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Our weather odyssey continued as Monday morning dawned with thunder, lightning and very heavy downpours. Fortunately, the thunderstorm passed well before most campers even woke up so all that remained was a rainy walk to a french toast breakfast. While we were filling our bellies, the YMCA staff were hard

Welcome one and welcome all to 2024 Camp Oz! We are so excited to transition from 6 months of planning to now finally having all of our campers here for the 41st year of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota’s Camp Oz. As part of the Sunday recap, I want to

Save the date. Registration to open in January.

This information session will provide an opportunity to learn more about all Camp Programs at EFMN. In particular, we will focus on our week-long residential Camp Oz at YMCA Camp St. Croix in Hudson WI. Join Camp Oz Co-Directors Erik Williams and Amy Haugen to learn more about the Camp

This information session will provide an opportunity to learn more about all Camp Programs at EFMN. In particular, we will focus on our week-long residential Camp Oz at YMCA Camp St. Croix in Hudson WI. This 45 minute session will include Camp Oz EFMN staff providing an overview of what

It is hard to say, but this Day 5 recap will be the last one of 2023’s Camp Oz. With action, movement, play and laughter squeezed into every second of the day, the week flew by. For you new Camp Oz families out there, the pictures that I’ve packed into

Today the dining hall bell rang out across Camp Oz at 8:00 am sharp and our morning was off and running. Or maybe “sleepily walking” is more appropriate after a couple of loaded days so far! It doesn’t take much time and/or food though before they start animatedly chit-chatting away

Our Tuesday began tastily as the campers couldn’t get enough of the french toast breakfast. Seconds and thirds were the common theme for each table and the syrup flowed freely. With full bellies, campers slathered up in sunscreen, filled up their water bottles and headed out for the day’s adventures.

We opened up our first full day of Camp Oz with beautiful clear skies and enthusiastic campers as they rolled into breakfast. Eggs, sausage, hash browns and cereal powered everyone up for a big day of activities spread all across the camp. But first in order to continue to respect

Welcome to 2023 Camp Oz! After planning for well over 6 months we are so excited to have all of our campers here for the 40th anniversary of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota’s Camp Oz. As part of the Sunday recap, I want to share some key stats for the