Tag: Outdoor Youth Camps
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Nature Camp in Winter
During our winter stay at camp a local camp neighbor, Delon came by with his snowmobiles and offered to take Forrest and I on a nature tour. It was exciting we had a sunny day with balmy high 20 temps.…
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Kind Kids
National KIND Kid Contest Complete Details Students in grades K-6 are invited to apply for the Humane Society of the United States' KIND Kid Award. One winner will be selected to win $100 and two runners-up will each receive $50.…
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Bears at Summer Camp
Just last week when all the campers had left camp we looked out over the swimming area and there in the lake was a bear. Thats right a bear! He swam right to the steps and walked right up them…
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Environmental Summer Camp
Hey! Jacob here, I will be in the Nature Center this summer teaching you all about the big beautiful outdoors.. I like to fish, hunt and play sports. This is my first summer at camp but at school I’m studying…
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Rifles at Summer Camp
Often parents are a little surprised and concerned that their children learn to shoot a gun at summer camp.It is amazingly rewarding to hear a parent ask their child, “Are those real guns?” and the camper responds, “They sure are,…
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John Muir Award
The John Muir Youth Award program was launched in Dunbar, Scotland in April, 1996 by the John Muir Trust of the United Kingdom. Dunbar was chosen to launch the program because it was the birthplace of John Muir. Thirty-eight students…
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Duluth Minnesota in the Top 25
Recently Backpacker Magazine set out to find the best cities to raise kids in Nature. Suprisingly, or maybe not, Duluth was ranked in the top 25. These are the best places in America to “beat Nature Deficit Disorder.” Read more…
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Camp is the Best
Ever since I was seven, I am now sixteen so almost nine years, my mind and heart have resided in the beautiful North Woods at Swift Nature Camp. Anyone who knows me may tell you I was not always the…
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Adventure Camp
So You are Thinking what have past SNC Campers been saying about the cool Adventure Trips? Take a look!
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Earth Day
On April 22, 1970, 20 million people across America celebrated the first Earth Day. It was a time when cities were buried under their own smog and polluted rivers caught fire. Now Earth Day is celebrated annually around the globe.…
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Nature Pictures
Do you enjoy Nature? Do you like to take pictures? Now it’s your chance to make the call! The National Wildlife Federation needs your vote! Their Magazine has selected the finalists for this Photo Contest. The theme is “Nature in…
Published in Animal Camp
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Testimonials
I liked swimming every day in the lake.
Lauren