Mission/General Info
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Welcome to Camp Icaghowan where campers have been gaining transformational experiences in an outdoor setting for over 98 years! Located in beautiful Amery, WI, only 90 minutes from the Twin Cities, Camp Icaghowan's 40-acre island and 80-acre mainland property on Lake Wapogasset provides the perfect setting for boys and girls to experience an adventurous 3-day to 3-week overnight camping experience!
We invite you to become a part of this amazing tradition. If you would like more information regarding summer camp, please attend one of our Information Nights or New Camper Orientations listed below. As always, please feel free to also contact us at 612-822-2267.
For parents and campers, going to summer camp is a big decision and there are a lot of questions that should be asked and answered before making the decision. Please read through these common questions that both campers and parents ask
The best thing about going to Camp Icaghowan is you gain a feeling of belonging without even asking for it! The friendships you develop during your time here will last a lifetime! You'll be able to experience a variety of new things, gain new skills, and discover a sense of adventure and wonder!
Campers sleep in rustic lakeside cabins housing 8-10 campers of similar age and same gender. The 2-3 counselors also sleep in the cabins providing a 24 hour a day resource for you!
Superb! Camp menus are selected to meet the dietary needs of all campers. Meals are hearty and campers are given seconds on most things! Breakfast is at 8:00 a.m., Lunch is at 12:15 p.m., and Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. Below are some sample items for our meal:
Breakfast:
French Toast Sticks, Scrambled Eggs, Muffins, Yogurt, Oatmeal, Cold Cereal, Coffee Cake, Fruit, Juice, Hash Browns, Sausage
Lunch:
Spaghetti and Meatballs, Tacos, Chicken Nuggets, Macaroni and Cheese, Chicken Patties, Sub Sandwiches, Salad bar
Dinner:
Bread Bowl Soups, BBQ Chicken, Egg Rolls, Hot Dish, Mini Corn Dogs, Sloppy Joes, Salad Bar, Dessert!
If you come with a friend you will already have someone there you know and feel comfortable with. If you come without a friend, no worries, your circle of friends will expand to include other campers from your cabin, other cabins around camp, campers from your activities, and your counselors!
Swimming, canoeing, archery, target sports, make your own ice cream, arts & crafts, nature, fire building, fort building, outdoor cooking, fishingand high ropes climbing are just some of the activities you get to choose from when you get to camp! All campers have an opportunity to sign up for a variety of activities to participate during the week. There are also times to do some additional activities as a cabin group!
Young, energetic and well-trained men and women who have a passion for creating positive experiences for youth. They are individuals who live and teach the YMCA's four core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility. You will have at least 2 staff in your cabin!
If your parents drop you off:
If you ride the bus:
After Lunch, everyone in camp heads to the Waterfront for a brief orientation, staff introductions. Cabin groups will begin rotations to include activity orientation and sign-up, visiting with our Health Care Provider, taking a swim assessment, a camp tour, and more! After dinner, there will bean All-Camp-Game with our Program Staff, and then our Opening Campfire where we will sing songs, see skits from the staff, and hear stories!
All of our staff go through an application process, 3 reference checks, interview,and a Criminal Background check as well as a Sexual Preditor background checkprior to hire. They are CPR/First Aid certified. All staff are required to attend our staff training which is one week long for counselors and 11 days for our program leads. This training includes the YMCAs New Employee Orientation, behavior management, rules, regulations, policy training, emergency procedures, overnight camping orientation, activity orientations, expectations, group management, risk management and more. Our training is thorough and mandatory. Our staff to camper ratio is 1 staff to 6 campers and most times is higher than that, but never any less. We pride ourselves on having a well-trained staff who are passionate about providing positive youth development experiences in an outdoor setting.
