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4-H Great Lakes & Natural Resources Camp

4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources CampJuly 29 – August 4, 2012
Camp Chickagami
Presque Isle, Michigan

Go charter fishing, snorkeling or sailing! Hike through forests! Wade through wetlands! Explore dunes! These are just a few of the exciting activities you can do at 4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp.

If you want to have fun and amazing outdoor hands-on learning experiences, come to the week-long adventure known as 4-H Great Lakes & Natural Resources Camp.

The annual camp is an MSU pre-college program held in late July or early August on the northern shores of Lake Huron in Presque Isle, Michigan. It’s an award winner, but that just tells you it’s full of good stuff taught by experts. More important to teens, it’s full of fun too and things that’ll make you feel good to be doing your part to care for Michigan’s environment.

You can:

Winner of 2009 National 4-H and US Fish and Wildlife Service Natural Resources Conservation Education Award and 2008 National 4-H Program of Distinction

  • Enjoy all of the usual fun camp activities, but also learn about science in interesting, hands-on ways (yes, it’s OK to learn during the summer).
  • Learn about our Great Lakes and the issues they face. You’ll know about environmental concerns and how to be a good environmental steward to protect our state’s great natural resources.
  • Get off the couch and get more into the outdoors. You might even discover a career you’d like to pursue!
  • Become a better leader, discovering self-confidence you never knew you had.

How?

  • You should be between 13 and 15 years old on July 1 (if you’ll only be 12 during camp but will enter 8th grade in the fall, you can still apply). You don’t have to be a 4-H member to attend.
  • You’ll fill out an application form where you’ll describe the kinds of out-door activities you’re into and why you want to go to the GLNR Camp. There are a limited number of spaces at GLNR Camp, so apply early to increase your chances of getting a spot.
  • If you’ve been to the camp before, you can apply to be a camp counselor if you’re 16 or older (but if you’ve been before, you probably already knew that, right?).
  • If you get selected to attend, you’ll head to Camp Chickagami. You might be able to carpool with others from your county. Your county Extension office can help get things coordinated.
  • The camp is along Lake Huron, in the northeast corner of the mitten (between Rogers City and Alpena). It’s a state-licensed camp that has dormitory-style housing, small cabins, a dining hall, and toilet and shower facilities. Meals are all prepared by a qualified cook and served right in the dining hall.

Parents 

For a more in-depth camp overview including the results of past participant surveys, read the4-H Great Lakes Natural Resources Camp Overview & Impact document.

Related Programs

Camp Chickagame in Presque Isle County4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp is just one of many 4-H environmental and outdoor education program offerings. For more information, please visit the Environmental and Outdoor Education

section of this site.

For information about the pre-college programs offered at MSU, please visit Spartan Youth Programs at http://www.spartanyouth.msu.edu. You’ll find a multitude of programs that can help you develop valuable skills, make new friends and taste college life. 

Sponsors

4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp is sponsored by:

Contact

Judy Ratkos, Senior Program Leader and Camp Administrator
4-H Youth Development
MSU Extension - Children and Youth Institute
Michigan State University
160 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
Ph:    517.432.7613
Fax:  517.355.6748
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