Hello from Camp Timberlane! From our intercamp games with Menominee to our evening campfire, we had quite an eventful day. It was one filled with laughter and friendly competition. To start the day, we woke up to blueberry muffins and hard-boiled eggs for breakfast. After feasting, we had a cabin clean-up followed by first and second periods … Read more
Hello! I’m excited to finally introduce myself — my name is Desiree Fowler, and I’m the last of the Assistant Directors to share a little about who I am and what I do here at camp. I’m originally from Germany and first came to camp in 2010 as international staff, serving as the Volleyball Director. … Read more
Hello from Camp! Today was an amazing day filled with fun, good food, and theatrics. It was a wet one today, but despite the heavy dew (our Northwoods slang for rain), we kept the fun and festivities high. We started off the day a half hour later since we were so active during yesterday’s cruiser … Read more
Hello from Camp Timberlane! It was a great first Cruiser Day and an amazing way to end the first week of camp. Every Tuesday our camp celebrates Cruiser Day: a holiday where each village gets to go on different adventures. This week, the juniors went on van, the intermediates stayed in camp, and the seniors went … Read more
Hello camp families! It was another great day today here at camp. Mondays get a bad rap, usually due to them signalling the end of a weekend, and the return to a workplace. Maybe it’s a good thing that for us, here at camp, that within about 3 days of the kids arriving the concept of … Read more
Today was another hot day and an absolutely great day! This morning was the first lazy breakfast of the summer. Campers can come in anytime between 8:30 and 9:25 am for a made to order omelette or bullseye prepared by our admin team. Today’s mystery omelette (sausage, pepper and onion) was quite popular. We had a very … Read more
Greetings from camp! My name is Ryan and I am the Associate Director here at camp. I work with Sam year round, preparing and organizing during the off season to provide the best summer experience for our campers. I take care of staff hiring, logistics, and operations for camp while I am living in Cincinnati, … Read more
Hi Timberlane families! My name is Joey Flom and this is my 12th summer at camp. I started way back in 2012 at 10 years old as a camper in Dakota Cabin. In my camp career, I’ve gone from camper to CIT to counselor to PA director to Assistant Director and now to CIT Director. … Read more
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 … Read more
Hello camp families! My name is Jeff Melrose, and I’m the Program Director for camp this summer. In the off-season, I serve the community of Glencoe, IL, as a Project Lead the Way (STEM) teacher for their K-4 students. At camp, as program director, my job involves creating the framework for scheduling all campers into … Read more