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meeting rooms, a high raftered dining area and beautiful views of the
lake. Fourteen cabins are arranged in groups around the camp, with two
shower houses nearby, as well as a nature lab and arts and crafts labs.
A large outdoor pavilion and kitchen sit beside a sport court, and an
outdoor amphitheater overlooks the lake.
Supporting the classic camp experience is a facility now designed with
today’s technologies and capabilities at its heart, says Adderson, from the
fire-suppression system to the fully ADA-accessible boat ramps, cabins,
and more. “The camps like this are disappearing,” he adds. “One thing
they [DeBoers] wanted was to make sure anyone could use it,” and the
entire team is excited about the potential they’ve created. “Not only
have we designed a camp that is state-of-the-art for today’s campers, it
is really special to design a camp that is 100% accessible to everyone.”
While the realities of the COVID pandemic did impact the schedule,
Molnar notes, delaying the camp’s planned grand opening last fall, the
original vision of Sid and Karen DeBoer is now a reality. The final details
of this $13.5-million project are coming into place with a new grand
opening planned for spring 2021 and an outdoor school schedule in
place to open.
For DeBoers, their goal of seeing a beautiful place that can be accessible
to everyone has remained the focus that has brought this massive project
to its completion. “It’s been rewarding right from the beginning,” says
Sid DeBoer. “I think it’s going to serve a lot of people, and that’s what
makes our hearts glow.”
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