What a busy and wonderful weekend we had here at camp! Two full days of visitors, picnics, theatre, Anchor Day activities, and more! Joyful reunions took place all across Johns Island on Visitors' Weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, dozens of families traveled to Johns Island to spend time with their campers. Visitors and [...]
It’s been a busy third week of Second Session! Our Big Trips returned, and campers from those trips have been full of excitement and stories about the adventures they shared together away from camp. But while our oldest campers were off-property making Big Trip memories, our younger campers made some magic of their own here [...]
During Second Session, Tuesday nights are overnight nights! Many of our on-property overnight sites become some of our campers' most beloved spots on the island. One of the key tenets of the Nor’wester experience is our overnights program. Once a week, everyone packs up and heads out for a one- or two-night excursion [...]
As of Monday, all of our Big Trips have departed from camp! Campers from our four oldest units – Islanders, Wayfarers, Mountaineers, and Troubadours – will be away from camp for the next four nights. While we miss them already, we’re so excited for the wonderful experiences we know they are having on their outcamp [...]
Friday was Island Fair Day at camp! This Nor’wester tradition is celebrated only once a summer, during the first half of Second Session. And what a memorable day it is! Lots of smiles during booth set-up on Mission Point! After enjoying a special breakfast of cinnamon rolls with icing, granola, bacon, and a [...]
As our campers have settled into the routines of camp, special activities and events have begun to pepper the daily schedule, adding extra excitement and fun to the second week of the session. Clay creations took shape during Older Unit Specials! On Wednesday, campers returned from their first overnight trips away from main [...]
The second week of Second Session is fast approaching, and campers marked their first Anchor Day of the session on Sunday. We call this weekly occurrence "Anchor Day" because it offers us a consistent touchpoint for connecting to one another and to our values as a community. Anchor Days also give campers the opportunity to [...]
The first week of Second Session is in full swing, and there’s a lot happening on Johns Island! Campers have been enjoying the first few days of Second Session! Today marked the first day of regular program activities for our Second Session campers, and they’ve been having a blast rock climbing, sailing, gardening, [...]
Our Second Session campers have arrived on Johns Island, and we could not be more excited to have them here! After a long day of travel, everyone reached camp safe and sound before dinnertime. Some campers took a bus all the way from Portland, while others flew into SeaTac Airport and were bussed from there [...]
Echoes of laughter and singing linger on Johns Island this afternoon, but none of the campers who made the happy sounds remain here. It’s hard to believe, but First Session has come to an end. Early this morning, our campers boarded the departure boats and sailed away from Johns Island and towards their reunions with [...]
