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Camp Arcadia History Since
1922, Camp Arcadia has served families and individuals, offering unique
"vacations with God"
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 Inaugurated by the Walther League
(the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's national youth organization) as
a "young persons training camp", Arcadia quickly broadened its embrace to people
of all ages. Its three original buildings (the
Assembly, Inn, and
 Wigwam) were constructed by local builder Leo Tondu and his sons.
The buildings remain today, a testimony to Leo's talent and the sturdy
old-growth wood harvested from the ground which they inhabit. |
| Camp Arcadia continues to be a unique mix of tradition and change. Members of the LCA, now more than 830 families, have a strong love for the Camp's rich heritage (which includes programming, architecture, music, and more) along with a dynamic vision for its future. Find out more about membership. |
For further information on the
history of Camp Arcadia, see:
 "Camp Arcadia: The First Sixty Years", by Dr. Frank W. Miller, J.B. Publications, Manistee, 1982 "The Hopes and Dreams of All: The International Walther League and Lutheran Youth in American Culture, 1983-1993", Dr. Jon F. Pahl, Wheat Ridge Ministries, Chicago, 1993.
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along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Inspired by a Ludington-based Methodist
Episcopal Camp, "Epworth Heights", Camp Arcadia came into being through a
generous gift of land from the Henry Starke family, the town of Arcadia's lumber
baron and a dedicated Lutheran.
From the summer of '23 till his death in the
fall of 1963, 
summer vacation schedule for guests. Camp continued to operate under the
auspices of the Walther League until 1968, at which time the League agreed to sell all 110 acres to a group of campers. This
group of men and women formed the Lutheran Camp Association (LCA) which bought the Camp and has run it since 1969. 