive into hot topics for a successful summer, including balancing your personal life while running...
How I Made 2,000 Friendship Bracelets in 4 Weeks
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 08:00
“I have an idea . . . but it’s a little crazy.” The weekly marketing meeting began with this disclaimer from me. I proposed that we, my team of six people, would make 2,000...
Crafts Help Campers Develop Skills
Mon, 03/06/2017 - 15:05
In honor of National Craft Month in March, Amy Liikala shares her camp crafting memories and what skills she learned from crafting at camp. When you think back to your own youth...
Counselors, Campers, Action!
May 2, 2016
Everyone is taking photos today! As counselors, you can offer your campers creative ideas for capturing the treasured moments of their summer of fun at camp. Preparing to Shoot —...
The Power of an Inspiring Visual Arts Program
January 1, 2016
Picture ziti pasta shells strung into a necklace with yarn or glued onto flimsy paper. Think back to dried leaves and flowers cracking and falling off of cardboard squares, or...
Building a Community: One Rock at a Time
July 1, 2010
Imagine taking a prospective family on a tour of your wholesome, backto- nature camp. You lead them down a dirt path, over a log bridge, and along the lake's edge on a route that...
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