Let’s Do It Again!
It was another stellar day at Deerhorn. We said goodbye to friends yesterday morning after breakfast as our first Father Son camp concluded, and said hello to another great group of dads and sons today as they arrived. The weather was beautiful, lots of sunshine and finally blue skies by this afternoon. The kids kept […]
Glorious
What an incredible day! We could not have asked for better weather for the last day of our first Father Son session. All day I heard dad after dad say, “This weather…this day…it’s amazing!” We all enjoyed the sunshine, blue skies, and mid 70s temperatures. The waterfront was the place to be this afternoon…lots of […]
True Love
True love is a dad standing in the cold rain while his son makes endless trips down the waterslide. True love is a dad who spends hours in the craft shop, when he’d rather be skiing (or sleeping). True love is dads who brave 55 degree temperatures and a stiff breeze off the lake to […]
Welcome to the Summer of 2015
Summer is finally here and we have hit the ground running. Our first Father Son session started today, and most dads stayed in town last night so that they could be here first thing this morning to take full advantage of a day of activities. I think most dads would tell you that they must […]
Everything I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten…and at Summer Camp
Today’s blog post is by guest blogger, Luke Funk. Luke teaches kindergarten at The Latin School in Chicago. We are so glad Luke is returning for his 5th year on staff this summer as our waterfront director. There is a saying that says something along the lines of “Everything I really need to know, I […]
Choosing Joy
One of the quotes from our surveys of 2014 said “At Deerhorn, I learned that things don’t always go your way and while you think things might stink, if you look on the bright side it will be a lot better.” I love knowing that kids take that away from camp, choosing to “greet the […]
A Look Back at Leaders-Charlie Stelnicki
(This is a post from Charlie’s mom, Carol, which we originally ran in February, about Charlie’s beginning at Deerhorn. This summer will be his sixth and he is leading the Apache.) “It takes a village”, the saying goes. I say “It takes a camp”; if that camp is Deerhorn. Every life has ups and […]
A Look Back at Leaders-Patrick Drake
Second in our “Look Back” series is Patrick Drake. He is from Wilmette, Illinois, and will be leading our Chippewa. This is what his parents have to say about Patrick’s first summer at Deerhorn. In the summer of 2009, having just turned 10, Patrick took off for 10 days at Camp Deerhorn with his best friend, […]
A Look Back at Leaders-Griff Parry
Our leaders for the summer of 2015 have 28 years of Deerhorn experience between them. They are amazing guys who we are proud to call friends. They have shown themselves to be confident, mature, kind young adults, and they live the Creed every day of their lives. You could call them “Deerhorn Pros.” But every […]
Thoughts for a First Time Camper
This summer at Deerhorn, so far we have 128 campers who will be spending their first summer at Deerhorn. That’s more than one third of our campers who will get to experience the magic of camp for the first time. We know that many of those campers (and parents!) will have worries and concerns about […]