OUR MISSION

To empower the strong spirits of young women through wilderness trips and lifelong community

 

  • I make many parenting decisions that I second-guess. Camp Ogichi is my parenting home run.

    MELISSA | PARENT

  • I see a girl who went out into the wilderness unsure and untested, and came back stronger.

    CARRILYN | PARENT

  • You get away from the hustle and bustle and drama of society to be in a pure, beautiful environment—and just be yourself.

    JENNY | FORMER CAMPER

  • The people and experiences of Ogichi have laid the most beautiful and empowering foundation for our daughter, and have literally altered the course of her life.

    HALLIE | PARENT

  • On the trip, I found strength I'd never known. I learned to respect and appreciate nature.

    CLARA | CAMPER

  • I’ve never seen my sister happier and more alive. She was totally living in the moment—I think we were all that way.

    LIBBY | FORMER CAMPER

  • The trip forced me to step out of my comfort zone and learn new things. I am eternally grateful for the experience I had at Ogichi.

    LAURYN | CAMPER

  • One thing my daughter will remember forever is how her counselor called her 'fearless.' She carries that with her each day and truly believes she is!

    JEN | PARENT

  • We’d make the most challenging things fun. After a week it was like we’d known each other forever.

    LINDSEY | FORMER CAMPER

 
 

STRONG-SPIRITED WOMEN

Ogichi Daa Kwe is a one-of-a-kind wilderness camp for girls in northern Minnesota offering countless opportunities for personal growth through challenging canoeing and backpacking trips and engaging in-camp activities. Undistracted by technology, unburdened by social pressures and encouraged by passionate role models, the young women who come to Ogichi Daa Kwe discover a stronger version of themselves.

 

Healthy Lifestyle

At Ogichi, a healthy lifestyle is assured: summer days filled with physical activity, restful nights in rustic cabins, and mealtimes that are as engaging as they are nourishing. All meals are made from scratch and feature fresh produce, lean meats and organic dairy products—with vegetarian options available.

 

Engaging Activities

From crafts and climbing to sailing and songwriting, Ogichi offers a wide variety of instructional classes during three activity periods each day. Campers make their own schedule and decide how to spend their time. In the absence of awards, personal gratification comes from finding success, overcoming failure, teaching a useful technique, or mastering a lifelong passion.

 
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Wilderness AdventureS

Through Ogichi’s wilderness trips program, first-time campers become wide-eyed adventurers seeking new rivers to paddle and new ranges to traverse. Trips are tailored to age and experience, from a gentle three-day introduction to canoeing in Voyageurs National Park to longer trips in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

 
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Spectacular Campus

Designed and built from the ground up, Ogichi Daa Kwe’s campus can only be described as spectacular. Cozy cabins and open-air activity buildings ring the shoreline, while the majestic Great Lodge looks out over a protected cove for swimming and water sports. From almost every corner of the campsite, sunrise views instill gratitude for the promise of a new day.