Be a Great Teammate

Recently, I shared a letter written by Brad Stevens, head coach of the Boston Celtics, to his 9 year-old daughter. You can find the original letter HERE but I also wanted to share the full letter here on the blog. As our kids have gotten older, we’ve talked about this with them a lot, what […]


Parent Support

Over the past year, we’ve shared several blogs that help explain our no electronics policy at camp. You can find some those blogs here and here. Our policy is that all cell phones and electronics should be left at home, and cell phones will no longer be allowed on the bus ride up. Any phones […]


The Gift is Camp

Summer is fast approaching, and camp will be here before we know it. For some, the summer of 2019 will be their first at camp, maybe even their first time away from home by themselves. We understand that it’s hard for parents to be away from their son for a week, or two, or even […]


A Look Back at Leaders-Nate Tanner

The final post in our Look Back Series is Nate Tanner, Leader of the 2019 Iroquois. Here’s what his parents have to say when reflecting back on his years at Deerhorn. Our son Nate returns to Deerhorn for his leader summer brimming with enthusiasm and a boundless love of camp, after months of nonstop dreamspinning […]


Camper Questions

May is here, which means camp starts next month! This is the third in a series of blog posts geared toward 1st year campers. Check out the first two if you missed them. They can be found HERE and HERE.  They covered what the first few days at Deerhorn are like. We hope that these […]