Creating Lasting Memories at Fall Family Camps

Helayne Shaw, Family and Alumni Engagement Coordinator

Fall Family Camps felt more like a summer escape this year, with the gorgeous weather setting the perfect backdrop for Dad & Me and Mom & Me weekends. Families soaked in all the fun camp has to offer — rock climbing, ziplining, tie-dying, fishing, and even tubing — while celebrating Shabbat and Havdalah around the campfire, complete with s’mores.

Family camp is a hit with everyone! Kids love the activities and counselors (weekends were staffed by last summer’s Teen Leadership Village participants), while parents enjoy learning about camp or, for alumni, reminiscing about their own cherished Tamarack memories. For new families, it’s a great way to experience camp firsthand and ease into their child’s first solo summer adventure.

Best yet, we still have more fall and family camp fun coming up! Join us at an upcoming event:

Tamarack Trot 5K and Fall Fest
Camp Maas
Sunday, October 13

Sukkot on the Farm
An adult-only farm-to-table dinner in partnership with Adamah Detroit and The Well 
Farber Farm, Camp Maas
Sunday, October 20
Learn more and register

And family camps will return in the spring! Mark your calendars for Dad & Me (Friday, May 9–Sunday, May 11 at Camp Maas) and Mom & Me (Friday, May 30–Sunday, June 1 at Butzel Retreat Center, with activities at Butzel and Camp Maas).