The Timbers
Summer Address:
Traverse City, Michigan, USAShow Phone #
Off-Season Address:
Flint, Michigan, USAShow Phone #
The girls who come to the Timbers are junior and senior high school girls (6th-12th grades). The Timbers has many of the attractions of a traditional summer camp, like swimming and boating lessons and arts and crafts. It is our central program that is unique and progressive in its focus on wilderness trip experiences. It is the girl-driven philosophies and practices which makes the Timbers special.
The girls who attend the Timbers plan their own experiences as a group and are given a lot of responsibilities. The staff is expected to give encouragement and guidance, providing a positive and motivating role model for each girl, as opposed to planning everything and controlling the girls’ experiences.
The Timbers itself is 262 acres of forest, fields and lakes that surround the camp facilities. It is a perfect setting for adventure in the out-of-doors whether girls are using it as a home base for out-of-camp trips or they are finding adventure on the lakes or trails of the camp.
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Camp Type:
Year Established: 1962 Gender: Girls Age of Campers: 10 to 17 years old Cost/Week: $201.00-$350.00/wk Religious Affiliation: Camp Owner(s): Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan Camp Director(s): Jarrah Buch Nearest Large City: Grand Rapids Off Season Rental: Yes Accreditations ? |
Camp Focus:
Adventure Camps: Assorted Adventures Adventure Camps: Sailing Adventure Camps: SCUBA Adventure Camps: Wilderness |
Arts and Crafts
Pottery
Adventure Activities:
Assorted Adventures
Backpacking
Canoeing
Girl Scouts
Hiking
Kayaking
Primitive Skills
Rock Climbing
Ropes Course
Sailing
SCUBA
Scouting
Whitewater Rafting
Wilderness
Academic Activities:
Leadership
Miscellaneous Activities:
Team Building
Travel/Trips
Programs are scheduled into specific session dates based on the number of campers who register for a given program/session. This is how we ensure that a maximum number of qualified campers are placed in the program and session of their choice. More programs may be add to a session if enough girls request a specific program.
Session 1 June 21-July 3, 2009
Session 2 July 6-18, 2009
Session 3 July 20-August 1, 2009
Session 4 August 3-9, 2009

