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About Camp Walden in Cheboygan, MI
Welcome to Walden, a summer home on the beautiful shores of Long Lake. Since 1959, campers have been making their way to this special neighborhood, where they can explore the woods and meadows and create a sense of community. At Walden, campers get to know each other in a variety of ways. Whether it’s in sailing class, playing volleyball, or befriending a cabin counselor, campers get to create lasting friendships and feel right at home. And, of course, Walden is also a place that calls campers home each summer. Come join us and see what Walden has to offer!
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What kind of kids we support
- Coed
- Kids
- Tweens
Amenities
- Bathrooms in cabin
- Electricity in sleeping area
- Lake
- Sleeping cabins
- Infirmary
- Playground
- Peanut free
- Vegan/Vegetarian
- Sports Court/Field
- Riding Hall
- Stable
Programs at Camp Walden in Cheboygan, MI
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ARTS & CRAFTS
When we say the Arts & Crafts building vibrates with creativity, we mean it literally vibrates. Clay wheels spin, lapidary machines grind and jewelry hammers clank. We LOVE art! Classes include Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Nature Art, Sculpture, Jewelry, Weaving, Tie Dye and Batik, Lapidary, Model Making, Print Making, and more…
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ATHLETICS
Land sports at Walden include individual and team athletics that range in scope from simple skill-building to competitive/league play (in basketball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball). We offer archery, baseball, basketball, fencing (foil), flag football, gymnastics, lacrosse, pickleball, soccer, softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, and volleyball. Fitness activities include yoga, fit walking, and running.
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HORSEBACK RIDING
Sign up for riding and you’ll become part of a special family-within-a-family at Walden. Karen and her riding staff cater to beginning and intermediate riders, teaching English-saddle riding, leading trail rides and offering an Adopt-a-Horse program, where riders learn to care for a horse. Each session ends with special barn celebrations and a Pasture Party cookout.
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PERFORMING ARTS
Sing, dance, play an instrument or play a role–there’s no end to the opportunities to perform at camp. First Session campers produce a full-length musical; Second Session thespians perform in our all-camp talent show, Walden Under the Stars. Learn the guitar or ukelele–or join the camp band.
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OUTDOOR LIFE
Do you love exploring the woods? The smell of campfires? Walden’s Outdoor Life program offers that and more: Animal Care, Farm, Gardening, Wilderness Skills, etc. Overnight trips go to Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes, Picture Rocks National Lakeshore, Tahquamenon Falls and other Northern Michigan sites.
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WATERFRONT
Jack Sparrow has the Caribbean. Sponge Bob has Bikini Bottom. Walden has…Long Lake! Our own watery paradise is at the center of so many things we do—from water carnivals to the Mackinac Swim Challenge. Activities include Canoeing, Kayaking, Fishing, Waterskiing, Tubing, Wakeboarding, Stand-Up Paddle Boarding, Sailing and Swim Instruction.
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Location and contact information
5607 South River Road, Cheboygan, MI, 49721