Are you ready to take your favorite camp activity to the next level? If you are, then Camp Specialty Programs are for you!
It’s shark week as teens take over Camp Merrie Woode! Have a late-night campfire, attend a tie-dying party, and have a movie and popcorn night at camp. Dress up for the shark vs. surfers lunch on Monday or create and pitch zany inventions in our very own Shark Tank!
Paddle your way to your next great adventure! In this program, you will spend your time on the water exploring Lake Louise, Cranberry Creek, the Twin Lakes, and more! You’ll learn about boating and aquatic safety and hone your paddling skills in kayaks, canoes, and rowboats. After practicing these skills, weather permitting, you’ll paddle out for an overnight at our primitive campsite, Paradise Point.
*Campers should be comfortable on the water, able to tread water, and able to swim 50 yards on their own.
Are you ready to wander into the wilderness? In this program, you will learn the basics of planning and packing for a backcountry trip. You’ll learn and practice skills including navigation, hiking safety, environmental ethics, outdoor cooking, packing a backpack, and filtering water. Then you’ll head out on a hike to a primitive campsite for your overnight adventure! Here, you’ll pitch tents, build a fire to cook over, and enjoy some stargazing.
This program is perfect for campers who are ready to take on the world! You’ll learn important skills from personal finance to changing a flat tire to first aid. You’ll even take the Red Cross First Aid Certification course. When you’re not learning essential skills, you’ll get to have even more fun participating in camper choice activities. What are you excited to learn?
Explore camp nightlife! You’ll get to experience an epic night hike, discover new things about nocturnal animals, dissect owl pellets, and stay up late! We’ll make sure you have a campfire and a midnight snack to keep you going.
In Junior Rangers at Camp Merrie Woode, you will spend their week learning all about their local ecosystem and how to take care of the earth. You will learn about the Great Lakes’ watershed, try woodworking by making a bug hotel, perform an owl pellet dissection, and create an eco-friendly campsite.
*Campers enrolled in Junior Rangers should come prepared with hiking shoes and a sleeping bag.
Discover the wonderful world of woodworking in this brand-new program! You will learn all about the basics of working with tools and how to stay safe in a wood shop. You’ll gain the skills necessary to design and create projects like bird houses and rubber band boats, and then work as a team with our Camp Rangers to build a raised garden bed for our Fairy Village. When you’re not working on these exciting projects, you’ll get to try out some camper choice activities! Participants will earn the Cadette Woodworking Badge.
Breaking the rules has never been so fun! This zany and shenanigan-filled session is perfect for everyone who wants permission to break the rules. In addition to camper choice activities, you’ll get to pull pranks, stay up past lights out, enjoy a movie night with midnight snacks, and maybe even have a pizza party!