Into the...

It's that time of year, when parents start looking for summer activities for their children. There are so many camps to choose from. The Midwest offers so many outstanding camps, what's a parent to do?
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PEAK Camp is run a little differently then most camps. We are motivated by building fundamental assets in youth. Our adventure camps are the only one that I know of that requires pre/post fundamental asset testing. A very simple and pure way to measure growth in a child. Our camps are a proven product in building self-esteem and self-worth in youth.
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Our Hard-core adventure camp in June is full, and it looks like we will be facilitating another Hard-core adventure camp in July and late August to accommodate those that didn't book in early enough for the June camp. Life on the water is good...
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Making the connection.
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This will be our third year of working within a university system. We have facilitated and filled requirements for students in need of their 240 wilderness practicum hours... but now on to something new... this is all very exciting...
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This year we will be teaming up with Northwestern University and will be part of a research project over seen by Dr. Nina Kraus.
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The nuts and bolts of their type of research is doing an EEG to measure brain stem response to benchmark stimulus, through their auditory neuroscience lab at Northwestern. We will be coordinating efforts through affiliate universities or labs in Wisconsin to facilitate the testing.
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Our role will be pretty simple. Run a camp that offers the sounds of nature. babbling brooks and streams, wind in the trees, the sounds of the honey bees, the lapping of waves against the hull etc. Hmm... I can do that... :-)

More to come as the program develops.


" Into the trees and through the woods to grandmother's house we go..." Scouting trip on the Bark River last night for up-coming Cub-Scouts adventures in June. I meet with a collective group of Scout leaders this coming Sunday to offer paddling options and assist in their planning.
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Barely made it off the water as it was the Capt'n vs. the ever changing Wisconsin weather. It was howling on yesterday's paddle. Steady 25mph gusting to 30mph. Then it got real still and the sky grew dark... Yikes!! Paddle fool paddle!! Take cover!!
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I was in the trees as the wind picked up again. A lot of creaking and rubbing of branches over head. What ever blew over came and went rather quickly.
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Went to the Sunset Bar and Grille with a great overlook of lake Koshkonong to celebrate not getting dunked or blown away. The wait staff must have seen me pull in with the canoe on the rack.
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Quote: " Don't tell me you were out on the lake in that canoe?" "Nooooo... not on the lake that would be silly." I said with confidence. "Then why are you all wet?", she replied :-/
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What do you have on tap? - The Capt'n