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- Day Camp Ages 4 - 14: Provides fun and challenging activities in both small and large group settings. Campers can check out camp and still come home each night. Eight day camp locations around the metro area: Lakeville, Lino Lakes, Long Lake, Loretto, Monticello, Mound, Rochester, and Rosemount, Minnesota and Hudson, Wisconsin - Overnight Ages 7-17: Campers get a well-rounded experience with activities like horseback riding, swimming, ropes, kayaking, and camp fires. 3 - 26 day and single gender sessions are available. Four overnight camp locations in Eveleth and Loretto, MN and Amery and Hudson, WI - Teen Wilderness Ages 11-18: Campers start in base camp then head out on canoeing, backpacking and rock climbing trips. Sessions range from 5 days to 1 month or more. Two locations Grand Marais and Ely, Minnesota. - Family Camp All Ages: Families get away and come together through opportunities for growth, spiritual development and environmental awareness. YMCA Camp du Nord is located on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Camp Northern Lights on the edge of the Superior National Forest. - Outdoor learning programs that can be tailored to group size, program lengths, and curriculum. Also provides learning opportunities delivered through special events. Financial assistance and/or scholarships available

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Scouting uses camping as an important method to guide positive youth development. The council offers year-round camping at these facilities: - Base Camp, Fort Snelling, MN, (612)261-2301 - Kiwanis Scout Camp, Marine on St. Croix, MN, (763)231-7203 - Many Point Scout Camp, Ponsford, MN, (651)254-9158 - Phillippo Scout Reservation, Cannon Falls, MN, (763)231-7203 - Rum River Scout Camp, Anoka, MN, (763)231-7203 - Stearns Scout Camp, South Haven, MN, (763)231-7203 Programs are also available for non-Scout groups
- Summer youth camps and trips - Credit academies - Live animal education - Family camps and trips - Optional van transportation from Twin Cities for youth - Adult Programs (IBP bird banding, phenology) - Road Scholar registration - Leave-No-Trace Master Educator - School Programs - Non-school group programming - Conference and meeting spaces - Naturalist teaching positions and certification program - Classes for grades 4 - 12 and adults that are fully accredited courses

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Elderhostel Programs
Services/programs include: - Youth center - Family recreation - Fitness programs - Summer camp - Swimming lessons for preschoolers, youth, and adults - Aerobic classes - Water exercise classes - Youth sports - Basketball courts - Weight training - Walking programs - YMCA Preschool Program (trained teachers provide developmentally appropriate activities: Kindergarten readiness skills, swim lessons, music and movement, field trips, etc.)

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Community Center programs include: - Basketball and lacrosse lessons - Birthday parties - Cheerleading lessons - Golf lessons and floor hockey lessons - Gymnasiums with equipment and indoor soccer - Gymnastics - Indoor walking track - Private music lessons - Racquetball/wallyball courts - Senior club offering activities for active older adults - Skate park - Softball - Swimming - Tennis - Weight room with exercise and free weight equipment Eidem Homestead Brooklyn Park Historical Farm: - Afternoon tea parties - American Girl parties - Farm Market - Gardening instruction - Gift-making - Movies on the Barn - Playground - Residential camps - Storytime - Summer concert series - Teddy Bear picnics - Tours - Traveling Trunk - Winter activities, and special events Zanewood Recreation Center programs include: - Indoor ice arenas - ice hockey instruction and clinics and ice skating instruction - Karate, safety awareness and self defense classes - Multi-purpose room, game room, art room and classrooms - Sculpture classes Parks include a variety of amenities unique to each park including trails, playground areas, picnic shelters, outdoor skating rinks, baseball/softball/soccer/football and t-ball fields

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Softball
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- Day Camp Ages 4 - 14: Provides fun and challenging activities in both small and large group settings. Campers can check out camp and still come home each night. Eight day camp locations around the metro area: Lakeville, Lino Lakes, Long Lake, Loretto, Monticello, Mound, Rochester, and Rosemount, Minnesota and Hudson, Wisconsin - Overnight Ages 7-17: Campers get a well-rounded experience with activities like horseback riding, swimming, ropes, kayaking, and camp fires. 3 - 26 day and single gender sessions are available. Four overnight camp locations in Eveleth and Loretto, MN and Amery and Hudson, WI - Teen Wilderness Ages 11-18: Campers start in base camp then head out on canoeing, backpacking and rock climbing trips. Sessions range from 5 days to 1 month or more. Two locations Grand Marais and Ely, Minnesota. - Family Camp All Ages: Families get away and come together through opportunities for growth, spiritual development and environmental awareness. YMCA Camp du Nord is located on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Camp Northern Lights on the edge of the Superior National Forest. - Outdoor learning programs that can be tailored to group size, program lengths, and curriculum. Also provides learning opportunities delivered through special events. Financial assistance and/or scholarships available

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- Day Camp Ages 4 - 14: Provides fun and challenging activities in both small and large group settings. Campers can check out camp and still come home each night. Eight day camp locations around the metro area: Lakeville, Lino Lakes, Long Lake, Loretto, Monticello, Mound, Rochester, and Rosemount, Minnesota and Hudson, Wisconsin - Overnight Ages 7-17: Campers get a well-rounded experience with activities like horseback riding, swimming, ropes, kayaking, and camp fires. 3 - 26 day and single gender sessions are available. Four overnight camp locations in Eveleth and Loretto, MN and Amery and Hudson, WI - Teen Wilderness Ages 11-18: Campers start in base camp then head out on canoeing, backpacking and rock climbing trips. Sessions range from 5 days to 1 month or more. Two locations Grand Marais and Ely, Minnesota. - Family Camp All Ages: Families get away and come together through opportunities for growth, spiritual development and environmental awareness. YMCA Camp du Nord is located on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Camp Northern Lights on the edge of the Superior National Forest. - Outdoor learning programs that can be tailored to group size, program lengths, and curriculum. Also provides learning opportunities delivered through special events. Financial assistance and/or scholarships available

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Northeast Child Development Center: Provides early education and enrichment activities that promote growth and development while preparing children for kindergarten Out-of-School Time: After school enrichment and education with hands-on learning and community outings Camp Bovey: A safe place for youth to participate in outdoor activities and build respect for the environment, for one another, and for themselves Menlo Park Academy: An alternative high school in a supportive learning environment and a focus on the future Creative Arts Therapy: Provides preventative, trauma-informed individual and group arts therapy for children and adolescents

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General Youth Employment Programs
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Early Childhood Education
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Offers curriculum-based camp experience in interactive environment.

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- Day Camp Ages 4 - 14: Provides fun and challenging activities in both small and large group settings. Campers can check out camp and still come home each night. Eight day camp locations around the metro area: Lakeville, Lino Lakes, Long Lake, Loretto, Monticello, Mound, Rochester, and Rosemount, Minnesota and Hudson, Wisconsin - Overnight Ages 7-17: Campers get a well-rounded experience with activities like horseback riding, swimming, ropes, kayaking, and camp fires. 3 - 26 day and single gender sessions are available. Four overnight camp locations in Eveleth and Loretto, MN and Amery and Hudson, WI - Teen Wilderness Ages 11-18: Campers start in base camp then head out on canoeing, backpacking and rock climbing trips. Sessions range from 5 days to 1 month or more. Two locations Grand Marais and Ely, Minnesota. - Family Camp All Ages: Families get away and come together through opportunities for growth, spiritual development and environmental awareness. YMCA Camp du Nord is located on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Camp Northern Lights on the edge of the Superior National Forest. - Outdoor learning programs that can be tailored to group size, program lengths, and curriculum. Also provides learning opportunities delivered through special events. Financial assistance and/or scholarships available

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- Day Camp Ages 4 - 14: Provides fun and challenging activities in both small and large group settings. Campers can check out camp and still come home each night. Eight day camp locations around the metro area: Lakeville, Lino Lakes, Long Lake, Loretto, Monticello, Mound, Rochester, and Rosemount, Minnesota and Hudson, Wisconsin - Overnight Ages 7-17: Campers get a well-rounded experience with activities like horseback riding, swimming, ropes, kayaking, and camp fires. 3 - 26 day and single gender sessions are available. Four overnight camp locations in Eveleth and Loretto, MN and Amery and Hudson, WI - Teen Wilderness Ages 11-18: Campers start in base camp then head out on canoeing, backpacking and rock climbing trips. Sessions range from 5 days to 1 month or more. Two locations Grand Marais and Ely, Minnesota. - Family Camp All Ages: Families get away and come together through opportunities for growth, spiritual development and environmental awareness. YMCA Camp du Nord is located on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Camp Northern Lights on the edge of the Superior National Forest. - Outdoor learning programs that can be tailored to group size, program lengths, and curriculum. Also provides learning opportunities delivered through special events. Financial assistance and/or scholarships available

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Week long camping experience at Camp Ripley. Activities include: - Archery - Biking - Camp fires - Canoeing - Confidence course - Drug awareness - Hiking - Military museum - Riflery - Sports - Swimming

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Adolescents
Preadolescent Children
Families of Military Personnel/Veterans
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Provides camp programs for scouts to experience nature and various activities such as canoeing, archery, fire building, flag ceremonies, yard games, and camping. Campsites offered: - Cedar Point Scout Camp - Cuyuna Family Camp - Cuyuna Scout Camp - Norseland Scout Camp
Offers curriculum-based camp experience in interactive environment.

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Offers curriculum-based camp experience in interactive environment.

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Community education and activities: - Ages K-6 activities - CPR instruction - Defensive Driver Course (Formerly known as 55 Alive) - Eagle Kids childcare - Lil' Eagle Kids childcare - Sports programs, swimming lessons, softball/baseball for all to age 15 - Summer week-long camps

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Community Adult Schools
Mature Driver Training
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CPR Instruction
- Adult tennis lessons - Day camps with swimming, hiking, fishing, fire safety, first aid, water and boat safety, severe weather safety, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, flag football and water skiing - Field trips - Kop Farm community garden - Music in the Park free concerts - Overnight camps with fishing - Playground programs - Seasonal events for spring, summer, fall and winter activities - Softball - Tot Lot program - Yoga

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Soccer
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Football
Water Skiing
Softball
Yoga
General First Aid Instruction
Music Performances
Field Trips/Excursions
Fishing
Community Gardening
Tennis
Lacrosse
General Disaster Preparedness Information
Free summer camps for kids; the 205-acre camp sits on Elbow Lake in Finlayson, 90 minutes north of the Twin Cities. Activities include: - Arts and crafts - Archery - Boating - Fishing - Hiking - Music - Opportunities for spiritual enrichment - Swimming - Ropes course - Rustic camping - Swimming
- Day Camp Ages 4 - 14: Provides fun and challenging activities in both small and large group settings. Campers can check out camp and still come home each night. Eight day camp locations around the metro area: Lakeville, Lino Lakes, Long Lake, Loretto, Monticello, Mound, Rochester, and Rosemount, Minnesota and Hudson, Wisconsin - Overnight Ages 7-17: Campers get a well-rounded experience with activities like horseback riding, swimming, ropes, kayaking, and camp fires. 3 - 26 day and single gender sessions are available. Four overnight camp locations in Eveleth and Loretto, MN and Amery and Hudson, WI - Teen Wilderness Ages 11-18: Campers start in base camp then head out on canoeing, backpacking and rock climbing trips. Sessions range from 5 days to 1 month or more. Two locations Grand Marais and Ely, Minnesota. - Family Camp All Ages: Families get away and come together through opportunities for growth, spiritual development and environmental awareness. YMCA Camp du Nord is located on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Camp Northern Lights on the edge of the Superior National Forest. - Outdoor learning programs that can be tailored to group size, program lengths, and curriculum. Also provides learning opportunities delivered through special events. Financial assistance and/or scholarships available

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Year-round day and summer resident camping and outdoor education throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin at Camp Elk River, Camp Lakamaga, and Camp Singing Hills. Visit the Girl Scouts' website for more program information and locations. Examples of activities for outdoor exploration include ice or rock climbing, hiking, biking, horseback riding, archery, boating, and wilderness trips.

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Girls
Primary School Age Children
Adolescents
Scouting Programs
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Preadolescent Children
Offers curriculum-based camp experience in interactive environment.

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Outdoor Environmental Education
Offers a 205-acre camp on Elbow Lake available for family and children's camping. Activities include archery, arts and crafts, boating, fishing, hiking, music, ropes course, rustic camping, spiritual enrichment, and swimming.
Coed overnight and day camp for children ages 7-16. Program opportunities include climbing tower, archery, marksmanship, kayaking, canoeing, and specialized camping programs.

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Children
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Offers programs for youth, including weekly groups for boys and girls, summer camps, and more.

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Field Trips/Excursions
Youth Centers
Youth Enrichment Programs
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Boys/Girls Clubs
- Day Camp Ages 4 - 14: Provides fun and challenging activities in both small and large group settings. Campers can check out camp and still come home each night. Eight day camp locations around the metro area: Lakeville, Lino Lakes, Long Lake, Loretto, Monticello, Mound, Rochester, and Rosemount, Minnesota and Hudson, Wisconsin - Overnight Ages 7-17: Campers get a well-rounded experience with activities like horseback riding, swimming, ropes, kayaking, and camp fires. 3 - 26 day and single gender sessions are available. Four overnight camp locations in Eveleth and Loretto, MN and Amery and Hudson, WI - Teen Wilderness Ages 11-18: Campers start in base camp then head out on canoeing, backpacking and rock climbing trips. Sessions range from 5 days to 1 month or more. Two locations Grand Marais and Ely, Minnesota. - Family Camp All Ages: Families get away and come together through opportunities for growth, spiritual development and environmental awareness. YMCA Camp du Nord is located on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Camp Northern Lights on the edge of the Superior National Forest. - Outdoor learning programs that can be tailored to group size, program lengths, and curriculum. Also provides learning opportunities delivered through special events. Financial assistance and/or scholarships available

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