Parent
                                                      Handbook
                                           Northern Frontier Camp
                          Contents:
                          Opening Letter to Parents                          1
                          Required Forms                                     2
                          Camper Arrival and Pick-up                         3
                          Directions to Northern Frontier                    3
                          Charter Bus Information                            4
                          Refund Policy/Account Balance                      4
                          Meeting Your Son’s Needs                           4
                          Health Procedures/Food Allergies                   5
                          Contact with Campers While at Camp                 5-6
                          “What to Bring” List                               6
                          What Not to Bring                                  7
                          Disruptive Camper Policy                           7
                          Northern Frontier’s position on Gender Identity    7-8
                          Personal Property Inspection                       8
                          Camp Store                                         8
                          Lost and Found                                     8
                          Cabin Assignments                                  8
                          Notes from Northern Frontier Parents               8-9
                          Northern Frontier Statement of Mission             9-10
                          Camp Contact Information                           11
        Dear Parent or Guardian,
        Let me introduce you to an experience your son will remember forever - a week at
        Northern Frontier Camp.  Set on in the southern Adirondack Mountain the headwaters of
        the Hudson River and many spectacular natural sites like OK Slip Falls, Blue Ledges
        vistas, serene ponds, caves, and wildlife all within a short hiking distance, this is the
        perfect camp setting.
        At Northern Frontier Camp your son will be challenged to grow in his faith in Jesus 
        Christ and also challenged by the adventures he faces in the great outdoors.  Adventures 
        and skills like reading and discussing God’s Word throughout the day, shooting bows, 
        slingshots, and rifles, wilderness camping, rock climbing, hiking 4,000 foot mountains, 
        portaging a canoe, fishing, working with age appropriate and approved tools, sailing, 
        building a fire, hiking challenging terrain, canoeing and kayak skills, survival skills, 
        swimming, low and high ropes obstacles, rappelling, disc golf, learning and helping 
        counselors with first aid, building and launching rockets, and much more.  He will 
        experience success because of the environment provided by the staff is encouraging, and 
        supportive one. With the encouragement from God’s Word and his counselors, your son 
        will find that the lessons he learns at camp will stay with him throughout his life.  At 
        Northern Frontier Camp your son will not just hear about God, he will see commitment to
        Christ lived out in our staff.  Campers are surrounded by well-trained staff members who 
        foster healthy relationships, teach attainable skills, instruct campers in God’s Word and 
        model Christian leadership through godly living.
        From all the activities mentioned above to eating well in our dining hall to hearing God’s 
        Word, a story, or personal testimony illustrating a Biblical truth at morning Bible 
        Exploration the evening campfires, your son’s days at Northern Frontier will be full of 
        growth and adventures, as well as enjoyable and interesting cabin games and activities.   
        Most of which he could not do at home.  
        From the early 1980s Northern Frontier has offered Father and Son programs and has
        become a recognized “Father and Son Expert” with Tree Climber sessions for dads with
        sons ages 6, 7 and 8, Father and Son Camp for dads with sons age 8 and up, and Father
        and Son Fishing and Canoeing trips for dads with sons 13 and up.  It’s the perfect
        opportunity for dad and son to connect or reconnect.
        Northern Frontier maintains a cabin counselor to camper ratio of 1:4, and a staff to 
        camper ratio approaching 1:2.  This assures that your son is always under the watchful 
        care and mature guidance of our staff.
        Sincerely,
        Capt. Chris
                                                     A Wise Choice
                       We believe you have made a wise choice in selecting Northern Frontier for your son.
                     Our hope is that his stay with us will be one of the best weeks of his life.  High standards
                     for the acceptance of staff and quality program planning are important features of
                     Northern Frontier.  For every cabin of eight campers there are two counselors, a 1:4 ratio
                     making possible close supervision and personal counseling.
                       Your cooperation is needed to give your son a good time while he is at camp.  Please
                     read through the following carefully.  It includes camp requirements and several hints on
                     how to make your son’s time at Northern Frontier more enjoyable.
                     Required Forms for Campers
                     1.   Camper Health Forms - You must clink on the registration link on our webpage and
                     create a login in name and password to begin registering your son/s.  Please follow the
                     steps and also fill out and e-sign the online additional forms.  In order to permit your son
                     to attend Northern Frontier and to receive medical care if required Form 1 (Camper/Staff
                     Health History) must be completed, with an up-to-date immunization record. Your son
                     must also have had an examination by a licensed physician within 24 months of his
                     arrival  at   camp   and   have   a   physician   sign   Form   2   Camper/Staff   Health   History
                     (Physician).  If you are registering for Tree Climbers or Father/Son programs at Northern
                     Frontier Camp you only need to fill out Form 1, Form 2 requiring a physical is not
                     required for you or your sons. Please give the information requested about your family
                     medical/hospital insurance.  When you receive it back please scan it or take a picture of it
                     and upload it into your file under your login password.  If health/accident care is needed,
                     your policy will be used first since the camp provides only very limited, non-duplicative
                     coverage. Please review and e-sign the Meningococcal Disease information and fill out
                     the Response Form.  All the above forms are required by New York State law.
                     To Parent(s)/Guardian(s): Directions for Filling Out Form 1 and Form 2
                     1)   Complete Form 1 Camper/Staff Health History (Parent/Guardian) in your child's
                     registration account. 
                     2) Then while in your child's account click on 'Forms', select Form 1 Camper/Staff
                     Health History (Parent/Guardian) and click on the PDF of Form 1 and print. For Form 2
                     Camper/Staff Health History (Physician's Form) go to the menu bar on the top of page
                     select Additional Options, then select document center, then on the right-side download
                     Form 2 Camper/Staff Health History (Physician's Form), and print out a copy. 
                      3) Take the downloaded Form 2 Camper/Staff Health History (Physician's Form) to your
                     child's healthcare-provider for review and completion.
        4)  If after meeting with your child's health care-provider changes need to be made to
        Form 1 you may log in to your account and make the changes to Form 1.
        5) After Form 2 has been completed and signed by your child's health care-provider
        upload into your son's account prior to arrival at camp.
         2.  A Note to Parents - This information is important to your son's counselors to enable
        them to better relate to him.  Please read and e-sign this and the camper health forms. In
        the registration process, there is a place on it to request that your son be in the same cabin
        with one other camper his own age.
        Your Arrival at Camp
             If you are driving to camp, plan to arrive after 11:00 AM and before 12:30 PM.  This
        will enable us to give proper care to those leaving and prepare for your arrival.
        Registration will start at 11:00 AM in the Administration Building.  Our welcoming staff
        will give you instructions and guide you to the registration area.  If all forms are online
        and you are all paid up then your registration will be really quick.
        Camper Pick-Up
                 You must notify the Camp Director in the registration link, email, or writing if
        someone other than the legal custodial parent will be picking up your son.  When picking
        up your son, you must sign him out.  Please plan to pick up your son between 10:00 and
        11:30 AM so that pick-up will not interfere with incoming campers.  Our welcoming staff
        will give you instructions and guide you to the pick-up points.
        Directions to Northern Frontier Camp
        • New York State Thruway to exit 24
        • Route 87 north (Northway) to exit 23 (Warrensburg)
        • At end of ramp go left (west) 0.1 miles to light at junction of Route 9
        • Go right onto Route 9 following it north for 4.1 miles to Route 28, which goes off to
         the left
        • Follow Route 28 approximately 21 miles to the hamlet of North River, NY
        • After passing through North River, you will cross a railroad track and start up a long
         hill.  3.6 miles from that railroad track is the Northern Frontier sign and driveway on
         your right.