By Michael Hwang, Naturalist for the Mason Outdoor Center Look around: You’re 35 feet above the ground at the top of the Vertical Playpen with your best friend and who knows when you’ll get another chance to conquer the challenging element. Or maybe you’re at the top of the daunting Catfish Fire Tower, watching a […]
By Bernie Sulzer, Facilities Director We Thank You!!! Our bi-annual volunteer work weekend was held over this past Mother’s Day weekend and what a turnout we had! Well over 100 people turned out despite the threat of unpleasant weather and while there was a bit of rain on Saturday morning it turned out to be a […]
By Anna Bilton, Summer Camp Director Every Spring we hold a tee shirt design contest that is open to all of our Summer Campers. The winning design is made and sold in the Trading Post during the summer with all of the profits going towards our camper scholarship campaign. As well as being able to see fellow […]
By Colleen Murray-Seig, Alumni Committee President As we all know camp is a magical place that leaves a lasting impression on our hearts and minds. Often the lessons we learn at camp and the people who teach them to us, stay with us with us for the rest of our lives, shaping who we are […]
By Shawn Leonardo, Naturalist for the Mason Outdoor Center Camp Mason has a wide range of environmentally conscious activities and classes that delve into topics like ecology, sustainability, natural cycles and so much more. You could say that there is some sort of intentional focus on experiencing the great outdoors while enjoying your time here. […]
By the Feathered Flock. Translated by Kelli Varon, Outdoor Center Program Director. Life for us feathered flock is EGGcellent here at Camp Mason! We started our journey here late last summer, and were welcomed into the warm, caring hands of hundreds of human friends during Summer Camp. We explored the nature center during that time, […]
By Shani Kately, Camp Registrar Our Ranch Program at Camp Mason will give your child the feeling of having their own horse. Whether you are an experienced rider or not, our Ranch Director fits each camper to a horse that makes for the best experience. In two weeks your camper will build a relationship with […]
By Keith VanDerzee, CEO Dear Camp Friend, Thank you for being a part of our YMCA Camp Mason Family. I’m writing today to ask for your help, but first (at the risk of embarrassing my teenage son) I have a story to tell. On August 22nd, 2015, the last day of the last session of […]
By Jackson Patterson, Summer Camp Director As much of our community already knows, I recently I made the announcement that I will be ending my time here at Camp Mason to pursue a new challenge of working with the Student Conservation Association. While closing out my week at camp I wanted to share my appreciation […]
By Anna Bilton, Summer Camp Program Director Twenty-six Summer Camp staff members made their way to camp last weekend for our annual Winter Meeting. We talked about what went well last summer, what we could do better next time and shared new ideas for this summer. We are fortunate to have staff that care wholeheartedly about […]
