Hey, Camp People!

We here at Everything Summer Camp consider ourselves more than just your summer camp gear supplier and we hope that you feel the same. After all, we do our best to go above and beyond simply selling summer camp gear; we want to help point you in the right direction of what you can get out of the summer camp experience, we try to give you a glimpse of what the summer camp lifestyle is like, and we try to introduce you to camps that are potentially a great fit for your camper in particular.

One way we try to help is through posting these Summer Camp Spotlights on the Blog. These posts give a virtual, little tour of the great camps with whom we’ve created helpful relationships! And today, we’re swinging our spotlight over to the West Coast on John’s Island in Washington State to show you around Camp Nor'Wester.

Their one-of-a-kind property features 135 acres of breathtaking landscapes. With more than 10,000 feet of saltwater shoreline, the area includes wetlands, open meadows, and diverse forests. The old Nell Robinson Ranch at the west end of Johns Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, Camp Nor’Wester now proudly sits on this ancestral land of specific Native tribes. With respect, the camp  acknowledges the previous owners of the land and shows its gratitude for their stewardship.

With great facilities on their land, Camp Nor’Wester offers a slew of cool activities! Take advantage of their great waterfront with fun activities like Swimming and Sailing. Test your adventurous side with their Ropes Course and Climbing Wall. You can test your skills in Archery and get competitive with games like Soccer, Frisbee, and Capture the Flag. And enjoy quieter activities like Watercolor in the Craftshop or Nature Journaling in some peaceful outdoor setting.

Nor’Wester is more than accommodating for their campers, offering them the awesome experience of living in a canvas tent. Nor’Wester tipis and tents are built upon wooden platforms and house four campers each. Campers are shown proper means of maintaining tidiness and comfort in their canvas homes and are provided nearby shower houses with a heavy push for sustainability.

If Nor’Wester Camp sounds like it could be a good fit, be sure to check it out for your own summer camp experience and get a better look on their website. Enjoy looking forward to your next summer camp excursion and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

You know what’s always a treat for us is when we get to talk up the great camps with whom we’ve formed such amazing relationships. We work with more than 270, so we post about them pretty often. We call them our Summer Camp Spotlight Blog posts and today, we’re fixing our spotlight on Camp Lincoln for boys—brother camp of Lake Hubert for girls.

Located on beautiful land occupying the north side of Lake Hubert, these campgrounds boast a clear, spring-fed lake with a soft, sandy bottom and gradual slope. Providing more than 120 acres and a second small lake on its southern border (Bass Lake), the setting at Camp Lincoln sets the perfect tone for a wonderful summer camp experience.    

Your camper is sure to be engrossed in a number of all the available activities from options like Archery, Baseball/Softball, Crafts, Dance, Drama, Golf, Guitar, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Biking, Horse Riding, Radio, Riflery, Soccer, Tennis, Rock Climbing, High and Low Ropes Course, Day and Overnight Trips, Fishing, Kayaking, Sailing, along with a whole lot more!

Give your son the gift of summer camp—the gift that keeps on giving as it instills confidence in its campers and teaches them how they fit as an individual into a healthy community of camp-minded folks as well as how they fit into the natural world.

You and your son can choose from a two, three, four, or eight-week camp stay. All summer sessions at Camp Lincoln are designed to introduce your camper to a subtle maturation, but they encourage kids to opt for the longest session-length they feel they can handle as the benefits and overall impact multiply exponentially the longer you stay.

If either Camp Lincoln or Camp Lake Hubert seems like a good place for your family, be sure to check out their website for yourself by clicking right here and, as always, thanks for reading.

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

Here at Everything Summer Camp, we work with more than 270 camps and we’re eager to share what excellent camps each and every one of them is. Today we’re shining our summer camp spotlight over to the lovely state on the upper eastern coast, Vermont. Let me tell you about a magical place called Aloha Hive and show you around for a little virtual tour.

Aloha Hive is a traditional overnight summer camp for girls that welcomes campers from 7 to 12 years old. Sitting on more than 400 acres, Aloha Hive is made of forest trails, meadows, and barns along with their open-air buildings. Escape to Aloha Hive where you can lose yourself along the shores of Vermont’s Lake Fairlee.

There’s always something fun to do at Aloha Hive. They offer Archery, Arts and Crafts, Basketball, Farm & Garden, Gymnastics, High Ropes Course, Horseback Riding, Lacrosse, Music, Performing Arts, Rounders, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Wilderness. Have a fun splish and splash with available Canoeing, Kayaking, Sailing, and Swimming Lessons.   

At Camp Aloha Hive, the campers are treated to living under spacious tents on wooden platforms or the rustic cabins on the grounds. Between three to five campmates live together as well as one or two cabin leaders. ‘Units’ of ten tents and cabins share a washhouse equipped with indoor plumbing for hot water showers and toilets.

The Director and senior cabin leaders are careful in putting together the groups that will stay together—these are the people who will bond the most with each other. Aloha Hive prides itself in providing each and every camper with the environment that best suits their individual preferences and needs. If Aloha Hive sounds like an awesome summer camp that you’d like to look more into, give it a closer look by clicking here. And, as always, thanks for reading.

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

Here at Everything Summer Camp, we work with more than 270 camps and we’re eager to share what excellent camps each and every one of them is. Today we’re shining our summer camp spotlight over some good, classic Pennsylvanian land. Perhaps you’re familiar with Camp Shohola? Let me give you the virtual tour…

In the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania, the beautiful natural setting of camp abounds at Camp Shohola. Showing 160 boys the time of their lives each summer keeps Camp Shohola a nice, small camp where everybody knows one another.

Between adventure and sports, there’s lots of fun on the Shohola land with activities like Archery, Backpacking, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Conditioning, Flag Football, Golf, Equestrian Horse Riding, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Biking, Riflery, Rock Climbing, Roller Hockey, Rugby, Skateboarding, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, and more!

Fun abounds in the water of the beautiful 70-acre Lake Greeley where campers can exercise their Swimming skills and have fun with Boating, Canoeing, Fishing, Kayaking, Lifeguarding, Sailing, Waterskiing, and Windsurfing.

Shohola campers also get to try their hand at cool artistic activities including Cartooning, Murals, Painting, Pottery, Rock Band, Rocketry, Stained Glass, Silver Shop, as well as Woodshop. And they offer a pretty cool tech program that they call CommTech. Pick up cool experience with Computer Programming, Photography, Radio Broadcasting, Robotics, Video Production, Web Design, and much more!

The campground at Shohola is a complementary campus of well-maintained facilities that accentuate the beauty of the natural surroundings. Just about every day is framed on “The Hill” at the center of camp—the cabin grove most campers (except for the Working Seniors) and counselors reside for the camp stay.

Camp Shohola is the brother camp to Netimus whose camp spotlight has already been published—check it out by clicking here. And to get a closer look at Camp Shohola, check out their website by clicking here. And, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

Here at Everything Summer Camp, we work with more than 270 camps and we’re eager to share what excellent camps each and every one of them is. Today we’re shining our summer camp spotlight over some good, classic Pennsylvanian land. Perhaps you’re familiar with Camp Lindenmere? Let me give you the virtual tour…

aSitting on almost 175 acres among the gorgeous Pocono Mountains, Camp Lindenmere is beautiful private, boys and girls overnight camp. Founded in 1935, Camp Lindenmere shows an amazing time to the 350 campers that visit for three to six weeks every summer.

Fun abounds with majors and minors in activities of the campers’ choice. And there is so much from which to choose! They have awesome activities on their beautiful waterfront such as Swimming, Water Aerobics, Water Volleyball, Water Basketball, Canoeing, Kayaking, and more.

There’s lots of fun on the land with activities like Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Gymnastics, Fitness, Tennis, Basketball, Fencing, Field Hockey, Flag Football, Golf, Kickball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, and so much more.

They also offer fun Outdoor Adventure activities such as Horseback Riding, and Ropes Courses as well as quieter (but equally fun) activities like the Creative and Performing Arts as well as Circus Training, and work with contemporary media like video and podcasting.

Lindenmere facilities are not just functional, but they look good too, like everybody’s favorite building, the Dining Hall (with a pasta bar and nacho bar offered for each dinner, how could it not be?). And the 140 cabin leaders that are brought on for camp sessions are friendly, welcoming, responsible individuals, eager to create summer fun!

The cabins are large and airy, complete with indoor bathrooms and showers and more than enough space to accommodate for campers’ belongings. Perhaps the fun and welcoming atmosphere at Lindenmere is perfect for your next camp experience. Check out their website by clicking right here and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John