Welcome to Boom Chicka News, our quarterly newsletter full of fun, faith, and all the fantastic opportunities to connect with friends through Calumet’s retreats, programs, prayers and giving opportunities.
Resident Camp Registration and Summer Staff Applications are Open!
Calumet thrives because of the generosity and care of our friends, families, and supporters. Your involvement ensures every camper and guest can experience the joy of Calumet.
Tell Your Story: Where Calumet Lives Campaign
We all carry pieces of Calumet with us — in our friendships, our routines, the ways we show up for others, or the memories that make us smile. If Calumet has lived in you, we’d love for you to be part of this. Your story matters here.
Where Calumet Lives is a storytelling and community campaign that highlights the ways Calumet continues to shape lives long after summer ends. Through photos, memories, and shared experiences from campers, families, staff, and alumni, we’re celebrating the idea that Calumet isn’t just a place — it’s a community that travels with us. It lives in how we love, how we gather, and how we build each other up, no matter where life takes us.
Our Annual Fund ensures no child is turned away from Calumet for financial reasons. Every gift, large or small, helps ensure no child is turned away from the life changing experience of camp due to cost.
Liesl was a staff alumni, family camper, and lover of Calumet. We pray for her family, especially her husband Mike and daughters Marika and Valena.
Ralph Johansson
Ralph loved camp, tended to it well as a campground manager and volunteer, and passed his love of stewarding creation on to his late son, Bob Johansson. We pray for his daughters Linda Lindwall and Debbie Stalley as well as their familes and all who loved Ralph.
Barbara Carlson
Barbara died on October 30th at the age of 91. A long time family camper, she continued to tent camp into her 80s! Her three daughters, Sarah, Jane and Christia along with three grandaughters, Caitlin & Hillary White and Kelsey Masters all served on staff.
Barbara died peacefully January 12th. An outdoor enthusiast who has supported and cared about Calumet, her family welcomes memorial gifts given in her memory.
Norma passed peacefully on January 19,2026 at the joyous age of 95 years. Her nickname "sunshine aptly described her ability to extend her joy to all she met.
May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Our Memorial Chapel is a place families often gather to remember and celebrate the life of those who have passed. If you’d like more information about memorial stones or holding a service in the chapel please follow the link below.
