2015 LCA Annual Meeting Summary
With grateful hearts we give all thanks to God for the blessings bestowed on Camp Arcadia during this past season, the 93rd in Camp’s history. These blessings occur in all kinds of ways for our staff, for our guests and for our facilities. Every year we read the survey notes from our guests which indicate […]
On the Road: Book Reviews by David Rufner
Despite efforts to the contrary, I’m again reading multiple books at the same time. Hello, my name is David, and I have a book problem. But this time it’s working! And by ‘working’ I mean to say that some sort of magic synergy is taking place between two very different authors and two […]
Letter to Chip from Rick Blum: The Communion of Saints
Rick Blum and Chip have been friends for over 20 years. Rick and his family are members of the Arcadia Cottage Colony. His father, Dick Blum and his uncle Frank Miller were both instrumental in the establishment of the Lutheran Camp Association and Camp’s renovation efforts in the 1990’s and 2000’s. Dear Chip, I […]
A Radical Ordinary Life by Alison Funke
I love how the voices of others give clarity to our feelings and experiences. That’s happened more times than I can count at Camp Arcadia. This summer, our 20th at Camp Arcadia, was possibly the most relevant to our family. About three years ago, Brian and I felt led to change where and how we […]
Legacy Builder Story by Kate Dankovich
We are first generation campers and are truly on to something good. I pray that we’ve started a tradition for the generations to come. Our time at camp has included more than a decade of family weeks, a few teen weeks, three women’s retreats, four years of summer employment, numerous work weekends, and now serving […]