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 […]
Doing Good in our Neighborhood
Over the weekend, Camp Arcadia was invited to be part of a Farm Worker Appreciation event, hosted by partner organizations Trinity Lutheran Church, the Pleasant Valley Community Center, the Arcadia Lions, and Arcadia United Methodist Church. This event offered the opportunity for our community to say “thank you” to the tireless workers who help harvest […]
Running back to fullness: The draw of working on staff at Camp
This past Saturday, fellow summer staffer, Luke Anderson, and I drove back home to Indianapolis, officially closing out our time as summer staffers this season. Between belting Taylor Swift and queuing up exceptionally sad songs to match our moods, we reflected on the summer. We discussed the hard parts, the good parts, the memorable parts, […]
‘Our cottage legacy means everything:’ Cottager pots celebrate the history of the Arcadia Cottage Colony
For roughly six years now, the Archives department has worked alongside various volunteers to collaborate with Arcadia Cottage Colony members to collect each unique cottage legacy story. The result: cottager pots. These informational planter placards display the stories for community commemoration and learning, just in time for the 100th anniversary of the Cottage Colony in […]
‘I feel like it’s the North Star:’ Old friends share the magic of Arcadia with new campers
“So I’ve been thinking, and I don’t want it to be any pressure . . . but would you ever consider thinking about coming to Arcadia?” Longtime camper Holly Dunkel had asked her friend Jessica Nienhueser while on a walk three years ago. Jessica said yes. She and her family have now attended their second […]