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THE GREAT TANA-RE-DOONA

A campaign for Tanadoona

Our vision for Tanadoona is for it to be a place where youth from all backgrounds discover their sparks through nature, become stewards of the natural world and develop as leaders.

Camp Fire Minnesota’s master plan for Tanadoona brings this vision to life. The Great Tana-re-doona will transform the property, restoring outdated facilities like our dining hall and Bluebird Lodge as well as building brand new facilities like the Day Camp Village and Outdoor Living Classrooms.

In 2014, Camp Fire Minnesota successfully completed Phase 1 of its multi-phase campaign, raising $1.5 million. These investments built a new Day Camp Village and overnight cabins, multiple gathering areas, archery range and garden, and the Tree House. The new Tree House is the first of Tanadoona’s Outdoor Living Classrooms nestled in the Big Woods. See many of these updates in the photos below.

Since 1924, Tanadoona has been an important place for youth to unplug, learn skills and discover their spark. Phase 2 of the Campaign for Tanadoona will launch in fall 2017 with subsequent phases to come. We hope you will join us in ensuring this magical place offers generations of youth the chance to discover their spark.

Get involved with The Great Tana-re-doona! Contact Jessica Ayers-Bean, Vice President of Organizational Advancement, at jessicaa@campfiremn.org.

A new front entrance welcomes campers and visitors to Tanadoona with natural, indigenous landscaping around the gate.
Our three new Bluebird Cabins have an open-concept, giving our campers a full view of the nature surrounding them. They’re electricity-free, for an unplugged summer camp experience.
Heart of Camp provides a comfortable seating area perfect for all-camp games, songs, skits and gatherings for campers and groups.
Tanadoona’s Day Camp Village, named Ginkgo Circle, features six brand new day camp cabins and a campfire ring to gather around.
Ginkgo Circle provides day camp campers with the same community experience resident campers enjoy and helps prepare them to progress into resident camp.
Tucked along a trail in the woods, the yurt provides additional program space while campers are on a nature hike.
A favorite camp activity, campers (and adults) love heading into the woods to take aim in the new archery range built in 2012.