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Circle Pines Center
Delton, MI, 49046
Phone: (269) 623 - 5555
Fax: (269) 623 - 9054

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Description

Circle Pines Center is a member-owned and run non-profit cooperative organization. We run a children's summer camp and year round retreat and conference center with programs for families, children and adults. The co-op owns 294 acres of land with rolling hills, hardwood and pine forests, meadows and frontage on Stewart Lake. We have miles of trails for hiking and cross-country skiing, diverse wildlife and an organic garden and orchard.

The mission of Circle Pines is to teach peace, social justice, environmental stewardship and cooperation. The Center aims to demonstrate cooperative alternatives for economic and social issues and to teach cooperation as a way of life.

Circle Pines Center is located in Southwest Michigan, about halfway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, in beautiful Barry County.

The History of Circle Pines Center began with the Central States Cooperative League, which met at the Ashland Folk School (1882-1938) of Grant, Michigan. The school offered a meeting place for people to attend conferences, retreats, and institutes on economic reform, peace education, and the growing cooperative movement. The summer school program at Ashland drew people from all cooperative sectors, who shared vital information about strengthening their co-ops, building the movement, and creating a better world. Families also went there, to play together and to find joy and purpose in cooperative recreation.



Details

Camp Type:
Day  Residential 
Year Established:
1938
Gender:
coed
Age of Campers:
8 to 17
Cost/Week:
$100-$250/wk (Please contact camp for exact pricing.)
Nearest Large City:
Accreditations:
ACA

Activities

artistic:
  • Crafting
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Theater
athletic:
  • Horseback Riding, General
  • Swimming


Sessions

(Please contact camp directly for updated session schedule.)

2010 PROGRAM DATES

New Year’s: Dec. 30-Jan. 2 (revised dates)

Soapmaking Workshop: Jan. 22-24

Cabin Fever Weekend: Feb. 5-7

Couples Massage: Feb. 12-14

Maple Syrup I: March 12-14

Maple Syrup II: March 19-21

Spirit Doll Workshop: April 23-25

Spanish Immersion: May 14-16

Women’s Weekend: May 21-23

Member Weekend: May 28-31

Summer Camp:

Session I: June 27-July 10

Session II (Youth Inst.): July 11-17

Session III: July 18-31

Friends Weekend: Aug. 13-15

Family Camp: Aug. 15-19

Adult Camp: Aug. 22-28

Harvest Weekend: Sept. 24-26

Apple Cider: Oct. 8-10

Spanish Immersion: 22-24

Thanksgiving: Nov.  24-28

 

WORKBEES DATES

Orchard Pruning: March 5-7

Garden: April 30-May 2

Firewood: November 19-21

 

MEMBER MEETING DATES

May 29, 2010

October 10, 2010

ESPECIALLY FOR YOUTH

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