If you’re a first-time camper you might be wondering “what’s a typical day at camp?” While there’s no such thing as a “typical day” here, our daily schedule provides a consistent routine that helps us all make the most of our time together. Check...
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After a long, cold winter, there’s nothing sweeter than arriving at camp for a week (or two!) of fun, friends, and new adventures. We’ve missed our camp community SO much since the last time we were all together and we can’t wait to welcome you...
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Summer is just around the corner and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome campers back to camp. At Camp Carvela, Camp Lookout, and Crystalaire Adventures, we’re committed to building connections to self, others, and the natural world...
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Have you been a camper or sent your children to camp? If so, we suspect you’ve found it challenging to put what we do with our participants into words. You’re not alone. Have you been wondering what Camp Lookout or Crystalaire is all about? Is...
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On Identity Based Leadership If you’ve been on a Crystalaire trip you know we talk about a lot of boxes. We draw them in the sand, lay them out in rocks and twigs, or draw them on small portable whiteboards. And then, often, we break them. It’s...
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Dear Families of Lookout and Crystalaire, We want to thank you for another wonderful summer season at Camp Lookout and Crystalaire Adventures! This summer had many memorable moments, and we are grateful we got to share and create them with your...
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Perhaps one of the biggest bummers I can remember from being a teenager was feeling that my emotions were not valid, being made to feel invalid or just young and naȉve,’ as some might say. I was a gawky, semi- (or not so semi) dorky kid; I...
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A few summers ago a group of older campers approached me. They had created a new game—Empires—and wanted to play it for evening program. I sat down with them and we talked over the rules and how they wanted their game to look and feel. Empires is...
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Almost three months ago to the day I woke up, brushed my teeth, and put my clothes on backwards. It was Reverse Day, a camp-wide, camper-created theme day. We started our day with Evening Program, ate a delicious breakfast of waffles around 6:00...
Read moreSouth Manitou Island add-on Lead by Crystalaire Adventures, the South Manitou add-on adventure is a 3 day trip which takes place immediately following session A, B and E. You’ll leave from camp on Friday morning and return to the Camp Lookout...
Read moreOne week sessions at Camp Lookout offer arts/crafts, overnights on Lake Michigan, sports & games, drama, swimming, kayaking, hiking– all the traditional camp activities. One week sessions give a first time camper the opportunity to “try out”...
Read moreNorth Manitou Island add-on Lead by Crystalaire Adventures, the North Manitou add-on adventure is a 5 day trip which takes place immediately following sessions C and D. You’ll leave from camp on Friday morning and return on Tuesday to the Camp...
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