Hi, I am Hitch and I am the Trips Director here at Camp. It has been my pleasure to have done this for the past 21 years. I was a high school teacher for many years but now this is the job that I do to keep working with kids and getting outside to enjoy the great Northwoods. It is a family affair for me as you have already met my wife and our daughter is working in the office and our son is in the oldest cabin group. My work here entails working directly with 10 trip leaders who will be responsible for taking the boys on trips through out the summer. The program here is a fantastic mix of opportunities for the campers to get out and explore and challenge themselves through hiking, canoeing, and rock climbing. Today was the first day for trips to leave camp. After a outstanding breakfast that included some wonderful coffecake the boys who were leaving on the trips headed to the trip shack gathered their gear, packed it up and headed to their destinations. That included a trip to rock climb in Taylor’s Falls, MN on the St Croix River. A backpacking trip to the Porcupine Mountains in the Upper Penisula of MI, and a canoeing trip down the Brule River in Northern Wisconsin that will end at Lake Superior. These are just three of the many trips we offer to different ages and different skill levels with the oldest boys getting to take longer challenging trips in Canada and on Isle Royale.
June 19, 2025 – 1st Trips Departed
After the trips left we all had a fantastic day at camp in our activities. The weather was beautiful and sunny in the morning. For lunch we had Gyros that hit the spot. The afternoon had a few rain drops but the sun was shining too and we had activities running and everyone was busy and enjoying the day. I had the honor of helping lower the flag and sending the boys to a meal of pizza with a delicious chocolate cake for dessert. For the evening program we played Timber Life which was a new game put together by the assistant program directors who are doing a bang up job as the session gets under way with keeping things fresh and exciting for all the campers.
It was a great day. I look forward to doing anything I can to help make the campers time here enjoyable. My hope always is that the campers take advantage of their opportunities to get out in the wilderness. For the young boys its 3 day trips that will introduce them to the wonderful outdoors and for the older boys it can be the memory of a life time.
Benches up,
Hitch