North Star Camp

North Star Camp for Boys is a 120 acre traditional American summer camp located just outside Hayward, Wisconsin. North Star was founded in 1945 by Lou and Renee Rosenblum. The camp was owned and operated by Robert and Sue Lebby, from 1972 until 2011. Robert served as President of the Association of Independent Camps and has also served on the National Board of the American Camp Association. Robert sold the camp to former camper, counselor and village director, Andy Shlensky and his wife, Vickie, after the summer of 2011.^[1] The campers at North Star are boys aged 8–15 who come from all over the country (including Chicago, Texas, Nashville, Cleveland, Columbus, St. Louis, New York, Michigan, Georgia, Colorado, California, Florida, Kansas City, Omaha, and many more). North Star Camp for Boys is a member of the American Camp Association.

Activities

North Star Camp is situated on approximately 2.5 miles of shoreline on the Spider Lake chain of lakes, and offers a mix of land and water based activities, including:

North Star Camp also runs Wilderness Trips away from camp, including canoe trips and hiking trips.

Notable alumni

• Paul Adelstein
• Dan Bernstein
• Baker Dunleavy
• Andrew Klaber
• John Kretchmer
• Jeff Melvoin
• Joshua Radin
• Chris Rose
• Gary H. Stern
• Gene Wilder
• Gary Wiren
• Lewis Wolff
• Chip Zien

In popular culture

The American summer camp in the 1979 Bill Murray film Meatballs was called Camp North Star, however this is simply a coincidence and bears no relation to North Star Camp for Boys located in Wisconsin.

References

External links

• The North Star Website
• The North Star Facebook Page
• The North Star Twitter Feed
• The North Star Instagram Page

Coordinates: 46°05′14″N 91°14′11″W / 46.087103°N 91.236498°W / 46.087103; -91.236498