Lithuanian Youth Camp "Dainava"

Summer camps have been held at "Dainava" since the early 1960's when Detroit-area Lithuanians purchased the 225 acre site. Camp Dainava's location within convenient driving distances from Detroit, Chicago, Toronto, Hamilton, and Cleveland have made it a popular location for Lithuanian summer camps and off-season retreats.

Located in the Irish Hills of southern Michigan, Dainava boasts a 5-acre lake called "Spyglys" or Thorn Lake, a rolling topography and impressive oak and pine forests. A natural ampitheater is the site of numerous evening bonfires or "laužai". Campers live in either the girls or the boys barracks or in the "White House". Off-season accomodations are limited to the heated "White House"

Topographic maps of Dainava
Sculpture at Camp Dainava

CAMP DAINAVA
15100 Austin Road
Manchester, Michigan 48158
313 428-8919

Spyglys Lake

Dainava Administration

Largely a volunteer effort by Detroit-area Lithuanians,
Kastytis Giedraitis is the current administrator.

Summer Camps

Summer camps for 2001 are already scheduled:

June 16 - 23	Detroit Region Lituhuanian Scout camp
June 24 - July 7	Moksleivių ateitininkų Lithuanian Speaking age 13 - 17
July 8 - 20	JAS - jaunųjų ateitininkų stovykla Lithuanian Speaking 7 - 14
July 22 - 29	Sendraugių ateitininkų stovykla - Lithuanian Speaking (families and all ages)
July 29	Dainava Annual Festival and Supporters Meeting
July 29 - August 5	Lithuanian Heritage Children's Camp age 7 - 17 (in English)
August 5 - 12	Lituanistinių moklyklų mokytojų savaitė Teachers Studies Week - Lithuanian Speaking
August 12 - 19	Folk Dancing Teacher's week
August 19 - 26	Lietuvių Fronto bičiulių stovykla - Lithuanian Speaking
August 31 - September 3	Ateitininkų studijų savaitgalis - Lithuanian Speaking

Travel directions:

Air
Fly to Detroit Metro Airport. Drive west on Interstate 94 and follow driving directions

Driving
Interstate 94 to Chelsea/Manchester exit. South to the center of the Town of Manchester. West on Austin Road seven miles to Camp Dainava.

Camp Dainava is about a five hour drive from Chicago and Toronto and about one hour from Detroit.

Lithuanian Heritage Children's Camp

July 29 - August 5 in Camp Dainava

Lithuanian Heritage Children's Camp has an English-language program for children ages 7 - 17
Head counselor: Rima Polikaitytė

Contact for information about Heritage Camp ONLY
Rima Polikaitytė
1209 Country Lane
Lemont, Illinois 60439
Telef: 630 257-2022
FAX: 630 257-8441
E-mail: jpolikaitis@aol.com

Revised: February 27, 2008
http://lithuanian-american.org/vaiku/dainava.html