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Author: Sarah Blasing

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11 Apr
A letter from the Director
by Sarah Blasing

Summer 2025 Camp Gear

Pre-orders are available now through April 14th We are so excited to debut our new camp gear for next summer! We know campers love visitng our onsite camp store during the summer,

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12 Sep
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

Campfire Talk by Carter Cole

Given on July 18, 2024 Hello everyone! My name is Carter Cole and I am a first year on Life Squad. Some fun facts about me are I go to the University of Arizona, I am amazing at sp

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12 Sep
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

It was a MAGICAL summer!

This really was the best summer yet in so many ways! For the first time ever we did a camper survey every Friday morning as part of our last day ritual. And week after week, we&#82

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9 Aug
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

Campfire Talk by Lauren Thull

Given on August 8, 2024 Hi, as some of you may know, my name is Lauren Thull. I am a second year on staff and I am on FUN SQUAD. If you don’t know me, here are some fun facts abo

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7 May
A letter from the Director
by Sarah Blasing

Family Camp Cabin Raffle!

It’s Raffle Time! For $20 you can enter to win one of 5 fabulous prizes from Spirit in the Pines. Ticket purchases are available through May 12th. The Grand Prize is a weekend of

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17 Apr
A letter from the Director
by Sarah Blasing

Spring Work Weekend!

We are going to have a Sprit in Pines work weekend May 16-18th! Anyone is welcome to come to camp to help, with meals and lodging provided. You stay any length of time that your sc

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7 Apr
A letter from the Director
by Sarah Blasing

Counselor Retreat!

We had a wonderful weekend up at camp on April 3-5 with all of our amazing counselors and counselors-in-training! We had a really great time together, and our closing talk this mor

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27 Nov
A letter from the Director
by Sarah Blasing

Order Gear & A Beanie!

Limited Time! Camp Beanie Orders We are taking orders for these brand-new and limited-edition Camp Beanies now through December 3rd. They are scheduled to be available for pick-up

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22 Nov
A letter from the Director
by Sarah Blasing

Summer 2024 – Shine Like Stars

              Stargazing is a loved and magical experience at Spirit in the Pines. On the final evening last year, we even had a shower of shooting stars. Life always

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15 Nov
A letter from the Director
by Sarah Blasing

Summer Camp Launch Week

We have a lot of exciting news to share! Firstly, thank you to all of our volunteers and donors who helped keep us busy with camp improvements this fall. All of our cabins have new

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Sarah Blasing: Director of Youth Leadership & Outdoor Ministries
Email: sblasing@standrewlu.org
W: 952.697.7108 | C: 612.759.8493

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2973 Co. Rd. 45 NW
Hackensack, MN 56452

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Spirit in the Pines is owned and operated by St. Andrew. It is located about an hour north of Brainerd, Minnesota on beautiful Pleasant Lake. We host over 1000 people every summer, with about half being St. Andrew members and others from mostly the southwest metro. Summertime at Spirit in the Pines Camp is filled with age specific youth camp sessions during the week and family camp sessions on the weekends. Youth and adult retreats are held during the fall and winter months.

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