Camp Leelanau for Boys was founded in 1921 by William M. “Skipper” Beals and his wife, Cora Mautz Beals. Having spent several summers with young men from Christian Science families from The Principia, they moved the group to Glen Arbor, Michigan, where they bought a unique piece of land at the mouth of the Crystal River. Arthur S. “Major” Huey and his wife, Helen Mautz Huey (Cora’s sister), continued Skipper’s work with Cora in the decades following Skipper’s untimely passing in 1942.

Daily educational programming in the early years eventually led to a wide range of summer activities. The Leelanau School was then created to encompass year-round, traditional academics. The camp flourished for many years, sharing the property with The Leelanau School.

Camp Kohahna for Girls joined Camp Leelanau on its facility in 1971. From 1981 – 1988, the Camps were located in Northport. The camps and school maintained this relationship until 1988, when the non-profit Camp Leelanau and Kohahna Foundation, Inc. was formed to take responsibility for the Camp operation. It purchased the early Camp Kohahna property on Pyramid Point as the permanent site for the camps.

The exciting waterfront and beautiful property, surrounded by the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, have made a perfect home for the camps. Although the facility has been thoroughly refurbished and modernized, the original beauty of the Camps has been preserved. The Camps look forward to the continued use of this beautiful facility.

Endless adventures await campers at Leelanau (a Native American word for “Land of Delight”). Rustic cabins settled into the wooded hillside overlooking Lake Michigan, and the Manitou Islands are home to Leelanau campers for the summer. Campers share cabins with boys their age in groups of five to ten. The daily schedule for all ages includes cabin cleanup, morning activities (scheduled weekly), afternoon activities (selected daily), and evening junior and senior group activities. Throughout the summer, all campers are encouraged to participate in our wide variety of activities and our backcountry camping opportunities.

Solid young men from all over the country converge in a team of counselors at Leelanau. Their goal is to bring out the most in their campers and to love, support and challenge them. The counselors for the younger cabins are always ready to be caring big brothers, while the counselors in the older cabins also strive to develop communication and teambuilding skills in these future leaders.

Each day provides for the dedicated study of the Daily Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly. There is time for each camper to expand his love and understanding of God. Counselors help reveal how the Lesson can provide solutions to life’s challenges and how Christian Science can be applied daily at camp and home.

Camp Kohahna for Girls was founded in 1923 by Maude Beals Turner, the sister of Leelanau founder Skipper Beals. She was encouraged by her brother to come from Oregon to tutor the sisters of the boys at Camp Leelanau.

The academics she and her brother had taught during the summer inspired the founding of a year-round academic program at The Leelanau School. “MB,” as she became known, took this opportunity to develop further a unique summer program based on activities and encouragement. MB successfully operated Camp Kohahna for over forty years on its early Pyramid Point site overlooking Lake Michigan.

In 1971 Camp Kohahna moved to join Camp Leelanau on the facility it shared with The Leelanau School. From 1981 – 1988, the Camps were located in Northport. The Camps and school maintained a close relationship until 1988, when the non-profit Camp Leelanau and Kohahna Foundation, Inc., was formed to take responsibility for the Camp operation. Camp Kohahna joyously returned to its early site on Pyramid Point in 1988, the new home for both Camps.

The exciting waterfront and beautiful property, surrounded by the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, make a perfect home for the Camps. Although the facility has been thoroughly refurbished and modernized, the original beauty of the Camps has been preserved. The Camps look forward to the continued use of this beautiful facility.

Kohahna (an Ojibway word for “Achievement”) provides the perfect setting for a summer of new activities, adventures, and friendships. Cabins perched atop the sandy bluffs of Pyramid Point, overlooking the endless blue waters of Lake Michigan, are home to the girls of Kohahna. Campers share a cabin with girls their age in groups of five to ten. The daily schedule for all ages includes cabin cleanup, morning activities (scheduled weekly), afternoon activities (selected daily), and evening group activities. Caring counselors encourage girls to excel in everyday activities and support them in trying new ones. Whether on the trail, the lake, or the stage, Kohahna campers are always taught to do their best.

The team of counselors at Kohahna is comprised of strong, capable young women from across the country. Their goal is to bring out the most in their campers and to love, support and challenge them. For the younger campers, this means being good sisters and role models. For the older campers, this means having a keen sense of unspoken needs and an ability to bring out a growing young woman’s potential.

Each day provides for the dedicated study of the Daily Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly. There is time for each camper to expand her love and understanding of God. Counselors help reveal how the Lesson can provide solutions to life’s challenges and how Christian Science can be applied daily at camp and home.