WEEK 2

Cannon Report

KaboomKaboom!!

And just like that Week Two 2025 is in the books.

To be clear, Week Two 2025 did not go quietly.  This was not a slump over and snooze kind of week.  NO!  This was a pick ‘em up, grab ‘em by the ankles, and shake out their lunch money kind of week here at Camp Leelanau!!

We started the week by sending 8 burly men up to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore to hike for over 20+ miles on the North Country Trail along Lake Superior.  (and if those boys thought for a second that Lake Michigan was chilly – boy howdy, they had another thing coming!)

Concurrently, not to be outdone, we sent the entire Junior Section out for a little Camp Leelanau tradition called the Junior Flag Trip.  Tackling in the woods, going on raids, eating pasta prepared by the CTs, roasting mallows, and sleeping in a tent are all part of the experience and it certainly matured their sportsmanship and resilience along the way.

And all that was just Monday!

By Tuesday and Wednesday we resumed the rhythms of Camp with burly afternoon activities, inspired cabin days, and a church service where all the boys must have been sitting on tacks because they stood up so quickly to testify all evening long.  It is inspiring to hear little kid and big kid testimonies, and particularly meaningful when they are first time testifiers at Camp or anywhere. 

By Thursday the wheels began to really come off all over again, as Picture Rocks returned and threw the dining room table assignments askew (literally only a problem for HQ – the campers love it when they can mix up table assignments and sit with their friends, subsequently making the dining room WAY louder.)

But the finale of finales of the week was the legendary North/South Comedic War of Attrition.  Friday afternoon and evening were dedicated to the preparation and performance of comedy acts, impersonations, lip-syncs, musical numbers, and skits to wow the judges and the whole camp.  Sides were split, knees were slapped, and the LOL’s were real Laughs really Out real Loud. 

As sad as it was to watch a few 2 weekers depart on Saturday morning, we are cherishing our three- and seven-week campers and cannot wait for another amazing and full week of Camp Leelanau!

-From the desk of HQ