Carlson’s Family Legacy Builder Story

I first heard of Camp Arcadia when Steve was teaching at Concordia Teacher’s College in River Forest in the mid 1970’s.  Dean Richard Korthals and his wife Lynn left Concordia every June to spend the summer at Camp RKD on the shores of Lake Michigan.  It sounded idyllic to me.  Growing up in Michigan, Steve […]

Call for Nominees

Call for 2016 Nominations for Camp Arcadia’s Board of Directors and Foundation Committee The election to choose three members of the Lutheran Camp Association’s (LCA) Board of Directors will be held via electronic voting starting on or before September 28, 2016 and at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 12, 2016.  The Nominations Committee is calling for nominations […]

Jim & Nancy Berg’s Legacy Builder Story

Our first experience at Camp was at the invitation of Pastor Walter Schoedel, who was our Pastor at Concordia Kirkwood Lutheran Church and a Dean at Camp.  That was in 1982, and we have been at Camp nearly every summer since.   The love for Lake Michigan and its shores began for Nancy as a […]

Summer Staff Highlight – Aislin Woell

We took a few minutes to talk with Aislin Woell, a returning summer staff member for 2016.  She is a student at St. Louis University studying Communication Sciences and will be serving as the Assistant Program Director.  Here’s what she had to say about her time at Camp Arcadia and about the upcoming summer:   […]

The Powell Family’s Arcadia Story

Our first year of family camp we experienced beautiful weather, a glassy lake (highly unusual for Lake Michigan) and amazing experiences for us all. Our extended family was with us and we were captivated by the sparkling starry nights and the ever changing lake. We truly knew we had found a special place. Our kids […]