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MEA Family Camp

event October 15 – 18, 2026
Thursday-Sunday
schedule 4:00pm-2:00pm
place YMCA Camp Widjiwagan
3788 North Arm Road
Ely, MN 55731
cake All Ages
paid Starting at $200

Join us for MEA break on beautiful Burntside Lake! Soak up the last of the fall colors while hiking, canoeing, paddling our Voyageur-style canoe, doing crafts, and spending quality time with your family and friends, all in a beautiful wilderness setting on the edge of the Boundary Waters. Our rockstar crew of Widji staff will facilitate activities for kids and adults, and our talented kitchen team will serve family-style meals starting with Friday breakfast through Sunday lunch.

New this year: families/friend groups have the opportunity to choose your own cabin! Lodging is in our beautiful, rustic, bunkhouse-style cabins, all of which are electrified and heated. Our two plumbed cabins have two half bathrooms each, and all cabins are within a short walk from indoor bathrooms and showers. Registration has two parts: reserving your cabin (done by just one person in your party) as well as signing up your entire crew for food & programming (via the option "Programming & Food"). The more people in your cabin, the less the weekend costs for your crew! We know the system isn't perfect, so if you've got questions or need help please don't hesitate to reach out & we'll support you through this process!

Cabin options are as follows:

  • Bear (12) (unplumbed)
  • Lynx (13) (unplumbed)
  • Fox (16) (unplumbed)
  • Wolf (17) (unplumbed)
  • Caribou (15) (unplumbed)
  • Osprey (10) (unplumbed)
  • East Wind Room #1 (4) (plumbed)
  • East Wind Room #2 (4) (plumbed)
  • East Wind Room #3 (8) (plumbed)
  • West Wind Room #1 (4) (plumbed)
  • West Wind Room #2 (4) (plumbed)
  • West Wind Room #3 (8) (plumbed)

Got questions, or want to learn more? Reach out to Abby at abby.mans@ymcanorth.org. We can't wait to welcome you to camp this winter!