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Dear Parents, Families and Friends, What a day! Our dedicated Travel Staff covered lots of ground today – from the airport to the meeting point at the school in Seattle to the marina in Anacortes – with campers traveling from both near and far to make the trek to Johns Island. And the weather was absolutely beautiful. Lots of excitement and smiles filled the [...]

Dear Parents and Friends, We had such an incredible time with our 1st session campers and are so very grateful for the opportunity to witness their growth, challenges, successes and friendships. This final 1st session blog post is written by our photographer, Scott Minard - a former Nor'wester camper and the man behind the lens and all of the wonderful [...]

Thought you might enjoy reading this article by Chris Weidner, the leader of our Baker Big Trip - just published today in the Daily Camera, Boulder, CO. It gives a wonderful glimpse into their recent adventure on the mountain. Thanks, Chris!  

Dear Families, It was such a treat to see some of you over this last Visitor's Weekend. As you could see, the campers are in full camp mode with routines, systems and greeting every day with a 'Carpe Diem' attitude, which was the theme of Chapel yesterday, hosted by the Vagabonds. Our Big Trips all achieved great successes on their [...]

Greetings from beautiful Johns Island, We celebrated as a full camp last week with a festive 4th of July extravaganza. The morning started with cinnamon rolls, fresh berries and turkey bacon, a musical parade, a Color Guard ceremony to honor the flag and our country's independence, then we quickly broke into our traditional groups of pie-baking, milk carton boat building, [...]

Happy 4th of July, dear parents and friends! We are so grateful to have had two fun-filled weeks with our young Explorers and Archers (9 and 10 years olds). These two weeks have flown by at an incredibly fast pace, but we have made the most of every moment! Check out their lovely faces...as well as a picture of one [...]