36 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 

faces&places

From Camp Walden
From Camp Walden 

CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN 

Walden offers 50-plus activities to campers each summer — 
on the water, on the athletic fields, in the art barn and on the 
stage — but a lesser-known gem is their farm and garden. The 
Walden Farm sits atop a small hill overlooking the horse stables 
and soccer fields. It offers campers the opportunity to learn 
about and care for a variety of animals. This summer’s menag-
erie included pigs, sheep, chickens, Wednesday the rabbit, and 
Mary the goat (more rabbits and the ever-popular kittens live 
closer to the Nature Nook). We even rented space at the farm to 
two guinea pigs and a beta fish, who helped fertilize the hydro-
ponic sprout garden. 
In the adjacent organic garden, campers planted, cared for 
and harvested tomatoes, snap peas, onions, potatoes, zucchini 
and carrots as well as herbs and wildflowers. Some of the pro-
duce even made it down to the Mess Hall for meals. At Camp 
Walden, we are proud to give campers the chance to get their 
hands dirty, learn where their food comes from and scratch a 
pig’s snout (to the delight of the pigs).

Summer 
 
Summer 
 
 Camp
 Camp 
 Scrapbook 
 2023

DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER

The JN asked area 
summer camps to share 
their memories and 
photos of the season.

Camp Walden campers have fun on the farm.

