Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp

06/16/2026

Week 2 Intergenerational Camp and Treehouse Adventures are in full swing! We are having a blast with campfires, chapel services, beach fun, and lots of quality time together! With meals prepared and activities planned and led by the staff, all in a beautiful outdoor setting, it’s often the most vacation-y experience families can have.

There are still two opportunities to participate in Intergenerational Camp this summer: June 28-July 1 (3-nights) or July 26-31 (5-nights). Visit http://fortunelake.org/summer-camp/family/ to learn more.

06/15/2026

Fortune Lake staff and volunteers had an incredible time at our first Upper Peninsula Rainbow Pride Fest in Marquette on Saturday! The team brought camp to Pride with free tie-dye bandanas, new stickers, and lots of conversations about the exciting things going on at Fortune Lake. The booth was visited by summer staff, staff alumni, camper friends, and new faces. We loved hearing stories from folks who were positively impacted by their experience at Fortune Lake and were grateful to be at the event to share in the celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. We’ll see you next year!

This effort is one small expression of the ongoing work of total inclusion at Fortune Lake. To learn more about our Total Inclusion Committee and the path we’ve walked thus far, check out our website: https://fortunelake.org/about/growing-in-grace/

06/14/2026

Read the full text here:

Matthew 9:35-10:8

The Harvest Is Great, the Laborers Few
35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

The Twelve Apostles
10 Then Jesus[a] summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus;[b] 4 Simon the Cananaean and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.

The Mission of the Twelve
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not take a road leading to gentiles, and do not enter a Samaritan town, 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’[c] 8 Cure the sick; raise the dead; cleanse those with a skin disease; cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment.

06/12/2026

Our end of the week Victory Camp recap video has been posted on YouTube! Be sure to check it out, and also check out the 2026 Victory Camp photo album posted on our page as well!

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We kicked off our summer by welcoming our Victory Campers! We had a...

06/12/2026

06/10/2026

Hey folks.

Amanda here, Fortune Lake Camp Director, currently wearing my parent-of-four hat. For many of our families, summer days are upon us, and we’re in the early stages of helping our children to navigate looser schedules and more free time. If you’re like me, you’re hoping for some of the following for your kiddos this summer:

☀️ More outside time and less screentime
🎨 More creativity and less absorbing curated content
👍 More affirming adults and fewer influencers
🩵 More real-life relationships and less social isolation
🌱 More personal growth and less following the crowd
🏃🏾More physical movement and less sitting still

And, if you’re like me, perhaps your kiddos need encouragement to move toward these hopes. Likely a lot of these things can and will happen at home, especially with intention. But, I know it takes a team to help shape my kiddos into the humans God wants them to be. This is where summer camp comes in! At Fortune Lake, you can expect the following:

☀️ Full days spent in God’s good Creation
🎨 Creativity integrated everywhere: from arts-n-crafts projects to talent show skits to freeplay
👍 Young adult staff who have been thoroughly background checked and trained to provide a safe, nurturing experience; they love kids, and they are excellent role models!
🩵At camp we learn to live together, differences and all; we work through the tough stuff and come out better
🌱Experiential learning is what we do all day through campfire cooking, worship leading, recreational activities, caring for our shared spaces, and interactive Bible study components
🏃🏾Non-competitive group games using “challenge by choice” allow everyone to participate at the level they prefer

Perhaps you’d thought about summer camp, but in the hecticness that is Maycember, time got away from you. The good news is that there is still room in almost all of the Fortune Lake programs, with 3-night and 5-night options for youth completed grades 1-12. We even have 4-day day camp experiences at camp and in many communities throughout the region. Or, if you’d prefer to come camp as a family, there are intergenerational programs for all ages!

It’s not too late to help your kids experience all that you had hoped they would this summer, and we’re here to help. Fortune Lake strives to be a site that is truly welcoming to all, regardless of church affiliation, and we have room for YOU! Visit https://fortunelake.org/summer-camp/ or call our office at 906-214-2267 to learn more.

Grace & Peace to you, this summer and always,
Amanda Rasner (she/her), Camp Director

06/09/2026

Hurray for Day Camp! Our team is having a blast with the churches of Houghton County! Still two more days to go...

Did you know that we'll also have traveling teams in other congregations and communities all throughout the summer? Here's where we'll be:

June 15-18: At Bethany Lutheran Church, Ishpeming in partnership with Bethel, Trinity, and Faith Lutheran Churches
June 22-25: At St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Mass City, MI
June 29 - July 2: At First Lutheran Church - ELCA, Gladstone, MI in partnership with Memorial United Methodist Church
July 6-9: At Faith Lutheran Church - ELCA, Three Lakes, WI
July 13-16: At Faith Lutheran Church - Calumet MI in partnership with Bethany Lutheran Church of Keweenaw - Mohawk
July 20-23: At Ascension Lutheran Church, Minocqua, WI
July 27-30: At First Presbyterian Church in partnership with Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Florence, WI
August 3-6: At Immanuel Lutheran Church Escanaba ELCA in partnership with Bethany Lutheran Church Escanaba Michigan: ELCA
Host sites will be sharing information in their respective communities. Please contact them for additional information.

We're so excited to partner with all of these congregations and hope to see you all at Day Camp!

06/09/2026

The beloved community that is Victory Camp is in full swing! We’re having a blast with the dance party, pontoon rides, swimming, and campfires! We look forward to the rest of the week and all of the stories we’ll be able to share with our families and caregivers on Friday.

06/08/2026

Thank you for Lighting the Fire for Fortune Lake! On May 31 we gathered at 7 locations and online to sing songs, enjoy a skit, share camp stories, and roast marshmallows for s'mores. What an evening it was!

Thanks to your generosity, a total of $7,578 was raised for summer camp! The site with the highest donation total was Bethany Lutheran Church, Ishpeming with $2,910. This makes the Marquette County churches the frontrunners for the 3rd consecutive year!

Thanks be to God for Fortune Lake and for all the campfires to come!