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Celebrate Camp Pepin’s 75th Summer at Alumni Camp: July 9-10, 2009 The Red Wing YMCA’s Camp Pepin officially began operating in 1935, with Joe Saul (then the Executive Director of the YMCA in Red Wing) leading a group of boys on a campout to a recently-donated piece of wooded land on Deer Island. Seventy-five summers later, thousands of people have made the same trip to Deer Island to make Camp Pepin a part of their lives. In 2009, on July 9th-10th, camp will be calling back all of her alumni to join in celebration of this milestone year. We will be offering favorite camp activities like archery, arts & crafts, boating, and the climbing tower. And, of course, the waterfront will be open for those that want to play once again in Lake Pepin’s waters. Meals will be served in the Dining Hall, and a campfire (complete with skits and songs) will be scheduled for the evening. We look forward to singing the songs and hearing the stories of Camp Pepin with our alumni, so come prepared to renew acquaintances and relive some of the great memories of camp. An Alumni Camp Registration Form is downloadable under the Alumni section of camp’s website. Shared housing in the cabins and camping is available at camp; private lodging can also be found at one of the nearby listings below.* We hope to see you back again at camp!
Tentative schedule of events:
Thursday, July 9
10:30 Arrival/Check-in/Move into cabins/Make nametags in Lower Dining Hall 11:30 Welcome orientation – Flagpole 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Skill Class Session 1 Crafts Waterfront: Swimming High Ropes Field Games 2:15 Skill Class Session 2 Archery Waterfront: Rave (Water Trampoline) High Ropes (continued) Field Games 3:30 Trip to Nelson Cheese Factory for Ice Cream 5:00 Dinner 6:00 Pontoon ride on Lake Pepin 7:00 Campfire on the beach / s'mores 8:00 Family Time (movie in Recreation Hall, refreshments in Dining Hall) 10:00 Taps – Good night!
Friday, July 10
8:30 Dining Hall open for continental breakfast 9:30 Skill Class Session 3 Crafts Waterfront: Canoeing Climbing Tower Field Games 10:45 Recreation Time: Camp Store Waterfront: Swimming Archery Athletic Field 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Pack-up cabins and enjoy the Summer!
Lodging near YMCA Camp Pepin:
Stockholm, WI (3 miles distant) Great River Bed & Breakfast W11976 WI 35 Stockholm, WI 54769 (715) 442-5656
Pepin, WI (3 miles distant) A Summer Place 106 Main St. Pepin, WI 54769 (715) 442-2132
Great River Amish Inn 311 3rd St. Pepin, WI 54759 (715) 442-5400 Harbor Hill Inn 310 2nd St. Pepin, WI 54759 (715) 442-2324 Lake Pepin Motel and Campground 1010 Locust Street www.lakepepincampground.com/motel.htm
Maiden Rock, WI (9 miles distant) Harrisburg Inn W3334 State Road 35 Maiden Rock, WI 54750 (715) 448-4500
*There are also inns, bed & breakfasts, and national hotel and motel chains in Wabasha, MN (25 miles distant) and Red Wing, MN (30 miles distant). This is, by no means, an exhaustive list of area accommodations; an internet search should yield more results for those that are interested.
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