28 | DECEMBER 1 • 2022 

CAMP GUIDE

B

etween outpost camps in 
northern Michigan and Canada, 
and travel trips to Alaska and 
the Western United States, Tamarack 
Camps is offering Jewish Michigan 
teens a number of unique and life-
changing camping experiences to apply 
for this summer.
Campers entering grades 9-11 can 
embark on one-of-a-kind adventures 
that teach life and survival skills, 
leadership, independence and 
organization, while learning about 
Jewish tradition and culture. Here’s 
what to know about each experience 
and what teens can expect to learn, 
along with their highlights and popular 
activities.

CAMP KENNEDY
Geared toward campers entering 
ninth grade, Tamarack Camps’ Camp 
Kennedy Outpost Camp is located just 
east of Munising in Michigan’s Upper 
Peninsula (close to Pictured Rocks 
National Lakeshore). This smaller, 
remote camp accommodates 25-26 
campers and is free of modern devices, 
like clocks, watches and cell phones.

“They work to do everything,” 
Tamarack Camps camp director Carly 
Weinstock explains. “They decide what 
meals they want to cook every day or 
what programs they want to do.” 
This smaller camping group also 
partakes in several day trips that 
include hiking and canoe trips, which 
teach basic survival skills. “These are 
more rustic, longer camping trips 
than our Camp Maas program does,” 
Weinstock continues.
Having that freedom to build their 

own schedule, Weinstock says, offers 
teens a sense of responsibility that 
teaches them important life and 
leadership skills. 
“At Camp Maas, a lot of your 
decisions are being made for you and 
you rely on your counselors to do that 
for you,” she says. “When you’re in an 
outpost camp, you are making those 
decisions and [this type of] camping 
takes you to the next level of being 
independent.”
Camp Kennedy Session One runs 

Tamarack Camps of
 ers teens once-in-a-lifetime camping 
and travel opportunities.
Teen Outposts and Travel Trips

ASHLEY ZLATOPOLSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Camp 
Kennedy

Charles N. Agree 
Outpost Camp

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