Camp, News, Thinking Out Loud at the Kamaji Office
END OF SESSION EDITION, JULY 12, 2011 Some of the best things at camp are those unscheduled events that just sort of happen. You may remember the 4th of July Goofy Relays were postponed due to a pending thunderstorm. Well, they were rescheduled as the 10th of July...
Camp, News, The Importance of Camp, Thinking Out Loud at the Kamaji Office
Camp Kamaji was one of two featured camps in the today’s (Sunday, July 10, 2011) edition of The Bemidji Pioneer. You can read more here! AREA CAMPS PROVIDE YOUNGSTERS SUMMER ADVENTURE
Camp, News, Thinking Out Loud at the Kamaji Office
A Look Back and Full Speed Ahead So our old friends, Gene and Anne Keller spent the past week with us. (Gene was the camp doctor.) This was the sixth time the Kellers have spent part of their summer at Kamaji, however, the last time they were here was 1994! Since...
Camp, The Importance of Camp, Thinking Out Loud at the Kamaji Office, Why Summer Camp
Did you know that summer camp is an American invention – with camps becoming more and more widespread 90 to 100 years ago?? As discussed in a 2002 article written by Kay S. Hymowitz titled Notes on Camp, “Back then forward-thinking youth leaders worried about...
Camp, The Importance of Camp, Thinking Out Loud at the Kamaji Office, Why Summer Camp
Did you know that a four week Kamaji camper spends 648 hours at camp during a summertime? And an eight week camper spends 1320 hours at Kamaji? And during the off-season those same Kamaji campers spend about 1260 hours at school? Who would have ever guessed?? For...