Summer Camp Program
The Summer Camp Program is a single gender program – boys in the first half of the summer, girls the second half of the summer – for campers entering 5th grade to 10th grade. Campers attend Program areas that include swimming, mountain biking, horseback riding, archery, rifles, sailing, music, canoeing, kayaking, crafts, and tennis. Staying at camp for 2 or 4 weeks, every camper also participates in a wilderness trip.
Wilderness tripping is at the center of Manito-wish. Trips begin as short as two days in length for the youngest campers, and get longer in length – up to 10 days – for older campers. All campers begin on canoe trips and learn the basic trail skills from paddling, portaging, cooking, as well as leave no trace skills. As campers progress through the program, longer more challenging trips are offered including backpacking in the Porcupine Mountains, and sea kayaking in the Apostle Islands.
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