Camp Icaghowan Programs | Descriptions

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Winter Camps

Our campers can’t wait for people at home to ask them “What did you do this weekend?”

Winter Experience | Ages 8 - 11 years | Grades 3 – 6

Play outside snowshoeing, following animal tracks, and playing winter games on Lake Wapogasset. Winter Experience participants sleep indoors both Friday and Saturday night.

Winter Adventures | Ages 12 to 18 years | Grades 7 – 12

Campers receive training in winter camping skills, be outfitted with winter camping equipment, including clothes and a minus 40 degree sleeping bag. The crew will sleep indoors Friday night, and then with trained winter camp staff, trek out around Icaghowan and build winter shelters to sleep in Saturday night. Sunday the crew returns to a big celebration banquet. Call 612-822-2267 for a Winter Camp brochure.

Winter Experience • Ages 8-11 Winter Adventure • Age 12-18
Session	Dates	Price
WE	February 5-7	$130
WA	February 5-7	$130

Family Camp | All Ages | Memorial Day Weekend | May 29 – 31

Bring your entire family to beautiful Camp Icaghowan! Enjoy a wonderful family trip – sleep in cabins, eat all your meals in the dining hall, and participate in great programs run by the camp staff. You can participate in activities like canoeing, climbing, swimming, arts and crafts, family games, evening campfires, and gazing at the billion stars.

This can be a great way to introduce your children to overnight camp. Many families will attend Family Camp together in May, and their children will come back all excited later in the summer. Your family will remember this time together forever.

Family Camp Brochure

Family Camp Registration Form

Family Camp • Memorial Day Weekend, May 29-31
	Dates	Price
Youth	May 29-31	$60
Adult	May 29-31	$100

Conferences & Retreats

Need to get away from the routine and familiarity of your school or office? cabin

Does your group need a place to grow, focus and re-energize?

YMCA Camp Icaghowan is just the place. Located on a beautiful 120-acre island-peninsula just 90 minutes east of the Twin Cities, Icaghowan can provide the relaxed environment conducive to learning, discovering, team building and fellowship. Let us help you plan your conference or retreat. Our professional staff will assist you in creating a memorable and valued experience.

Contact us for more information and help in planning your next retreat. For information about conference center rates and availability, contact us at 763-479-1146 or by email >

Lodging

Icaghowan can provide housing for up to 195 guests (90 in winterized facilities). Cabins are nestled among the trees, just a short walk across main camp to meeting spaces and the dining hall.

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Meeting Space

The Weesner Center provides an ideal space for everything from a formal business meeting, active indoor team-building or relaxing by the fire after a long day outdoors. The center consists of a large meeting room that can be divided in two for smaller group meetings. Audio/visual equipment is available upon request. Icaghowan has additional indoor and outdoor meeting spaces to accommodate all of your groups needs.

Team Building | Adventure Education

The Icaghowan Adventure Education Program offers groups of various abilities the unique opportunity to challenge themselves in a positive environment with the support of their peers. Facilitators work closely with group leaders to determine the needs and goals of the group. Our skilled staff uses a variety of outdoor activities to foster teambuilding, problem-solving, decision-making, and building trust, cooperation and communication.

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1. Low Ropes Team-Building Elements

Challenges designed to supporth the goals of your group
Testing familiar methods of communication
Respect
Responsibility
Cooperation
Trust
Risk-Taking
Creative Problem Solving
Reflection, Debrief and application to life

2. The Pamper Pole

Challenges individual climbers to set personal goals and explore self-confidence
Group encouragement and how it affect accomplishments
Jump from a 25-foot pole!

3. The Climbing Tower

Provides climbers with opportunities to explore teamwork as two participants paired together work to attain one goal with the help and support of the rest of their group.

4. The Vertical Challenge

40-foot climbing tower with a series of challenges that change every 8-10 feet
Designed to be a group team-building
Develop interpersonal trust and commitment