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    Explore the outdoors this summer with Crystalaire. We are not your ordinary summer camp – our program focuses on creating an inclusive leadership & team building experience that empowers campers to learn and explore. Our programs includes camping, hiking, biking, sailing,  kayaking and other outdoor activities in the Midwest’s most beautiful locations

    Crystalaire Adventures

    Where You Create your Own Experience!

    Multi-day wilderness adventures in the Midwest’s most beautiful locations. Explore your identity, build community and gain valuable “life skills through outdoor skills!”

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    What parents and participants say

    [My son] has actually jumped on the bike repair and supply volunteer work for local charities. His sister is doing a school project to help raise funds for supplies to repair the bikes and get helmets, locks, and lights for recipients. This all started because of your [program] last year.

    -Parent, Build Your Own Bike

    "My daughter talks a lot about the fellowships between participants and being able to share with the trip leaders. She also loved the fact that the leaders gave them the opportunities to lead. What I loved most was the fact that they brought the campers to their level - as peers."
    - Parent, Cojourn

    I think we’re different from other programs because we minimize the barriers between guides and participants. We tread the line of partners and leaders, and that’s where the magic happens.

    - Cal, guide 2018-19

    Our Blog

    On Agency and Working with Youth

    On Agency and Working with Youth

    October 24, 2016 2827

    Perhaps one of the biggest bummers I can remember from being a teenager was feeling that my emotions were not valid, being made to feel invalid or just young and naȉve,’ as some might say. I was a gawky, semi- (or not so semi) dorky kid; I wore t-shirts that read “Metallica” and “Black Sabbath,”

    2021 Trip: Isle Royale

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    2021 Trip: Isle Royale July 25th-August 7th, 2019, Ages 14-17 Click to Register Now! Located in the middle of Lake Superior, halfway in between Michigan and Canada, Isle Royale is the least-visited national park in the contiguous United States; however, it is also the national park with the highest rate of return. Stepping off the

    2021 Trip: Manistee River

    November 28, 2018 2830

    2021 Trip: Manistee River June 20st-June 25th, August 2nd-August 7th, Age 12-14 Click to Register Now! Come paddle a nice winding stretch of one of Michigan’s most beloved (and sung-about) rivers. Hone your paddling and current-reading skills while navigating around bends and the occasional obstacle. Stop for dips when it gets hot. Keep your eyes

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    Meet Our Staff

    Charlie Burnett
    Charlie Burnett
    Director
    Tanner Ruegg
    Tanner Ruegg
    Guide
    Derik Ng
    Derik Ng
    Guide
    Carol Gross
    Carol Gross
    Guide
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    Our Partners

    Our sister programs, Camp Lookout and Camp Carvela, operate under the same philosophical umbrella as Crystalaire. What we do in the wilderness, they do in a residential setting. Many trip participants start with a camp session but continue their experience through Crystalaire Adventures. Both camps also offer add-on adventures, meaning campers can participate in a session at Camp Lookout or Carvela, then participate in a two-night Crystalaire Adventure.

    For more information or to view the camps’ complete summer schedule visit Camp Carvela here and Camp Lookout here.

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