Fitch Camp will open its 73rd summer season on Monday, June 23.

Located on Cable Lake just off Garret Road, Fitch Camp has operated continuously since 1941, when E. Root Fitch endowed the camp program with the camp property along with financial assistance. Students who live in the Dowagiac school district, and have completed grades 2-7 are eligible and welcome to attend.

Students who completed second, third, and fourth-grades in the 2013-2014 school year attend each Monday and Wednesday from June 23 through July 25. Students who completed fifth, sixth, and seventh-grades in the 2013-2014 school year attend Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 24 through July 26.

Fitch Camp will be closed July 4th for the holiday.

Fitch Camp provides outdoor education opportunities in a beautiful setting. Activities planned for this season include swimming, swimming lessons, canoeing, fishing, tennis, volleyball, scooter hockey, kickball, softball, crafts and much more.

Lunch and snacks are provided. The cost to attend is merely $1 per day, and bus pick up for campers is at the following sites: Kincheloe Elementary School, Justus Gage Elementary School, Patrick Hamilton Elementary School, Dowagiac Middle School, St. John’s Day Care and Eagle’s Woods Apartments.

Registration forms are required for children to attend and have been provided to each child in the Dowagiac Schools. Extra forms are available at each school office or can be downloaded from the Dowagiac Union School web site.  Visit our Facebook page to find out more.

Fitch Camp is a non-profit organization, and is always grateful for tax-deductible monetary donations to help with program costs/improvements. To make a monetary donation, please contact Chris Cox at 424-5457 or Jerry Hannapal of Hannapal Home Center at 782-7788.