Every week from mid-June through the end of August, Tuesdays and Wednesdays brought excited young people to Prairie Island Campground to play in nature, be of service, and build lasting connections with one another and the greater community…

Last Friday, floating behind Latsch Island, the air was full of sound—sandhill cranes calling overhead, giggles drifting across the water, and the steady hum of cicadas, frogs, and crickets rounding out the evening chorus…