Posts by Shaun Mckeon
Weekend Youth Events
This weekend you will find MUCC staff all over the state. We have an OTG tree-planting project in Grayling, Gourmet Gone Wild will be in Gaylord for the DNR 100 years of Elk celebration, our Cooperatives staff person will be working on getting a Co-Op started and I will be doing youth outreach. You can…
Read MoreThe End of Another Season
Just like that, after 40 days of controlled chaos, Cedar Lake is once again quiet. Soon the animals will return to the camp property. With no campers, summer camp becomes just another part of the forest. With the final week of campers in the books, this is going to be another memorable summer. Our oldest…
Read MoreTaking the Leap into the Outdoors
Have you ever been excited about a new experience, but were a little unsure of what to expect? For many campers this week, the answer to this question would be a resounding, “YES! Week four of camp is always an exciting time for our campers and staff. Traditionally this week has the newest faces joining…
Read MoreWeek Three- The Older Campers Arrive
With the camp season, crossing the midway point the programming and activities really picked up this week. For our third week of campers, an older age group joined us. This week we were home away from home for 68 campers ages 12-15. These campers traveled from all over the state and some even came from…
Read MoreWeek 2 Conservation, Forestry and Fishing
Returning from the holiday break and launching into week two our camp staff returned excited to be back and at full strength. Week 2 hosted three of our programs for our 9-11 age group. We had 40 campers in Conservation Connection, 20 campers in Fishing and 8 campers in Fantastic Forests. With the warm weather…
Read MoreSummer Fun Growing Up
With no campers at Cedar Lake this week and our staff taking the holiday to recharge for the upcoming 4 sessions, I thought I would write a quick list about some things I grew up doing and you can still do with your kids to get them outside this summer. Here is a list of…
Read MoreThe Campers Have Arrived
After introducing the staff in last week’s blog, the campers showed up on Sunday the 24th, to officially start the 72nd season of Michigan OutofDoors Youth Camp. We had 59 overnight campers (out of 60 spots) and we had 15 campers join us on Monday for our Day Camp program. The programs we offered this…
Read MoreCamp Staff Introductions
With summer officially starting yesterday that can only mean one thing in the Education Department, Staff Training has started and Summer Camp is underway! This week, 23 dedicated individuals are learning everything they need to know about conservation, camper management, first aid, wilderness survival, and how to avert homesickness. Their training days will be long,…
Read MoreFishing Fun!
This week in the Education Department, we spent several days fishing with kids. It started last week on Tuesday and continued throughout the next seven days. We were able to fish with middle school students in Bay City, the public in Williamston, the public in Lansing, and fifth graders in Haslett. All combined we fished…
Read MoreA Week of Water Festivals
This week the Education Department has shifted gears out of the field and woods and into the lakes and streams that the Great Lakes state is known for. It has been a week of water festivals to remind people about how precious the resource we have is and educate them about what makes Michigan so…
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