Zero Balancing

Deanna Waggy, OTR, will be offering Zero Balancing (ZB) sessions
to promote wellness as part of your personal get-a-way day at
Camp Mack, in exchange for a donation to the Becker Retreat Center building fund. Zero Balancing is a powerful body-mind therapy that uses skilled touch to address the relationships between energy and structureswithin the body.  You will lie on your back, fully clothed, on a massage table. ZB uses a series of gentle finger pressure and traction along your neck, spine, hips and feet.  You will experience stillness at the bone level while areas of held tension begin to relax and release within your body. ZB feels great and potentially provides feeling of health and well-being; stress release and enhanced energy; reduced pain and discomfort; increased balance, stability and mobility; and heightened feelings of connection, peace and happiness. Give yourself the gift of balance in body, mind and spirit.  Call the camp to schedule your appointment.
 
For more information, visit http://www.zerobalancing.com
or contact Deanna directly at ot4peace@gmail.com

When:        Monday, February 11    9a-3p
                   Monday, March 11    9a-3p
Where:      TBD
Cost:         $25 for 30 minutes/$50 for 1 hour
Leader:     Deanna Waggy, OTR

Maple Syrup 101

Experience the basics of Maple Syrup production at Camp Mack.
You will learn to identify Sugar Maple trees in the winter and then
tap the trees and collect sap.  Learn how to measure the % sugar
content. (How many gallons of sap does it take to make 1 gallon of syrup?)  Start off your day with a pancake breakfast with real
syrup then visit an evaporator at work at a nearby farm.

Campfire Jam

Whether you have been playing guitar for years or just got one
for Christmas,come along for an afternoon jam session of popular camp songs.  Most camp songs only use a couple basic chords
and you take it from there.  Strum ,pick, or sing-a-long to your heart's content.

Let’s Get Creative!

We invite you to pause and discover the hidden creativity within you.Use the natural surroundings of camp to renew yourself through activities that include: paper marbling, Build-a-Doodles, doodling a prayer, wood burning,journaling or picture taking.  Our goal is that you return home renewed and inspired.

Scrapbooking

Come join us for a day of scrapbooking, sharing and learning with fellow scrappers.Work on current projects.  Cricut machines and cartridges will be available to make die cuts.  We will have a Show & Tell table for you to bring and show off your creations as well
as a table for you to trade your excess stickers, scraps and other materials.

Drum Circle

We are surrounded by rhythm.  Who hasn’t tapped their fingers along to a catchy familiar tune?  People are drawn to rhythm and movement.  Come join us for a drum circle and experience the
joy of rhythm in a group setting.

When:          Saturday, March 23    1p-3p
Where:        John Kline Welcome Center
Cost:           Free (bring a snack to share)
Leader:        Yvonne Reige
*Don’t have a drum?  Come anyway.  We will share drums and rhythm instruments.

Nature Skills: Flintknapping & Primitive
                         Stone Tools

Finding yourself in the outdoors without a knife or a tool can make even the simplest task a challenge.  Flintknapping is the process
of chipping away material from stones, such as flint or obsidian,
in a controlled manner, to produce sharp projectile objects (ie. Arrowheads) or primitive stone tools.  Participants will learn basic techniques such as percussion and pressure flaking, and shaping projectile points to create arrowheads, spear points, knives and other stone tools.

Nature Photography and the Altered Image: Your Artist’s Journal

A day to improve your nature photography and wildflower identification skills and explore techniques to incorporate your images with drawing, painting and collage to create a
mixed-media artist's journal. 

Canoe the 10 Lake Chain

We will put in at indian Village and paddle up to Knapp Lake and back. Paddle through narrow channels connecting these small
lakes while watching out for majestic herons and signs of
beaver. Never canoed? Come along and we will teach you the basics!

When:        Saturday, May 4   9a-4p
Where:       Meet at JKWC
Cost:          $15 (sack lunch included)
Leader:      Jessica Kreider
*Bring sunscreen and shoes that may get wet

Dutch Oven Cooking

From appetizers to desserts, you’d be amazed at what you can cook in a Dutch Oven.  Food cooked over the coals always
tastes better.  Explore a variety of recipes and techniques for cooking in a Dutch Oven.  We bet you won’t leave here hungry.

Women of the Bible and You– Part 1

Discover the personal journeys of the women of the Bible and
how their life experiences are relevant to  women today.  This two-part workshop allows an in-depth look in the lives of women you may or may not know.  This workshop is designed allowing participants to move at their own pace.  Time will be given for creative reaction to the female journey through poetry, song, an sharing.

Wildflower Walk

Experience the changes in the wilderness area as spring puts
on a beautiful show of wildflowers and blooming shrubs.  Appreciate the Trillium, Blood Root, Spring Beauties, Hepatica
and others in bloom.

Bike Trek  (Strongly encouraged for Pedal        and Paddle participants)

Come join fellow cyclers and choose from a 20 or 40 mile route around
local lakes and countryside depending on your riding abilities. 
Be supported by a Sag Wagon along your route.  Great
fellowship while enjoying a different place to ride.

Campfire Jam

Don’t let the summer end.  Come back to camp for a jam session
of popular campfire songs.  Most songs only use a few basic chords and you take it from there.  So bring your guitars, rhythm instruments or your voice and have a great afternoon reliving
your summer.

Family Fishing Day

Enjoy a day fishing on Lake Waubee.  Learn to tie a Palomer knot,
cast for Backyard Bass, and then enjoy a Camp Mack style
Fishing Derby.  Relax as you wet a line and make memories that
last a lifetime.

Sailing 101

Learn how to rig a Sunfish and basic sailing techniques. Review
helpful knots and safety tips.  Then head out on Lake Waubee for
some practical experience in our fleet of Sunfish.  Experienced? 
Try out one of our Lasers or the Force 5.

Prairie Flower Walk

Explore our 5 acres of natural prairie area.  See the prairie come
alive with darting dragonflies and birds that swoop between the
Blue Stem grasses, Compass Plant, Indigo, Rattlesnake Master
and other unique plants.

Dutch Oven Cooking

From appetizers to desserts, you’d be amazed at what you can cook in a Dutch Oven.  Food cooked over the coals always tastes better.  Explore a variety of recipes and techniques for cooking
in a Dutch Oven.  We bet you won’t leave here hungry.

Knitting Day

Whether beginner or advanced in the world of knitting, bring
along your yarn and needles and share a relaxing fall day at
camp.  Learn how to knit, learn a new stitch, finish a project, or learn about knitting for charity.

Grandpa’s Workshop

Be mentored in the woodshop by a camp Grandpa.  Gain new
skills in woodworking as you turn blocks of wood on a lathe
into beautiful pens.

Fall Nut and Tree Identification Walk

If you’ve ever dreamed about Chestnuts roasting over an open
fire, come along for a day of nut and tree identification.  We will focus on edible nuts and their uses.  Nuts include Beech Nuts, Acorns, Walnuts, Hickory Nuts and more.

Sandhill Cranes Trip

Travel with us to the Jasper Pulaski FWA.  Observe upwards of
10,000+ cranes in the field from the observation platform as they
fly in and dance while traveling along their migration route.  This
event should be on every birders life list.

Women of the Bible and You– Part 2

Discover the personal journeys of the women of the Bible and
how their life experiences are relevant to women today.  This two-part workshop allows an in-depth look in the lives of women you may or may not know.  This workshop is designed allowing participants to move at their own pace.  Time will be given for creative reaction to the female journey through poetry, song, and sharing.

Williamsburg Wreathes and Swags

Christmas Ornaments

Gain new skills in the woodshop and watch the sawdust fly as

you make beautiful Christmas ornaments to grace your tree or give as gifts.  Stain, paint or woodburny our finished creations.  Let
your imagination be your guide.

Christmas Cookies

Fill your cookie jar for the holidays!  Camp provides the ingredients, measuring utensils and mixing bowls.  You bring the family (or not),
mix the dough, sample cookies and sip hot chocolate.  Best of all,
camp cleans up the mess!  Choose 4 batches of cookies (each makes about  3 dozen).