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Norman Thombs

Mar 9, 2021

Update for Summer 2021 at Mechuwana

A Summer Like No Other at Camp Mechuwana

Norman Thombs

Sep 3, 2020

A Summer Like No Other at Camp Mechuwana

Announcement about Summer 2020 Camp Programs

Norman Thombs

May 18, 2020

Announcement about Summer 2020 Camp Programs

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Beth Dimond Comeau

Mar 17, 2021

Thankful for Our Ministry in 2020

Who knew what was ahead one year ago, when COVID-19 completely changed our lives. We were gearing up for a great summer of camps,...

Norman Thombs

Mar 9, 2021

Update for Summer 2021 at Mechuwana

It has been a long hard couple weeks at Mechuwana, with many hours of meetings to try to figure out the best way forward for this summer....

Norman Thombs

Sep 3, 2020

A Summer Like No Other at Camp Mechuwana

It is hard to explain what the last five months have been like at Mechuwana. Sometime in the first two weeks of March we got a call from...

Supporting Mechuwana in the Long Run (or Walk or Bike)

Mike Griswold

Jul 14, 2020

Supporting Mechuwana in the Long Run (or Walk or Bike)

During these unprecedented times, we all have faced unfathomable new realities. As a result, perspective on our personal priorities and...

Norman Thombs

May 18, 2020

Announcement about Summer 2020 Camp Programs

Dear Friends and Families of Camp Mechuwana: Above everything else, we hope and pray you are all safe. We think about our camp family...

Virtual Tour of the Lodge Renovations with Director Norm

Beth Dimond Comeau

Apr 23, 2020

Virtual Tour of the Lodge Renovations with Director Norm

I have loved the Lodge since I first set foot in it at age nine, which was 40 years ago this summer. I was an Elementary Cabin Camp...

It is Time to Think Spring and Springbrook! Join Us on the Links

Camp Mechuwana

Apr 19, 2019

It is Time to Think Spring and Springbrook! Join Us on the Links

As we start feeling the warm spring sunshine, we know summer is just around the corner, and it's time to think about another Camp...

Norman Thombs

Apr 5, 2019

On Ray Bailey

Ray Bailey, left, with Norm and Paul Marshall at Mechuwana's 70th anniversary on July 14, 2018. As many of you know Ray Bailey, was...

Calling All Crafters: Share Your Talents & Send a Child to Camp

Camp Mechuwana

Mar 21, 2019

Calling All Crafters: Share Your Talents & Send a Child to Camp

Are you someone who loves to knit, crochet, woodwork, quilt, make note cards, Christmas ornaments, or other creations? Or perhaps you are...

Norman Thombs

Mar 11, 2019

Looking Ahead and Celebrating the Past

Mechuwana celebrated 70 years of our ministry last summer, and we are still talking about what a great time we had on July 14th when so...

Great celebration of former and current staff

Norman Thombs

Aug 17, 2017

Great celebration of former and current staff

On Saturday, July 29, Mechuwana welcomed back more than 75 permanent staff members (from the 1950s to current staff) and their families...

Camp Mechuwana

Jan 4, 2017

After 37 years....the walk-in fridge is on its way out

The walk-in fridge and freezer in our Commons kitchen have served us well, but after 37 years (they have been there since the Commons was...

Camp Mechuwana

Sep 28, 2016

Mechuwana Harvest Dinner - Sunday, November 6th

Mechuwana Harvest Supper on Sunday, November 6: Come see old friends, meet new ones, and enjoy a harvest supper with all the fixings! $7...

Norman Thombs

Sep 28, 2016

Generosity for Freezer and Fridge System Warms Our Hearts

After 37 years, our walk-in refrigerator and freezer need to be replaced, and we have been overwhelmed by the support of churches and...

Camp Mechuwana

Apr 27, 2016

First Annual Mechuwana Golf Tournament

Learn more about this event and sign up today here. If you have questions about this event, please contact Mike Griswold at...

Norman Thombs

Apr 7, 2016

Will we see you at Mechuwana this summer?

We are busy at camp getting ready for our 2016 summer season - our 68th in Mechuwana's history here on Lower Narrows Pond. The camp...

Camp Mechuwana

Oct 4, 2015

The 29ers Are At It Again!

For the ninth time in 30 years, the 29ers, a missions group from Michigan, have come to Mechuwana for two weeks to work on a variety of...

Camp Mechuwana

Oct 4, 2015

Camp Mechuwana Installs Solar and Dedicates New Buildings

On August 23rd, friends of Mechuwana gathered to celebrate the installation of new solar panels on the third retreat building and the...

New retreat building well underway thanks to missions campers

Camp Mechuwana

Jul 24, 2014

New retreat building well underway thanks to missions campers

Mechuwana is so thankful for all of the missions campers and staff who have been working on the third retreat building. Here is a picture...

Camp Mechuwana

Jan 9, 2014

Thank you to the United Methodist Foundation!

From all of us at Camp Mechuwana, we want to send a sincere THANK YOU to the United Methodist Foundation for their rapid response grant...

Storms & Rainbows

Jarod Richmond

Jun 27, 2022

Thankful for Our Ministry in 2020

Beth Dimond Comeau

Mar 17, 2021

Update for Summer 2021 at Mechuwana

Norman Thombs

Mar 9, 2021

A Summer Like No Other at Camp Mechuwana

Norman Thombs

Sep 3, 2020

Special Places, Special Memories, & Staff Campfires

Dawn Zarecki Reidy

Jul 21, 2020

Supporting Mechuwana in the Long Run (or Walk or Bike)

Mike Griswold

Jul 14, 2020

Finding Creative Ways to Connect with Mechuwana Friends During COVID

Bethany (Marsh) Sullivan

Jul 11, 2020

Remembering the Times & Celebrating My Mechuwana Memories

Beth Dimond Comeau

May 22, 2020

Announcement about Summer 2020 Camp Programs

Norman Thombs

May 18, 2020

Virtual Tour of the Lodge Renovations with Director Norm

Beth Dimond Comeau

Apr 23, 2020

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