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"Our
goal at Clearwater is to provide a nurturing, loving environment in
which our girls can experience the beauty of the Northwoods and the
beauty inside each of them." ~
Sunny Moore,
Executive Director
A
Clearwater camper is a special person, one whose parents recognize the value of an
extended experience away from home. Realizing this, Clearwater Camp is dedicated to
providing that environment which will stimulate the most healthful and purposeful growth
towards maturity. It is a place where a camper may learn to interact with her peers, to
develop new skills, to venture into the unknown and to succeed in her pursuit of new
goals. Considerable effort goes into structuring the program to insure the proper balance
between scheduled activity instruction and the free use of time to enjoy the beauty of the
Northwoods with new friends. The
wonders of a summer at Clearwater are many and varied, but perhaps the greatest of all is
the joy of learning to know one's self...an experience that lasts a lifetime.
When
campers arrive at Clearwater they live with their age group in units which are
geographically separate from one another.
The Harbor
is for our youngest campers who live on the mainland (near the main camp buildings such as
the dining room, office area, and general meeting areas.) These campers have usually
completed grades two through four. The majority of Harbor cabins are enclosed and have
their own bathroom facilities and a fireplace.
The Cape
and Point girls live out on the island, a delightful walk along wooded trails from which
the lake is always visible. The Cape is the middle unit and is found just across the
footbridge on the island. These girls have usually completed grades five and six.
 The Point is for our oldest campers who have completed grades seven
through ten. Both the Cape and Point have central toilet and
shower facilities. Seven of the island cabins are enclosed, while ten
others have 3.5' canvas-covered screens on four sides. The cabin group
is the first and most important membership for a girl at Clearwater.
Girls live in a small group,
generally five girls and one counselor so that a camper can feel that
she has her own place at camp - a place where she can make significant
contributions and where she can feel important and worthwhile. A girl
who is secure in her cabin group can more easily and more successfully
succeed in other, possibly unexplored areas of the camp experience.
Clearwater
has a registered nurse as a full-time member of the staff. The nurse determines when it
would be in the best interests of the camper to be in the infirmary or to be seen by one
of the physicians in Minocqua, just ten minutes away. Daily the nurse informs the Director
of campers in the infirmary and of other-than-routine first aid situations. The nurse's
goal and ours is to prevent illness and accidents while building among all campers a sense
of responsibility for one's own health.
Now you
know where the campers make their "home away from home", but there is still more
to the Clearwater experience! Come
explore a day at
Clearwater and see the many activities and programs available for our campers.
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