2021 Season Update
The snow is melting and spring is right around the corner. The Camp Arcadia team is working hard to prepare for the 2021 season and are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to serve you. Here is an update on Camp Arcadia’s season including the impact of COVID-19, registrations, staffing, the Arcadia experience, financial situation and lake […]
Beach Crisis Update – Dec. 14 by Chip May
“You of little faith, why are you afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!” – Matthew 8:26 – 27 During the beach crisis I have […]
A Winter Beach in Video & Pictures – Dec. 12
We have had some significant waves in the past few weeks, but with it has come colder temperatures. The colder weather and waves have caused ice to form on the shore making it harder for the sand to erode. Now we await even colder temps so the lake will freeze close to the shoreline eliminating […]
Leah Sallach is Camp’s Operations Director
We are excited to welcome Leah Sallach to Camp Arcadia’s management team as the operations director. Leah, who is from the Buffalo, NY area, spent eight years at Pioneer Camp & Retreat Center in NY as their program director. She brings a wealth of experience with managing staff, developing and implementing programs, marketing, and assisting […]
The Arcadia Foundation: 2024 Updates
The Arcadia Foundation was established in 1991 by the LCA to serve as an endowment to support the long-term sustainability and viability of Camp Arcadia. Since that time, many have committed to planned gifts toward the Foundation in their estate plans or wills, becoming Camp Arcadia Legacy Builders. There are currently 120 Legacy Builders. Generous gifts, […]
Junior Staff Program
After a successful pilot year last year, we are opening Camp’s Jr. Staff program to all guests and cottagers who are entering 8th grade and older. The goal of this program is to connect our younger members of the Camp community into places of meaningful service that offer personal growth and development. Teens who are […]
Remembering Pastor Ted Beiderwieden
By Chip May Pastor Ted, a lifelong Arcadia cottager and pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Arcadia for almost 19 years, passed away on Apr 9, 2024. We give thanks to God for Pastor Ted’s ministry at Trinity and his lifelong support for Camp Arcadia’s ministry. Pastor Ted was born in New Jersey in 1936 […]
New Staffing Model – Part Three
Staff Wellness Each offseason, our goal is to evaluate and strive toward improvements to the guest and staff experience. As a result of this year’s evaluation and reflection, we are rolling out several new staffing changes this season. In this third and final update, we’ll share some pieces of our Staff Wellness Initiative – plans […]
LCA Board Calls for 2024 Nominations
The Lutheran Camp Association(“LCA”) is governed by an eleven member Board of Directors consisting of nine elected LCA members and two ACCA board members. Each fall at the LCA annual meeting, the membership elects three individuals to serve on the Board for a three year term. In 2022, the LCA Board of Directors voted to change […]