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East Troy, WI
Every session includes swimming, arts and crafts, campfire, and badge or interest project patch work.


Girls entering grades 3 & 4

Busy Bee NEW!
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1pink butterfly
Do it all like a busy bee…craft, swim, make s’mores, build campfires, dance, sing, play games, laugh, explore, and have slumber parties.
AC4: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 11
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Jumpin’ Jammies
2 nights
Fee: $150 on or before 4/1 • $160 after 4/1
3 nights Supersized
Fee: $185 on or before 4/1 • $195 after 4/1
Bring your favorite stuffed animal and jammies. We will play late night games, make a s’more, build sand sculptures, and have a
pajama fashion show.
AC1: Tuesday, June 17-Friday, June 20
Supersized
AC6a: Sunday, July 20-Tuesday, July 22
AC9: Sunday, August 10-Tuesday, August 12
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Night Sprites
3 nights
Fee: $185 on or before 4/1 • $195 after 4/1
Be on a crazy schedule with late nights and sleep-in mornings! Enjoy night hikes, star gazing, late night parties, and glow-in-the-dark crafts.
AC3: Sunday, June 29-Wednesday, July 2
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Pixie Paradise
2 nights
Fee: $150 on or before 4/1 • $160 after 4/1
3 nights Supersized
Fee: $185 on or before 4/1 • $195 after 4/1blue butterfly
Join us to create fairy wands, glittery lip gloss, and bath salts. Listen to fairy tales and get sparkly hairdos.
AC3: Sunday, June 29-Wednesday, July 2 Supersized
AC6a: Sunday, July 20-Tuesday, July 22
AC9: Sunday, August 10-Tuesday, August 12
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Girls entering grades 4-6

horse ridingAnimal Adventures
5 nights
Fee: $330 on or before 4/1 • $350 after 4/1
Ride a horse, go fishing, take care of the camp pets, visit another camp’s creatures, meet a knight in full armor and his horse, and feel animal furs.
AC5: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
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horse ridingBits & Pieces
2 nights
Fee: $175 on or before 4/1 • $185 after 4/1
3 nights Supersized
Fee: $200 on or before 4/1 • $220 after 4/1
Do a little bit of everything. Go to a horse ranch for a fun ride, create a cool craft, make a s’more, and play at the waterfront.
AC1: Tuesday, June 17-Friday, June 20 Supersized
AC3: Sunday, June 29-Wednesday, July 2 Supersized
AC6a: Sunday, July 20-Tuesday, July 22
AC9: Sunday, August 10-Tuesday, August 12
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Camp Scene Investigation
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1yellow butterfly
Solve the mystery of whodunnit by searching through evidence to claim your reward…s’mores galore! Meet a real hound dog who will help you find a clue.
AC5: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
AC7: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 1
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Dragons and Damsels
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1
Hear ye, all fair ladies! Weave a crown of flowers, shoot with a bow and arrow, make a sword and shield, write a dragon tale, and visit a full-armored knight and his horse.
AC5: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
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Food Frenzy
3 nights
Fee: $185 on or before 4/1 • $205 after 4/1
Make, create, and eat snacks and desserts! Meet our camp chef, make ice cream, and invent food masterpieces.
AC1: Tuesday, June 17-Friday, June 20
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horse ridingHorsin’ Around – Level 1
5 nights
Fee: $400 on or before 4/1• $420 after 4/1green butterfly
Spend a total of four hours with horses as you ride and groom. When not with horses have fun all around camp. The riding portion will be done at Fantasy Hills Ranch in Delavan and Phantom Horse Ranch in Mukwonago.
NOTE: This is for girls new to riding.
AC2: Sunday, June 22-Friday, June 27
AC4: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 11
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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I Spy NEW!
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1
Explore the coolest places in camp as you follow clues to find a hidden stamp. With some ink, transfer an image to your map, and leave your symbol to mark your discovery. Share your symbol with a stamp that you make at camp.
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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I Want Candy NEW!
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1
Make, dip, or roll a new candy each day. From chocolate molds to caramel apples, there will be plenty of time to eat our treats. Bonus: tour the Jelly Belly factory.
AC2: Sunday, June 22-Friday, June 27
AC7: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 1
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Legends ‘n Lore
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1pink butterfly
Sleep in a teepee, weave a dreamcatcher, make a pair of moccasins, shoot an arrow, and canoe on the lake.
AC2: Sunday, June 22-Friday, June 27
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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Musical Fanatic NEW!
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1green butterfly
Take your favorite soundtracks, create dance routines, and perform at the Camp Talent Show. High School Musical fans are encouraged to come.
AC4: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 11
AC7: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 1
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New Day, New Adventure
5 nights
Fee: $330 on or before 4/1 • $350 after 4/1
Explore nearby camps each day for archery, rock climbing, crafts, swimming, canoeing, jewelry making, and sleepovers. See and do it all!
AC4: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 11
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Night Sparklers
3 nights
Fee: $185 on or before 4/1 • $205 after 4/1
Be on a crazy late night, sleep-in schedule! Enjoy night hikes, stargazing, late night parties, and ‘sparkle’ here.
AC3: Sunday, June 29-Wednesday, July 2
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Rough ‘n Tough
3 nights
Fee: $185 on or before 4/1 • $205 after 4/1blue butterfly
Play in the mud and sand, find a tree house, play tomato golf, and explore the real outdoors. Bring extra clothes!
AC1: Tuesday, June 17-Friday, June 20
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Slumber Party
2 nights
Fee: $150 on or before 4/1 • $160 after 4/1
3 nights
Fee: $185 on or before 4/1 • $195 after 4/1
Bring your coolest pajamas and have fun as we play late night games, make a s’more, build sand sculptures, and have a pajama fashion show.
AC1: Tuesday, June 17-Friday, June 20 Supersized
AC6a: Sunday, July 20-Tuesday, July 22
AC9: Sunday, August 10-Tuesday, August 12
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Summer Snowfest
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1orange butterfly
Eat snow cones, make ice cream, ice skate (indoors), create a snow globe, and plunge in at the polar bear swim.
AC2: Sunday, June 22-Friday, June 27
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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Trail Trek Troopers
5 nights
Fee: $330 on or before 4/1 • $350 after 4/1
Be adventurous! Climb a wall, bike on a path, paddle in a canoe, hike on a scavenger hunt, and sleep in a teepee.
AC4: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 11
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Girls entering grades 5-7

The Artist
5 nights
Fee: $330 on or before 4/1 • $350 after 4/1green butterfly
Try it all…tie-dye, leather stamp, paint, draw, and make pottery. Show your artistic flare. Bonus: Earn two badges: Jeweler and Drawing and Painting.
AC5: Sunday, July 13- Friday, July 18
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Bookworm NEW!
2 nights
Fee: $150 on or before 4/1 • $160 after 4/1
Bring a new book to read, meet writers, and compare your list of favorite books with new friends. You’ll read on the beach, in the shade, and by flashlight.
AC9: Sunday, August 10-Tuesday, August 12
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Camp, Cave, Canoe
5 nights
Fee: $330 on or before 4/1 • $350 after 4/1blue butterfly
Challenge yourself in different tunnels and‘squeezes’ as you crawl through 300 feet of caves. Camp and canoe to
complete your adventure.
AC2: Sunday, June 22-Friday, June 27
AC7: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 1
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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Climbers and Crawlers
5 nights
Fee: $330 on or before 4/1 • $350 after 4/1
Crawl up and over rock formations as you explore 300 feet of caves. After crawling low, climb high all day at the indoor climbing gym.
AC6: Sunday, July 20-Friday, July 25
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Craft Corner
2 nights
Fee: $150 on or before 4/1 • $160 after 4/1
Bring an old T-shirt and turn it into a pillow. Design a second tie-dye pillow or another cool craft.
AC6a: Sunday, July 20-Tuesday, July 22
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Got Game?
5 nights
Fee: $330 on or before 4/1 • $350 after 4/1pink butterfly
Cheer on the home team at a Brewer’s game. Play sports on the field, court, and in the water including soccer, archery, tennis, and aqua-basketball.
AC7: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 1
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horse ridingHappy Trails – Level 2
Girls entering grades 5-8 • 5 nights
Fee: $400 on or before 4/1 • $420 after 4/1
Work with horses over three days for more than four hours of riding, grooming, and saddling. The riding portion and one overnight will be at Camp Anokijig in Plymouth, plus a ride at Fantasy Hills Ranch in Delavan.
NOTE: This session is for girls with some riding experience.
AC5: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
AC6: Sunday, July 20-Friday, July 25
AC7: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 1
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Pioneer Days
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1
Weave a basket, eat hand-cranked ice
cream, make soap, stamp leather, and
visit Old World Wisconsin.
AC7: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 1
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Runway Design
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1orange butterfly
We’ll supply the materials; you create the fashion. Each day get a new challenge. Show off your wardrobe creations on the camp runway.
AC2: Sunday, June 22-Friday, June 27
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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horse ridingSaddle and Paddle NEW!
3 nights
Fee: $220 on or before 4/1 • $240 after 4/1
Combine your love of horses and canoeing. Take a trail ride at the horse ranch and paddle around the island for a floating picnic.
AC3: Sunday, June 29-Wednesday, July 2
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Splish Splash
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1
Spend lots of time in the water and on the beach everyday. Compete in splash contests, have relay races, ‘sink your
counselor,’ and fish from the pontoon boat.
AC5: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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Team Adventure
5 nights
Fee: $330 on or before 4/1 • $350 after 4/1
Bring on the adventure and bond with friends as you kayak on Lucas Lake, explore the climbing wall, canoe around the island, and picnic in a tree house.
AC4: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 11
AC5: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
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Girls entering grades 6-9

Beach and Trail
5 nights
Fee: $400 on or before 4/1 • $420 after 4/1
Wish upon a shooting star with your toes in a sandy beach, bike trails in Door County, and kayak the waters of Lake Michigan. This is the perfect mix of friends and adventure.
AC2: Sunday, June 22-Friday, June 27
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Camp Cook-off
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1
Compete in the Camp Cook-off, create new recipes with surprise ingredients, build a cookbook, and host a fondue party.
AC5: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
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Fit-abulous NEW!
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1
Get ready to get fit. We’ll run, swim, bike, and yoga our way to lifetime fitness. Meet with a health expert to plan what’s best for you inside and out.
AC7: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 1
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horse ridingHome on the Range – Level 3
Girls entering grades 6-10 • 5 nights
Fee: $450 on or before 4/1 • $470 after 4/1pink butterfly
Groom, saddle, and ride a horse for three days. After hearing Native American horse legends, paint symbols on your horse. Work with horses for a total of ten hours. The riding portion and two overnights will be at Wilderness Pursuit Horseback Adventures in Neillsville, WI.
NOTE: This is for the rider with plenty of riding skills (at least two summers of horse camp or the equivalent).
AC4: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 11
AC7: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 1
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Old School Retreat NEW!
5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1cyan butterfly
Do it the old school way. Discover what they did at camp back in the day from campfire desserts to forts to evening serenades.
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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Potter’s Wheel
3 nights
Fee: $220 on or before 4/1 • $240 after 4/1orange butterfly
Come relax on the beach, be yourself, and take a break from your crazy schedule. We’ll be spending a half day at a pottery workshop where you will create your own piece on a wheel.
NOTE: Your project will be ready for pick-up in August.
AC1: Tuesday, June 17-Friday, June 20
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Tunnels and Trail NEW!
5 nights
Fee: $400 on or before 4/1 • $420 after 4/1
Explore the Elroy-Sparta State Trail also known as The Three Tunnel Trail. Pedal through southwest Wisconsin for two days as you see the sites including a ¾ mile railroad tunnel. The trail is flat and smooth for ease as we cover 8-15 miles a day.
AC5: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
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The Underground
5 nights
Fee: $400 on or before 4/1 • $420 after 4/1
Explore miles of caves that will have you walking and crawling. Spend one day in Iowa and another in western Wisconsin underground spelunking through the natural mazes. Bonus: follow a river that flows into a cave.
AC4: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 11
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Windjammers
5 nights
Fee: $330 on or before 4/1 • $350 after 4/1
Put the wind at your back and set sail across the lake. Learn all the basics of steering and rigging a sailboat while at the beach with your new friends. On Friday, be part of the regatta (sailboat race). See ‘Windjammers Advanced’ for experienced sailors.
AC4: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 11
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Writer’s Hideaway NEW!
2 nights
Fee: $150 on or before 4/1 • $160 after 4/1
Be an author. Write stories, poems, and campfire tales as you retreat at camp. Select your favorites from the group and publish them in a book to share with your fellow writers.
AC6a: Sunday, July 20-Tuesday, July 22
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Girls entering grades 7 & up

Art on the Lake NEW!
Girls entering grades 7-10 • 5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1
Leave your mark at camp when you paint two works of art on canvas. One canvas will be hung at camp, while the other is for you. An interest in painting is important; an artist will help with new skills.
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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Fashion Designer
Girls entering grades 7-10 • 5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1
We’ll supply the materials; you create the clothing design. Each day get a new challenge. Show off your fashion creations on the camp runway.
AC4: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 11
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Flippers and Wings NEW!
Girls entering grades 8-12 • 5 nights
Fee: $450 on or before 4/1 • $470 after 4/1orange butterfly
Get in the water for a private flippered-sea-animal (i.e. sea lion) training session at the Milwaukee County Zoo, explore the EAA Air Show and meet women pilots in Oshkosh, and kayak on Lucas Lake.
AC7: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 1
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Girls’ Getaway
Girls entering grades 8-12 • 2 nights
Fee: $150 on or before 4/1 • $160 after 4/1
Relax. Pick what’s fun to do…stay up late, make jewelry, snack at midnight, lounge on the pier, and stargaze. Try the ‘spa’ station, including hot rocks, nail painting, and facials.
AC9: Sunday, August 10-Tuesday, August 12
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horse ridingHorse Pursuit – Level 4
Girls entering grades 7-12 • 5 nights
Fee: $450 on or before 4/1 • $470 after 4/1
Enjoy an extended horseback riding trip through forests and rivers. Ride and work with horses to the fullest extent for a total of ten hours. Use special paints to decorate your horse. The horse portion and two overnights will be at Wilderness
Pursuit Horseback Adventures near Neillsville, WI.
NOTE: This is for experienced riders with at least three summers of horseback riding experience.
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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Island to Island NEW!
Girls entering grades 8-12 • 8 nights
Fee: $500 on or before 4/1 • $520 after 4/1
Spend four days paddling from island to island along the shores of Lake Superior in sea kayaks. Take in the pristine views of nature on and off the water from your campsites.
AC1a: Thursday, June 19-Friday, June 27
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horse ridingKick Back, Relax
Girls entering grades 8-12 • 3 nights
Fee: $210 on or before 4/1 • $230 after 4/1
Practice on your new friends and get tips on hair, make up, nails, skin, and staying healthy. Take an hour horseback ride on a trail. Relax on the beach, be yourself, and take a break from your crazy schedule.
AC1: Tuesday, June 17-Friday, June 20
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Moon Shadows
Girls entering grades 7-9 • 3 nights
Fee: $195 on or before 4/1 • $205 after 4/1pink butterfly
Be on a crazy late night, sleep-in schedule! Enjoy canoeing, night hikes, dances, campfires, and slumber parties.
AC3: Sunday, June 29-Wednesday, July 2
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Quest Commanders
Girls entering grades 7-9 • 5 nights
Fee: $330 on or before 4/1 • $350 after 4/1
Make Alice Chester your starting point for adventure! Challenge yourself to a high ropes course after you bond with your team on the low elements. Mountain bike on a trail, backpack to an overnight campsite, and rock climb on
the portable wall.
AC5: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
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Rockin’ High
Girls entering grades 7-10 • 5 nights
Fee: $445 on or before 4/1 • $465 after 4/1
Spend a full day climbing and belaying indoors. Then, travel to Devil’s Lake State Park for two full days of climbing with a professional guide. Relax with your fellow climbers in the evening. You do not need previous climbing experience.
AC5: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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Rockin’ Higher Still
Girls entering grades 8-12 • 5 nights
Fee: $475 on or before 4/1 • $495 after 4/1
“Climb on.” Brush up on your skills at Adventure Rock’s indoor climbing gym. Road-trip to Devil’s Lake State Park for three full days of outdoor climbing. In the evenings, tell stories, hang out, and take in the scenery with your climbing friends.
NOTE: Some climbing experience is highly recommended.
AC6: Sunday, July 20-Friday, July 25
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Survivor: CAC
Girls entering grades 7-11 • 5 nights
Fee: $290 on or before 4/1 • $310 after 4/1yellow butterfly
Grab your torches and head to camp. Build, climb, calculate, engineer, and discover what it takes. You and your tribe will complete challenges each day and go to Tribal Council each night. Join us for Team Focus without voting and to build a strong tribe. Or, join us for The Real
Deal and take the chance to be voted out.
AC2: (The Real Deal): Sunday, June 22-Friday, June 27
AC6: (Team Focus): Sunday, July 20-Friday,
July 25
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Windjammers Advanced NEW!
Girls entering grades 7-10 • 5 nights
Fee: $340 on or before 4/1 • $360 after 4/1
Sailors, ahoy! Get more sailing time
and improve your navigating skills.
Bonus: Spend a half day at Milwaukee’s
Sailing Center on Lake Michigan.
AC8: Sunday, August 3-Friday, August 8
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Leadership, ages 14-17
Balance the fun of resident camp and being with friends with the leadership skills
you want for the future as a Camp Counselor or any occupation.

Counselor-In-Training I (CIT I)
Teens 14-17 • 5 nights
Fee: $245 on or before 4/1 • $265 after 4/1green butterfly
Jump to the first stepping stone from camper to staff and discover your leadership potential. Enhance your skills in team building and kid savvy responsibility. Plus, participate in everything camp has to offer. Not required for entrance
into CIT II.
NOTE: Formerly Lead On.
AC2: Sunday, June 22-Friday, June 27
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Counselor-In-Training II (CIT II)
Teens 15-17 • 12 nights
Fee: $385 on or before 4/1 • $405 after 4/1
Improve your leadership resume and learn about campers’ needs and wants. Explore the basics
of developing and delivering camp program activities. Visit nearby camps, run activity stations, teach games, and be a cool role model. Earn your CIT patch and pin. See special June invitation.
Prerequisite: A sincere desire to work with children and to learn leadership
techniques.
NOTE: Formerly CIT I.
AC4 & AC5: Sunday, July 6-Friday, July 18
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Counselor-In-Training III (CIT III)
Teens 16-17 • 12 nights
Fee: $385 on or before 4/1 • $405 after 4/1pink butterfly
Enjoy more fun, more time with kids, more everything! We will take it up a notch from CIT II, so that you can practice your ‘style’ of camp counseling. There will still be time on your own with friends…swimming, campfires, and camp visits. Earn your CIT patch and pin. See special June invitation.
Prerequisite: Prior camp experience helpful, plus a sincere desire to work with children and to learn leadership techniques.
NOTE: Formerly CIT II.
AC7 & AC8: Sunday, July 27-Friday, August 8
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CIT II and CIT III Invitation
There is a special June planning and team building overnight (no fee). Join us Saturday, June 14, 3 pm to Sunday, June 15, 10 am. Transportation to and from camp available from the Milwaukee Service Center. More information will be in your confirmation information. All CITs II and III are encouraged to attend but this session is not mandatory.


Program Assistant
Teens 17 • 3-10 weeks
Become camp staff, so you can work and play with campers. This is a paid position and those interested must attend at least three weeks and love being with campers. Contact the camp director for an application or for more
information at (800) 565-GIRL. Attend paid staff training June 9-14. Option for first aid certification.
Prerequisite: CIT, Junior Counselor (JC), or
equivalent experience.
NOTE: Formerly CIT III.b.

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