As we shift between the white winter months and look ahead to longer days, warmer temperatures, and the return of color to our world, we are gaining excitement each and every day for the 2019 season! While there are still several feet of snow on the ground at camp, the Camp Deans are already meeting, planning, and praying for the summer ahead. Camp staff is starting to assemble and campers are starting to get the summer itch to be outside and headed to camp. Our 2019 theme is CHOOSE JOY. Each day, we make hundreds of decisions. How many of them are difficult? How often do we find ourselves feeling stuck or overwhelmed? Choosing Joy is a way of life that inspires each of us to embrace the positives in life. Choosing Joy is a choice. It is how we act and react to what life throws at us. This does not mean we ignore our feelings and emotions. It means we have control over how we respond and what our attitude toward life is. I challenge you to Choose Joy the next time you find yourself struggling. And then do it again and again and again. Repeat often.
As a quick reminder, Camp Michigamme is open to all and welcomes all. Our 2018 theme: WORTHY applies always and forever. Camp Michigamme affirms that ALL people are of sacred worth. We welcome and invite all people regardless of race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or economic condition.

Erica Thomas
Camp Director