Winkle’s Blog

Even though it has been quite a while, I clearly remember my summers as a camp counselor. I first agreed to be a counselor because being a camper was so much fun and it seemed that being a counselor would be even more fun. I soon discovered that being a counselor was a little more […] Learn More ›

Some tell tale signs of summer approaching are usually the temperatures rising and the days getting longer. But now the temperatures are dropping and it starts getting dark before most of our campers get home from school, but have no fear, camp is still quickly approaching. That’s right we’re running our Winter Camp this winter […] Learn More ›

Its that time of the year again where holiday lights fill the sky and it’s time to celebrate with our friends and family! So we wanted to invite our Camp Chi Family to join us for Camp Chi’s Fourth Night, Fourth Light at Bernard Weinger JCC in Northbrook, starting at 5:30pm on Wednesday, Decemeber 21st. […] Learn More ›

One of the best things about the year coming to an end is getting a chance to take a look at WCHI’s spotify wrapped! It’s a chance for us to remember all of the amazing music that we put onto the airwaves this year! A few really neat things about our Camp Chi Radio Broadcasters […] Learn More ›

The temperature may be dropping, but that doesn’t mean the memories from last summer have to fade. To help us keep those memories alive and the flame burning, we are excited to announce the Camp Chi Summer 2022 Reunion! All of our 2022 campers are invited to join us on Sunday January, 8th 2022 at Bernard Weinger […] Learn More ›

Last Spring my wife Martha and I decided to take advantage of the housing boom and sell our house outside of Chicago. We made the decision to live at Camp Chi for this year. We wake up every day to views of the trees and wander the paths and dirt roads of camp. We enjoy […] Learn More ›