Laketrails Memories

Astronaut takes Wilderness Award, Laketrails experiences to Space Station

By: OakIsland On: Jul 26, 2016 Categories: Featured Posts, Inspiration, Laketrails Memories 1 Comment

Astronaut takes Wilderness Award, Laketrails experiences to Space Station

Featured Posts,Inspiration,Laketrails Memories

When Army Col. Mark Vande Hei travels to the International Space Station (ISS) in March 2017, he will bring with him a Laketrails Wilderness Award patch…but that’s not all. He says all that he learned as a Laketrails camper 32 years ago will also...

News from the Island

By: OakIsland On: Jul 26, 2016 Categories: Featured Posts, Laketrails Memories No Comments

News from the Island

Laketrails Memories

By: OakIsland On: Jun 03, 2015 Categories: Laketrails Memories 2 Comments

Laketrails Memories

I have nearly a lifetime of memories with Laketrails from piggy back rides to greased watermelon races to campfires and moose sightings. It is almost unimaginable for me to have to pick just one story to share. Therefore, rather than telling a story,...

What am I going to eat up there?

By: OakIsland On: Apr 29, 2015 Categories: About Laketrails, Laketrails Memories No Comments

What am I going to eat up there?

About Laketrails,Laketrails Memories

Confession Time: when I was about to go to Laketrails for my first summer as a camper, my biggest worry was, “What am I going to eat up there??” I thought that I was about to endure 9 days of “camping food”—maybe it would all be dehydrated,...

Peaceful Paddling

By: OakIsland On: Apr 28, 2015 Categories: Laketrails Memories No Comments

Peaceful Paddling

Laketrails Memories

It was the last session of the 2012 summer, and all of the guides were excited, sad, and extremely exhausted. My co-guide looks at me and says, “Let’s go to Lake of the Bays!” Naturally, I thought he was kidding. “Yeah… okay,”...

Astronaut takes Wilderness Award, Laketrails experiences to Space Station

When Army Col. Mark Vande Hei travels to the International Space Station (ISS) in March 2017, he will...
News from the Island

I found some spare time to write while campers are back in their cabins getting ready to compete in the...
Favorite Laketrails Memories

One of my favorite Laketrails memories involves a particular paddle back to Base Camp. We had taken...
A Beautiful Place

At Laketrails, some of us are lucky to be part of an amazing staff, working in an incredibly gorgeous...
What is Laketrails?

When folks ask what Laketrails is, I usually ask how much time they have. Then I typically offer a 30-second...