When people ask me why I drive over 13 hours from North Carolina to go to Northern Frontier when there are other camps much closer to home, I explain to them the impact that Northern Frontier has had on me. I wouldn’t be who I am today without Northern Frontier. This special place provided me […]
Last fall, I became the mom of not one, but two college students! When we sent our oldest off to Houghton almost four years ago, it was a new level for me of surrendering “control” (or rather my perceived control) of her life. This past fall, we sent our son off to Gordon, and once […]
“How do I prepare my son for his first time at camp?” It’s a question we hear often—sometimes asked with excitement, sometimes with nervous energy, sometimes with that quiet ache of letting go. Maybe he’s still small, still climbing into your lap for stories and night-time prayers. Or maybe he’s taller now, his voice changing, […]
At Northern Frontier, a camper’s journey isn’t just a collection of memories—it’s a pathway of transformation. It starts when a boy comes to camp for the first time, wide-eyed and full of wonder. It builds when he spends his first full week on his own, finds the courage to leap off the high dive, hits […]
