Meet Your Camp Directors for Summer 2024!

Camp MYWCountdown to Camp

We want campers to have the best time ever at Mini-Yo-We — that’s why we created the Countdown to Camp video series. It presents helpful info and tips for first-time and returning campers. Registered families get an email with a new video every Sunday at 2 PM. We’ve already midway through the series: check out the previous videos and blog …

Nervous to Excited: Preparing for Overnight Camp

Camp MYWCountdown to Camp

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, …

Your Camper’s Program Theme!

Camp MYWCountdown to Camp

We want campers to have the best time ever at Mini-Yo-We — that’s why we created Countdown to Camp! This video series covers helpful info for first-time and returning campers. Registered families receive an email with a new video every Sunday at 2 PM. The first two weeks covered FAQs and what’s new for 2024. Stay tuned to see camp …

Everything New for Summer 2024

Camp MYWCountdown to Camp

Countdown to Camp for Summer 2024 is in full swing! We created this video series to help kids have the best possible experience at Mini-Yo-We. Registered families receive an email with a new video every Sunday at 2 PM. Our team has gathered information that’s useful for first-time and returning campers, including FAQs, camp tours, summer directors introductions, a packing …

Kicking Off Mini-Yo-We’s Countdown to Camp!

Camp MYWCountdown to Camp

The first campers in our core programs arrive in just nine weeks! We’re launching the Countdown to Camp video series to help kids have the best possible experience at Mini-Yo-We. Registered families will receive an email with a new video every Sunday at 2 PM. Each week focuses on a key aspect of Camp. Our team has gathered information that’s …

Relay of Resilience: Brent Run 2024

Rich BirchBlog

Building on last year’s remarkable journey, Brent Run 2024 is doubling the distance in a 324-kilometer testament to endurance, teamwork and the spirit of giving. Two families, bound by their dedication to Camp Mini-Yo-We, are preparing to undertake a relay of resilience and hope. Last year, the Brent Run captured the hearts and imaginations of our Camp Mini-Yo-We community and …

Spring Crew Retrospective

Becca SjongerBlog

Did you know that a small group of young leaders serves at Camp Mini-Yo-We every spring? For generations, they’ve shared a common goal: get the property ready for campers! With the latest team arriving onsite next week, we’re looking back at how Spring Crew has developed over the years. Firm Foundations Mini-Yo-We began taking shape on its current site in …

A Look Inside the Mini-Yo-We Internship

Spencer TammingBlog

Risa van Lenthe has been a Mini-Yo-We camper, LIT and staff member—and she’s returning to Camp again this summer as our Rocks & Ropes Head! She also participated in the 2022-23 MYW Internship. We asked her to share her insider’s perspective on the program. What were some internship highlights? When I ponder the internship, I think about the relationships I …

Instructions: Unlock New Adventures at Mini-Yo-We This Summer!

Eryn MarchinetzBlog

Our Summer Program Development Coordinator, Eryn Marchinetz, is hard at work preparing for this upcoming camp season! We asked her to share about something exciting campers can look forward to in 2024. As I peer outside my window here in Muskoka, I once again see a blanket of snow covering my backyard. But, despite my chilly toes and runny nose, …