Beach Permit Received – Work to Begin Soon

This past Friday we received an approved permit from the U.S. Army Corps. This along with the one already obtained from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality a few months ago, will allow Camp to begin work on the beach project soon. It definitely took longer than we had hoped to receive the permit, but […]

Beach & SOA Update – January 8, 2018

I have never been so excited to see ice build up on Camp’s shoreline. Over the past few weeks frigid temperatures and lots of snow have made their way to Northwest Michigan causing Camp’s shoreline to develop significant ice. This protects our shoreline causing the waves to break off-shore. Not one to normally pray for […]

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 […]

Where Shepherds Lately Knelt: A Reflection by Pat Leege

As an organist, I find it hard to choose any one Advent or Christmas hymn as a favorite.  I have many favorites.  One of the more contemporary hymns that unite Advent and Christmas is Where Shepherds Lately Knelt, text by Jaroslav Vajda, sung to the tune Manager Song by Carl Schalk.  This song has a […]

Hark The Herald Angels Sing: A Reflection by Bob Unger

There are so many Christmas Carols that I have come to love – those from the rich tradition of our hymnals; those from the traditions of other Christian denominations; all the carols I have rehearsed for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, and Christmas Concerts, as the Director of the Appleton Boychoir, the Badger […]