Dear Parents and Families - Camp is swimming along, with full days and restful nights full of sun, rain, eagles overhead and orcas in the distance. Never a dull moment...and somehow, there always seems to be time for reflection and contemplation, friendship and camaraderie, times of missing home and times filled with the wonder of [...]
Yesterday was another fantastic day on Johns Island! The day started with a delicious breakfast of cinnamon rolls, yogurt, and berries. The music department lead the camp out of the lodge and onto the front lawn for the flag raising ceremony carried out by representatives from each of the units. Then it was off to work [...]
Hello Nor'wester Friends and Families, We are six days into first session here on Johns Island! Nor’wester activities are now in full swing. The adobe oven has been churning out all sorts of good treats, challenges have been faced on the ropes course, boats are going out from the waterfront, and many arrows have been shot [...]
Dear Families and Friends - We are thrilled that this day has finally arrived! The campers are all here, having arrived safe and sound from their long day's journey to get to beautiful Johns Island. It was really the perfect day for arrival, with sunshine, a light breeze and 92 anxious staff members, ready to [...]
Dear Friends and Families, All is well here on our sunny and peaceful little island! Our oldest campers went on their Big Trips last week while the younger units had overnights and celebrated Nell Day and lots of other fun program offerings.Here are a few picture from Big Trips that went out - sailing and [...]
Dear Parents and Friends, It's been an action-packed last week, and many exciting things have been happening, including the oldest four units being out on big trips! They are due to arrive back at camp tomorrow and we are anxious to hear stories from their trips. When we last wrote, we were about to celebrate [...]
Dear Families and Friends, It has been an exciting session so far, and with a little over one week under our belt we have experienced so many things in such a short amount of time. Every unit has gone on an overnight, with some units getting the opportunity to go on two-night overnights (Troubadours did [...]
Dear Parents and Friends, We've had an excellent kick-off to our 2nd session - plenty of fun, some great singing, and a little rain thrown in there as well. I'd like to introduce you to Scott Minard, former camper and current photographer, who will be writing a few posts to give you an inside story [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
