Audio Campfire | Essential Insider’s Guide

To welcome new campers to our 2017 summer season, we’ve assembled a collection of audio stories we call “The Essential Insider’s Guide to North Star Reach.” From sharing camp traditions, like kissing fish and eating without any hands, to practical tips, like advice for getting to sleep at night, our campers and counselors offer advice to newcomers. We hope you enjoy their insights!

Episode 2: Strange Sightings (July)

As we get ready to host more than 100 campers during our Sickle Cell/Hematology/Pain Management Week, including 55 kids from the Chicago area, we’re delighted to share two audio stories from last year’s campers, Nylah and Jerimiah. The theme: strange camp sightings. (One of our all-star Seasonal Activity Staff counselors, Nick, shows off champion fish-kissing form. Our kiss-and-release style of fishing tops many campers’ lists as one of the strangest–and “coolest”–traditions at North Star Reach.)

 

Episode 1: From Kissing Fish to Slurping Food (June)

In our first audio episode, campers offer tips on how to catch and kiss fish, handle bugs, eat without any hands, and get to sleep. The voices, recorded during our 2016 summer season, belong to campers Nylah, McKenzie, Jackson and Nadir. (Jordon, also a 2016 camper, is featured in our photo showing off excellent no-hands dinner form.)