Mini-Camp
Entering Grades 2-3
Offers first-time children a gentle 3-day, 2-night camp sampler. Campers test their wings away from Mom and Dad with bunk beds, sleeping bags, singing, hiking and crafts. Two counselors guide a cabin of up to 10 campers through an abbreviated camp experience. The programmed activities are also geared for younger campers. The highlight of the week is a trip to Little Bear Park.
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Explorers
Entering Grades 4-5
The Explorers program is a great NEW opportunity for upper elementary age campers who aren’t quite comfortable being away from home for a whole week. This 3-day, 2-night experience will mirror the Youth Camp program and allow campers to become comfortable being away. The program will include daily cabin group activities like crafts, nature, large group games, and swimming at the Maquoketa Y.
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Youth Camp
Entering Grades 4-6
A full 6-day, 5-night camp experience. Campers live in cabins complete with electricity and learn to explore camp through a broad base of activites. Campers will learn archery, basic canoeing, and group building through the low element Challenge Course. They will play large group games, act out skits for campfire worships, do daily morning Bible challenges, and crafts. Daily trips are made to the Maquoketa YMCA for swimming and one special trip is made to Little Bear Park to play.
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Outpost Experience I
Entering Grades 7-8
A 6-day, 5-night camp experience. Campers stay in the more rustic Outpost cabins without electricity and cook their own breakfast. Campers in this program are offered the chance to try the high elements of our Challenge Course. Other activities include longer canoe trips, daily trips to the YMCA for swimming and caving at the Maquoketa Caves.
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Outpost Experience II
Entering Grade 9
Outpost II is a 6-day, 5-night experience for older Outpost age campers. Campers will still sleep in the Outpost cabins but will be offered new programming to give a sense of progression to the program. This program will include a trip to Pictured Rocks Park for caving and rock climbing. Campers will have a special campout experience sleeping under the stars at Central Park in Jones County.
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Road Rulz-Chicago
Entering Grades 10-12
Road Rulz-Chicago is a traveling servant trip where campers will spend the week traveling to different servant projects around the Chicago area. Each day the group will receive a clue they will need to decipher to provide them the information necessary to get to their next location. All of the destinations are pre-determined, only the campers will not know where they are heading. The trip also includes a fun day where the group goes to a water park.
Road Rulz- Milwaukee
Entering Grades 10-12
Road Rulz-Milwaukee is a traveling servant trip where campers will work with a group from Lutherdale Bible Camp, Elkhorn, WI and travel to Milwaukee. Lutherdale has been leading servant trips to Milwaukee for several years and we hope to tie into their experience. Campers will start at Camp Shalom and be led by Camp Shalom staff. The group will stay at Tommy Thompson Youth Hostel and travel to a variety of work-sites everyday. They will serve meals at shelters, sort food in the food pantry, lead activities with community kids and help out with smaller clean-up projects. Campers will also spend time learning from people who reach out to those in need every day.
Houseboat Adventure
Entering Grades 10-12
Campers will arrive on Sunday and spend the first day packing out food and making preparations for their week long trip on the Mississippi River. Monday the group will travel to McGregor, IA where we rent a houseboat from Boatels, Inc. Monday through Thursday morning the group will spend all of their time on the river while camping out in the evenings on islands. The power of this trip is the amazing sense of community the group develops and the freedom to create activities.
Senior High Gathering
Entering Grades 10-12
One of the best weeks of the summer! Campers are encouraged to take the initiative with their counselors in designing this 6-day, 5-night week of camp. Many of the typical activities of camp are offered including trips to the pool and day long canoe trips. Campers will also have the opportunity to do rock climbing at Pictured Rock Park near Monticello, IA as well as caving at the Maquoketa Caves. Special guests will lead several evening activities. We will also be offering a wider variety of servant event projects designed to reach out to the local community. All camp games will be done on a grander scale and the Talent Show caps off the week.
