Welcome to Camp Batawagama
DEAR PARENTS AND BATAWAGAMA CAMPERS,
Thank you for your interest in the IRON COUNTY YOUTH CAMP BATAWAGAMA. It is never too early to start thinking about Summer. This year Batawagama will be returning to pre-covid procedures for our Senior Days and Youth Camp. We will again be able to have nine-year-old campers sign up for a week at Camp. Campers will be able to sign up for one or two weeks (try not to sign up for two consecutive weeks.)
Thank you for your interest in the IRON COUNTY YOUTH CAMP BATAWAGAMA. It is never too early to start thinking about Summer. This year Batawagama will be returning to pre-covid procedures for our Senior Days and Youth Camp. We will again be able to have nine-year-old campers sign up for a week at Camp. Campers will be able to sign up for one or two weeks (try not to sign up for two consecutive weeks.)
- MARCH 1, 2023 the 2023 CAMP REGISTRATION FORM & CAMP HEALTH FORM will be available On-line by going to the Camp website: www.campbatawagama.com
- PAYMENT WILL BE REQUIRED AT TIME OF REGISTRATION with credit card, debit card, or e-check
- IN COUNTY PERMANENT-RESIDENT will pay $145.00 (this fee includes a $15 canteen book.)
- OUT OF COUNTY NON-RESIDENT will pay $345.00 (this fee includes a $15 canteen book.)
- (Campers will receive their canteen coupon book at time of arrival at camp.)
TWO PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR THE 2023 CAMP SEASON:
- Option#1. Full Payment with credit card, debit card, or e-check will be required when you submit your Registration & Camp Health Form on-line at the Camp websitewwwcampbatawagama.com.
- Option#2. You can download your Registration Form & Camp Health Form from the Camp website: wwwcampbatawagama.com. Complete this Registration Form & Camp Health Form and mail these forms to the Iron County Youth Camp. The total registration fee (check or money order) must accompany the Registration Form & Camp Health Form. Mail these Forms to:
909 Pentoga Trail
Crystal Falls, MI 49920
Campers wishing to attend camp with a friend should make sure to sign up for identical week or weeks for first and second choices. Make sure each camper lists the friend"s name. The friend must be of the same age. Make sure each form has each other's name on the form.
We will continue to accept Registration Forms for every week until Camp is Full.
We will continue to accept Registration Forms for every week until Camp is Full.
There will be six weeks of Youth Camp this Summer starting
Week 1…… June 18…. June 24
Week 2 …...June 25....... July 1
Week 3……. July 2.......... July 9
Week 4……. July 9.........July 15
Week 5……. July 16...... July 22
Week 6…...July 23..... July29
Week 1…… June 18…. June 24
Week 2 …...June 25....... July 1
Week 3……. July 2.......... July 9
Week 4……. July 9.........July 15
Week 5……. July 16...... July 22
Week 6…...July 23..... July29
We are looking forward to seeing you this Summer!
Thank You Again for your interest in CAMP BATAWAGAMA,
Brian Schulze
Thank You Again for your interest in CAMP BATAWAGAMA,
Brian Schulze
New National Holiday - I Love Camp Day
February 1, 2023
75 Years and Counting
Camp Batawagama for four generations has been offering an unique experience for campers young and young at heart. Camp Batawagama is nestled in the woods on the shores of Indian Lake, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is a welcoming escape from the busy electronic age we find ourselves living in today. Camp Batawagama was established in 1945 by two Iron County educators who were committed to creating an outdoor education experience for young people; a place they could come to learn camping skills and how to work together all while sharing an appreciation for the wilderness. Camp Batawagama continues today to provide a safe and wholesome environment surrounded by nature with a sound and moral philosophy of fairness and respect for one another. This summer camping for many is the adventure of a life-time.
WHAT’S NEW AT BATAWAGAMA?
Universal Plumbing installed two 100 gallon hot water heaters in the new boys bathroom on June 22. These hot water heaters were a donation from the Friends of Camp Batawagama. Thank you Friends!
Windows going in...Monday June 13th.
Plumbers working hard to finish the left side of the bathroom up by the end of this week.
Big Mike and Jed are working hard to finish the interior waterproof paneling.
All wrapped up and ready for siding.
Inside walls are up and ready for electrical work to begin.
Chris Ponchard is reviewing the plans for the bathroom's interior.
The boys bathroom is definitely building up!
On the road to the new build.
Trusses are being delivered for the new Boys' Bathroom.
Bathroom walls are going up.
Cement floor being poured for the new Boys' Bathroom.
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Ponchard Contractors are working hard getting the paneling inside the boys bathroom. It's going to be light, bright, and beautiful!
Plumbers are sizing up the overhead plumbing for the showers.
Ponchard builders are now installing waterproof paneling in the boys' bathroom.
Middle mechanical isle way.
Mike is measuring up and cutting all the studs for the interior walls.
The walls for the bathroom interior are coming together.
Betsy Salonen, FOCB member, stopped by to check the progress on the new build.
All day rain but trusses got delivered and the Boys' Bathroom will have a roof next week!
...and up!
'Preparing the foundation for the new C-unit Boys Bathroom.
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This has been a busy time at Batawagama. The snow is finally melting, and the weather is warming up. We are now able to resume with some of our Springtime projects. During the past two weeks L&H Utility Contractors from Aura, Wisconsin finished boring a new waterline for Camp. This waterline extends 1200 feet underground from the Stambaugh’s Main Waterline at Pentoga Park to the center of Camp. It replaces the original waterline that was put in by the CCC in 1940. We are very thankful to Iron County’s Committee (ARPA) American Rescue Plan Act, who awarded the Camp this Federal Grant and made it possible to complete the waterline project.
Special Thanks!
Thank you! Citizens of Iron County for your continued and amazing support for the Iron County Youth Camp and for your patience and understanding over the past two Covid cancelling years. Thank you! Friends of Camp Batawagama for supporting and funding many projects at the Youth Camp during the past twenty-five years and for your generous contributions to the building of the new C- Latrine through your sponsored Go-Fund-Me Winter Fundraiser. Thank You! Dickinson Area Community Foundation and the Forest Park Student Advisory Board for grants in 2022, which enabled the camp to purchase four more deluxe Woodmaster wood burners. Thank you!
Thank you! Citizens of Iron County for your continued and amazing support for the Iron County Youth Camp and for your patience and understanding over the past two Covid cancelling years. Thank you! Friends of Camp Batawagama for supporting and funding many projects at the Youth Camp during the past twenty-five years and for your generous contributions to the building of the new C- Latrine through your sponsored Go-Fund-Me Winter Fundraiser. Thank You! Dickinson Area Community Foundation and the Forest Park Student Advisory Board for grants in 2022, which enabled the camp to purchase four more deluxe Woodmaster wood burners. Thank you!
Counselor Auggie Barthelt works with his young campers using the Burn Masters to help them design and make their own wood-burned picture frames.
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