I’m sure there are many of you who are missing your boys this holiday weekend…and perhaps worried that they are missing many 4th of July festivities…That is most definitely NOT the case. We celebrate the 4th of July in high style here at Camp Deerhorn.  Whether it’s red, white, and blue pancakes for breakfast, bandanas […]

After cinnamon rolls for breakfast this morning, kids went back to their koogees to clean up and get ready for activities.  They found out what activity groups they were in and then headed off to activities for orientations and fun! The thirty kids who stayed over from A session are headed for the day to […]

Sunshine and blue skies greeted our B session campers as they arrived at camp.  A few came by car throughout the day, but most arrived by bus this afternoon around 3:15.  This morning for breakfast was bagels, and lunch was sub sandwiches. As campers arrived at Deerhorn, they were put into activity groups by age, […]

Our first session concluded this morning with the awards breakfast.  We all enjoyed the waffles and sausage for breakfast and  many awards were passed out, like Most Improved Patches and patches earned for stars.  The three sharpshooter awards for riflery went to Buzz Vollmer for juniors, Johnny Kasten for intermediates, and Logan Persson for seniors. […]

The last day of the session is always packed full.  After omelets for breakfast, kids had a morning of regular activities, earning those last few stars.  Then after a lunch of pizza bagels, kids packed up at rest hour and got ready for an afternoon of team competition.  We had three periods, like we normally […]

Campers have been working hard in activities to earn those last few stars before the session ends.  For those of you who are new to Deerhorn, campers can earn red, blue, and gold stars in each activity. Those points (25, 50, 100) count toward achievement patches for themselves for the end of the session (like […]

Sundays are a little different around camp, and we all enjoy a change in the routine.  We sleep in an extra hour, so the pancake breakfast was at 9.  This morning, kids enjoyed some rare free time, and many chose to hang out in their koogee, play basketball, or tennis with friends.  There were also […]

Thanks to the hard work of Mike Maicke and Mark Deacon, two of our awesome counselors, as well as many hard-working camper journalists, Camp Deerhorn is proud to present the first issue of the Deerhorn Sun! Many kids really got into this project and copies of the newspaper were distributed to tables today at lunch. […]

Today at lunch, Patrick asked the dining room if anyone knew who Mother Teresa was. Many hands went up.  He said that Mother Teresa once said that “Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind.  The second is to be kind…”  Then he asked if anyone could guess what the […]