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The Pines Press

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8 Aug
Camp Updates
Sarah Blasing
Campfire Talk by Nick

August 6, 2025 Hello Everyone! If you don’t know me, my name is Nick Benson. I go to the University of St. Thomas, and I am a first-year staff on life squad. This week, you&#

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8 Aug
Camp Updates
Sarah Blasing
Campfire Talk by Dillon

August 4, 2025 Hello Everybody. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Dillon Kuhn and I am a first-year on god squad. I am entering into my sophomore year at Iowa St

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1 Aug
Camp Updates
Sarah Blasing
Campfire Talk by Nick Luna

Wednesday – July 30, 2025 Hi, for those of you who don’t know me, my name is Nick Luna (Tuna) . I am a second year on life squad and I am going to be a junior at Iowa S

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25 Jul
Camp Updates
Sarah Blasing
Campfire Talk by Alex

Camp Week: July 20-25, 2025 Hello everyone, for those who dont  know me my name is Alex Jensen, I am a first year on God Squad and I go to Florida State University. I want to show

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16 Jul
Camp Updates
Sarah Blasing
Campfire Talk by Akos

July 15, 2025 Good evening everyone. My name is Akos, this is my second year on staff, and I’m part of the Fun Squad. You’ve probably heard it mentioned once or twice this week

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11 Jul
Camp Updates
Sarah Blasing
Campfire Talk by Sierra

July 9, 2025 Hi guys. I’m Sierra. I’m a first year on fun squad. I go to Iowa State University, Ames Campus. My favorite color is red and my favorite food is hot dogs. When som

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9 Jul
Camp Updates
Sarah Blasing
Campfire Talk by Ava

Tuesday, July 8th Hi guys! My name is Ava, and I’m a first-year on Life Squad. I’m also a part of the nurse squad with Addy because of my studies in college. I just finished my

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27 Jun
Camp Updates
Sarah Blasing
Campfire Talks by the Jensens

June 23-24, 2025 Monday – Drew Jensen Hey everyone, for those of you that don’t know me my name is Drew. I’m a first year on fun squad, and I go to Florida Gulf Coast Uni

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27 Jun
A letter from the Director
Sarah Blasing
Campfire Talk by Berit Berggren

June 26, 2025 Hi everyone! My name is Berit Berggren. I’m a first-year staff here at camp. I go to Florida State University, and I’m also a proud member of Fun Squad here at ca

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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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