Get on the bus! How St. Peter Lutheran Church confirmands get to Camp
For years, confirmands from St. Peter Lutheran Church in Macomb have made their annual trek to Camp for Fall Confirmation Retreats. Usually, that involves a fleet of vehicles and volunteer drivers. But this year, all 46 kids and 12 adults packed into a decommissioned school bus bought off of Facebook Marketplace. “It was difficult for […]
The Spirit Orchard: An Excerpt from Days Filled with Sunshine
Perhaps you’ve walked through the doors in the back of the Assembly hundreds of times – and perhaps you’ve noticed the dedication of the room as “Caemmerer Hall.” But do you know who Rev. Dr. Richard Caemmerer was? Dr. Caemmerer—“Doc” to Arcadians—served as a dean at RKD for fifty-one years. He taught homiletics (the art […]
Crock Pot Buffalo Mac: A From the Dining Room recipe by Taryn Woell
Now that autumn is in full swing, crock pot cooking season is upon us! Try out former head chef Taryn Woell’s warm mac n’ cheese dish that is featured in her recipe book, From the Dining Room: A Collection of Recipes from Camp Arcadia in Dedication to the last 100 Years. CROCK POT BUFFALO MAC […]
Welcoming Nancy Janke as Outreach Coordinator
As we enter our final month of retreats for this season, we are grateful to have served so many guests in 2023. Looking forward, we want to continue to share the Camp Arcadia experience with even more individuals and families! To help with this effort, we’d like to introduce you to Nancy Janke, who is […]
The History of the Minnehaha
An excerpt from Days Filled with Sunshine: 100 Years of Camp Arcadia by Stephanie J. Jass One interesting feature of the Camp Arcadia lakeshore is the wreck of the Minnehaha. This four-masted, two-hundred-foot schooner succumbed to a serious storm in October 1893. Laden with over 160 tons of corn, it was being towed by a […]