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Preparing for Camp

What's the Camp Schedule Like?

Camp begins with check-in from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 27 and ends with campers' departure at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2008. Here's a tentative daily schedule:

Ecology Exploration Sessions

• Great Lakes Charter Fishing and Fisheries – First-time campers go charter fishing then learn about and fillet their catch. Returning campers sample local streams for native fish and other aquatic life and see these organisms’ habitats up close.
• Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands – Use GPS technology to explore unique coastal habitats along the Lake Huron shoreline (and search for geo-cache sites along the way). Experience the coastal processes, plants, and critters of these unique shoreline habitats. End the morning with a lighthouse tour and a picnic lunch.
• Great Lakes Forestry – Discover the importance of our diverse woodland habitats for wildlife (and people too!). Explore northern Michigan woodlands, and learn how we manage these forest resources for wildlife and the many forest products for our own use.
• Great Lakes Wildlife – Try to catch (then release) small critters. Learn to identify wildlife and explore the habitats where they live. Experience wildlife research used to help manage these valuable wildlife resources.
• Great Lakes Watersheds – Study water samples and explore a local lake from aboard a boat. Take samples of the lake bottom and learn about “limnology” – the freshwater version of marine biology!

Recreation Learning Options

You’ll attend five different options. (For first time campers this includes filleting fish caught during charter fishing.) Your choices include archery, BB gun or air rifle shooting; crafts; fly-tying; hiking; canoeing; photography; a sea lamprey research presentation; rock and fossil hunting at a local quarry; national marine sanctuary tour; and swimming enhancement for those who can’t swim well or at all. Strong swimmers will also have the chance to go kayaking, sailing and snorkeling.

What to Bring . . . And What NOT to Bring to Camp

Be sure to label everything you bring to camp with your name.

Directions to Camp

Camp Chickagami is located along Lake Huron in the northeast corner of the Lower Peninsula in Presque Isle (between Rogers City and Alpena.)

• Driving Directions to Camp Chickagami (Adobe PDF)

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