Welcome to Camp Mini-Yo-We’s Countdown to Camp series where we help you get excited and prepared for Summer 2025! Registered families can anticipate an email with a new video every Sunday at 2 PM leading up to camp. Each week focuses on an important aspect of Camp including what’s new for 2025, a tour of your camp, summer director introductions, weekly program …
Parent Questions & What’s New For Summer 2025
Welcome to Camp Mini-Yo-We’s Countdown to Camp series where we help you get excited and prepared for Summer 2025! Registered families can anticipate an email with a new video every Sunday at 2 PM leading up to camp. Each week focuses on an important aspect of Camp including what’s new for 2025, a tour of your camp, summer director introductions, …
What’s New on Spring Crew
Spring Crew starts this Sunday at Mini-Yo-We! A group of about 30 young leaders will serve at Camp for the next seven weeks. Spring Crew is a step on our Leadership Pathway. We hire university and college-aged students to help get the property ready for campers. They go on to lead on our Program and Operations teams in the summer. …
Going Out With A Mission: The Interns Head to Eastern Canada!
The spring mission trip is a highlight of Camp Mini-Yo-We’s Internship program. Glendon McGowan, our Operations Assistant, joined the interns in Eastern Canada this month and reported back about the trip. Travelling far distances with a purpose often brings us outside our comfort zone. A few years ago, I went to a Bible school in Sweden and—6,000+ kilometers away—I stepped …
First-Time Families: We Can’t Wait to Welcome You to Camp!
Camp Mini-Yo-We understands that summer camp is a big step for many families, especially when it’s a child’s first overnight experience away from home. Here’s what we’ve heard from some parents of our first-time campers! Steph G.: As someone who never went to camp myself, I was initially hesitant about sending my 5- and 7-year-old children, Evelyn and Luke, away …
Tales from Out-Tripping: Going on a Mini-Yo-We Canoe Trip
Camp Mini-Yo-We alumni Bryanna “Haka” Elliott is a former camper and much-loved summer staff member. We’re thankful for her current contributions as an adult volunteer, whether that’s serving on our Medical team or supporting our out-tripping programs. Most recently, she’s led our 10-day Northwoods canoe trips for 14- to 15-year-old campers. We invited Bryanna to share about her tripping experiences on …
Level Up Your Summer: Instructions, Fun Packs & More!
At Camp Mini-Yo-We, we’re all about creating memorable experiences and opportunities for personal growth. As parents think ahead to Summer 2025, we want you to understand the different ways you can customize your camper’s experience. Let’s break it down! Activities: Essential Adventures Central to every camper’s experience is our Core 10 activities. These are essential adventures that every camper enjoys …
A Blizzard of Fun: Unforgettable Family Day Weekend at Mini-Yo-We
Camp Mini-Yo-We recently hosted a sold-out, fun-filled Family Day weekend! Jörn Vinnay, one of our German interns, describes some of the highlights below. Kick Off: Tubing Under the Stars After we welcomed the families at Camp, they experienced the thrill of late-night tubing under a star-studded sky! The rush of cold air and gliding across the ice into the darkness …
What I’m Hearing From Our 2025 Directors
We love sharing a variety of perspectives from our Mini-Yo-We community on the blog! This week’s post comes from Adam Truax, our new Leadership Pathway Director. Adam oversees our summer programs and our seasonal director team that work directly with campers and staff in the summer months. As I step into my role at Camp Mini-Yo-We, I’m grateful for the …
Why Are We Shipping 701 Puzzles This Week!?
What is a Fun Pack? I am SUPER excited for the second of three Fun Pack mailings to arrive at the homes of early bird families in time for the Family Day weekend. Every summer, we offer an “early bird incentive” to register within seven days of kids leaving Camp. Over 1,100 campers from 701 families took us up on …