Camp Du Nord 2025

We spent another MEA weekend up at Camp Du Nord! This time we went with some good friends. Veronica had to stay back for The Little Mermaid performances. We missed her, but it sounds like she had a good time on stage and with Grandma Linda.

 

We stayed at Dane Lodge:

Omri with his buddy Cliff:

They caught a whopper at Age Groups:

 

The counselors leading a song:

The adults hiked to Slim Lake (in the Boundary Waters):

Dr. Dan walked into the lake:

Huck Finn vibes:

These two have known each other a long time:

Ready for breakfast!

Dan did some fishing off Siam Point:

(He didn't catch anything.)

The ladies took the lead on two 500-piece puzzles:

We checked out this smaller, vacant cabin on our walk along the Goat Trail:

Lanterns at the sauna:

Jumping in the lake after a sauna is always a highlight:

Let's finish with a few more iPhone shots...

Dan and Holly in a canoe:

Me and R, captured by Holly:

S'mores night:

The boys in our cabin:

One more from Dan:

Fun times! Glad we got to share this place with some friends.

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Camp Du Nord 2024, part 2: Canon shots

We stayed in the Tote'm cabin again (our third time out of five visits to Du Nord).

It is positioned on a rocky cliff overlooking the lake.

This was our first time there in the fall and it definitely had a different feel to it.

Crowded s'more sesh (R is in the lower left):

So much fun to shoot at dusk:

Coffee on the rocking porch:

Omri may be regretting the decision to wear shorts:

Uno:

Checking out that moon:

Guess that's about all I have, other than a few film shots that I won't see for a while!

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Camp Du Nord 2024, part 1: iPhone shots

We had a lovely MEA weekend up at Camp Du Nord. (My Canon photos aren't quite edited yet, so these are iPhone only.)

The water was so cold, but going in the Finnish sauna first sure helped.

R and I took some hikes while the kids were in "age groups."

The colors were past their prime, but it was still such a nice fall setting.

We played a lot of card games... something that rarely seems to happen at home anymore.

I was a little nervous paddling in that cold water, but Omri and I did make it out for a quick trip to Blueberry Island and back.

The moon was full and bright.

More to come!

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Camp Du Nord 2023

We made it back to Du Nord this year! When you go the last week of summer, it ends up being a short week, just Sunday-Thursday, which can be good and bad. We still made the most of it and had a good time.

This was our first year of staying down at Pine Pointe, which is about a mile from the main part of camp. We got a lot of steps in each day walking the "goat trail" that joins the two sections:

But it was worth it because our cabin, Wintergreen, had hot water and a bathroom!

Veronica's time with us was extra short this year. We handed her off to my parents on Tuesday morning, so they could drive her to the Cities for an audition call-back. Here she's giving me a peace out:

About to enjoy a raw s'more:

Omri really likes going to the camp. I can relate to his love of walking on rocks along the water:

Making an inkle weaving with his momma:

This year's colors "red and gold and purple too" were inspired by the song "The Princess Pat":

One night I tried carrying some leftover pie home on the goat trail, and Omri staged and photographed this recreation of my struggles:

The sauna-dip-repeat is always a highlight from the week:

The unfortunate part of having taken a week off earlier in the month (for Alaska) was that I had to work one day from Du Nord. At least Morning Glory lodge makes for a nice office:

Once in a while we'd paddle between Pine Pointe and Du Nord Village instead of walking.

Omri completed the Polar Bear Plunge (jumping in the water at 7:30 every morning) this year!

Counselors in the program on the final night:

Omri has a way of making some new buddies every year.

Here's the skit he performed with his age group (sorry if the audio is a little low):

Super blue moon on our last night:

I didn't have my tripod this year, so this is the best I could do for our family (minus V) shot with short notice, propping my camera up on a rock:

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