The Happiest Place on Earth…
…is not Disney World. Anyone who has waited for 2 hours in the Florida heat just to snap a picture with Rapunzel knows that. And anyone who has spent time at Deerhorn could tell you that they’ve found it, the happiest place on Earth. We had parents visiting last week and their son showed them […]
Attack of the Sioux
Today’s Sunday event was Attack of the Sioux. At camp, we have four camp teams, the Apache, Chippewa, Navajo, and Iroquois. Today the staff formed a 5th team, the Sioux. The event consisted of three periods of team competition, including such events as bombardment, where kids had to run through an obstacle course without getting […]
E Session!
Our E session campers arrived today. We will miss the Voyagers while they are away, but we love inviting 12 new guys into the Deerhorn family, and showing them how great camp is. These boys are 7-10 and are coming to camp for the very first time. They will get a taste of camp this […]
Voyagers
Our Voyagers left this morning at 7:15, very excited to finally be heading off on their kayaking adventure in Lake Superior. They will spend the next 8 days kayaking in the Apostle Islands, one of the most beautiful spots in the country. Having led Voyager for 3 years before we had kids, I can tell […]
Not Just Propaganda
After I graduated from college, I took a job teaching in Chicago. I was still working at camp every summer, so during the winter, when the Broadbridges would come to Chicago to do video presentations, I went to every one of them I could. I loved getting up in front of all those people and […]
The Perfect Ratio
Carl Anderson went out to the Rave with the kids at general swim this afternoon. One of those kids was Leo, who is less than 1/3 the size of Carl. To be more exact, Carl weighs about 3.5 times more than Leo does. Turns out, that’s the perfect ratio…for the perfect Rave launches. When you […]
Jam Packed!
Our days at Deerhorn are simply busting at the seams with activity…saturated with experiences and friends and laughter. The Lake Superior Trip got back around 5:00 and everyone said the trip was amazing! They slept in tents but because the weather was good, they could leave the flies off the tents and see the stars […]
Lake Superior Trip
About 40 boys and 5 staff left this morning on the Lake Superior Trip. They will head up to Bayfield Wisconsin, gateway to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. They’ll travel by ferry across to Madeline Island where they’ll spend the afternoon swimming and playing in Lake Superior. They’ll come back to Bayfield and camp out […]
Slip & Slide Kickball
Nothing says summer like a slip & slide, and slip & slide kickball is one of the most popular in Sports & Games. It has not been a “slip & slide friendly” summer, with cooler temperatures and too much rain. But today, the sun was shining and temperatures were in the 80’s, so the afternoon […]
Pugawagan
What an exciting day to be at Camp Deerhorn! Not only was it Sunday, which we all love around here…but it was also the debut of an exciting new team event, called Pugawagan. Our special events guys, Nick & Ryan, have spent hours working out all the kinks, making sure that everything would run […]