2021 Camp Arcadia Schedule

Starting on December 1, 2020 the Camp Arcadia website will reflect the new schedule and you will be able to register online for the 2021 season.  May 28 – 31:  Opening Weekend May 31 – June 4: Staff Training June 5 – 11: Mark Schulz – Summer Starter June 13 – 19: Travis Hartjen – […]

How Dirty Dancing with Jesus Can Set You Free by Chip May

This reflection on the 2020 season first appeared on Mockingbird Ministries website (mbird.com) on Oct. 27, 2020. It was written to an audience that is unfamiliar with Camp Arcadia’s ministry.  It is late, almost midnight, and I call an emergency staff meeting. Sitting in a circle, as I prepare to speak with our 14 college-aged […]

Summer Reflections: Living Waters by Chip May

As the season comes to a close over the next month I wanted to share with you some reflections on the summer.  The sun is setting on Lake Michigan and it illuminates the Chapel on the Beach’s cross. We are together, worshipping, and celebrating the gifts that God gives us through our baptism. Couples, families, […]

RKD Challenge Winners and Final Leaderboard – One Last Time To Order T-Shirt

Thank you to everyone that participated in the RKD challenge this past summer – either at Camp or at home. We had around 100 participants report their times. We will be ordering t-shirts soon. If you ordered one, we will be confirming your order soon and getting your payment information, and if you didn’t order […]

Mission: Old Baldy by Grace May

Below is an essay written by Chip May’s oldest daughter Grace. She wrote this essay last year for a 9th grade history class assignment about life growing up in Northern Michigan. She chose to write about a special hike to Old Baldy, or the “Blow Out Hike” to Camp Arcadians. It was published in the […]