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Camp Manitou: A Place to Find Your Place

how Ben Hoffmeister and John Cranford’s friendship took root at longtime youth camp

Camp Manitou teaches how important it is, not only to have great friends, but also to maintain long-lasting relationships with people. It taught Ben Hoffmeister and John Cranford that it feels good to have people whom you can love, care about, and count on. All of that ...

Scholarship Program Helps Dunn County Kids With Diabetes Attend Summer Camp

the CBJ Kids to Camp Scholarship honors Cammie B. Johnson

Dunn County is honoring a former camper – Cammie B. Johnson – with their CBJ Kids to Camp Scholarship, which is geared towards campers in the county with diabetes. Cammie was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was 10 years old...

Creative Program for Autistic and Neurodivergent Community Launches in E.C.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library hosts evening social events for neurodivergent folks

The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library has partnered with Islands of Brilliance, a statewide nonprofit focused on supporting individuals on the neurodivergent spectrum, to present The Fellowship series. The new local programming is a creative community ...

TAKING THE LEAP: 5 Ways to Deal With Homesickness When Your Kid Goes to Camp

we all know the feeling; how do we deal?

Providing a foundation on how to recognize homesickness and cope will set your children up to successfully lead a lifestyle where they can take on new adventures and adjust to new periods of life while increasing confidence, independence, and critical thinking. Here are five tips to prepare for camp ...

Power of Perception Provides the Power of Travel

in order to create change, we must create opportunities: Nothing says opportunity like traveling to South Africa

Dennis Beale, founder and CEO of Power of Perception (POP), is providing a life-changing experience this summer for 15 POP mentees. From July 20-Aug. 2, a group of high schoolers part of the mentoring organization will take an excursion to South Africa ...

HERE COME THE LEVIATHANS: Innovative Local Robotics Team Prepares for Competition

Pablo Center’s STEAM program promotes creative learning and community for local, young inventors in global robotics competition

Make way for the mighty Leviathan, the Pablo Center’s FIRST Robotics Team. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), founded in 1992 by Dean Kamen, is dedicated to inspiring young people in the science and technology fields. Their global Robotics Competition is one such way they encourage ...

VIRTUAL VILLAGE: E.C. Startup’s Software Links Kids, Out-of-School Classes

entrepreneur has high hopes, big local investment

Village.com is a startup software platform designed to make it easy for providers of extracurricular activities – such as music teachers, sports teams, summer camps, STEM classes, and more – to register kids, collect payments, and find new clients ...

GOT BUTTERFLIES? Beaver Creek's Butterfly House Is Now Open

Beaver Creek Reserve is givin' us butterflies – literally

Unfurling for its 2022 season just this morning, the Butterfly House will be open Monday-Saturday from 11am-3pm and Sundays 12-3pm each week until...

Experience Carson Park Through Special Events

‘Carson Park Experience’ activities are fun for the whole family

In case you didn’t know, Carson Park in Eau Claire is brimming with activity during the summer months. It is a 134-acre peninsula surrounded by Half Moon Lake and is home to the the Wisconsin Logging Museum, the Chippewa Valley Railroad, a baseball stadium ...

BATCH MADE IN HEAVEN: Van Dough’s Bake Shop Offers ‘PYO’ Cookie Kits for All Ages

try a watercolor art project you can eat with these Paint Your Own Cookies

A twist on the expected dessert decorations, Accola crafts incredibly detailed and, truly, pretty-as-a-picture sweets...