Ajawah

05/28/2026

Ajawah Work Day - This Saturday - Tent and Dock Day!

We're only a few weeks from campers rolling down the camp path to spend two weeks of bliss at Ajawah.

With our final push in getting camp prepared for campers, we are holding Tent & Dock Day this weekend(!) on Saturday, May 30th starting at 10 AM. Lunch will be provided.

If you would like to take a dip in Linwood Lake or help put up the few remaining tents / assist any of the other various tasks left to get camp ready, please join us and bring work clothes, work gloves, closed-toe shoes, a swimsuit / towel / change of clothes, water, and sunscreen.

We had a great turnout last work day and cannot express enough thanks and how overwhelming it was to see Ajawah folks come together and get so much done around camp. Most of the tents are already up!

Ajawah:
21600 Zodiac St NE
Wyoming, MN 55092

05/17/2026

Wildflower Walk Whimsy!

A big thank you to all who attended the Wildflower Walk at Camp Ajawah yesterday. We had Westminster members, camp alumni, first time Ajawah visitors, and future campers as part of the crew.

Doug, Bob, and others taught us about glaciers / shaping of land around camp and had us stumbling upon Dutchman's Britches, Trout Lily, Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid, Violets, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Fiddlehead Fern, Columbine, Strawberries, Raspberries, Morel Mushrooms, and much more!

05/04/2026

Camp Ajawah Wildflower Walk - Saturday, May 16th: 10 AM - 3 PM

Please join us on May 16th at Camp Ajawah as long time Westminster and Ajawah alumni, Bob Fulton and Doug Van Valkenburg, guide and point out the history, geology, birds, trees, and emerging flowers of Camp Ajawah.

Bring a little lunch for yourself and Ajawah will offer the Mess Hall with beverages and community.

Photo: Trout Lily at Camp Ajawah (2019) - A May Bloomer

Location:
Westminster Camp Ajawah
21600 Zodiac St NE
Wyoming MN 55092

04/30/2026

- The Lodge: A History.

Throw your favorite lodge photo / story below!

04/26/2026

CAMP WORK DAYS - 2026

We're only 7 weeks away from summer 2026 at Camp Ajawah!

With both Girls' Camp sessions full (!!! - waitlist available) and Boys' Camp filling quickly (both are well ahead in registrations vs. this time last year), please join us for our first work day and help open Camp Ajawah for the 2026 season.

Ajawah's 'Rake Day' is next weekend on Saturday, May 2nd starting at 10 AM (see below for address). We will be removing leaves, opening buildings, cleaning up, and starting on small projects to help get Camp. We hope to see you there.

If you are interested and able to assist, we encourage you to wear / bring close-toed shoes, work gloves, a water bottle, brooms, rakes, leaf blowers, and tarps. Remember your sunscreen and bug spray!

Lunch will be provided.

Address:
Camp Ajawah
21600 Zodiac St NE
Wyoming, MN 55092

03/04/2026

2026 REGISTRATION UPDATE - CAMP IS FILLING UP!

Reserve your spot at Ajawah today! EVERY SESSION is well ahead of registration totals vs. this time last year. Multiple sessions are almost at capacity. We're can't wait for a great summer of adventures and encourage you to register to reserve a spot as soon as possible.

Reminder: Camperships and Friends / Family Discounts are Available. See link in the comments to register and for more details.

If you have questions about registering or Camp Ajawah that are not answered via the link below, please contact our registrar at [email protected].

02/05/2026

Today's Article in the Star Tribune about Scoutmaster / Camp Director / Father / Grandfather / Uncle / Friend / Teacher / Ancestor - Dave Moore.

The life story of Dave Moore, who founded the state’s first Hmong Scout troop, offers a timely lesson on acceptance and belonging.

02/03/2026

THIS WEEKEND: BAKE SALE / FRUIT SALE - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8th

WHO:
Calling all Bakers, Friends of Ajawah, Ajawah Staff, Campers, and Alumni

WHAT:
Ajawah is calling all bakers to create another year of treats and baked goods for the annual Camp Ajawah Bake Sale on Camping Sunday. The proceeds from the Bake Sale go to Ajawah Camperships.

Camping Sunday is also a day where we share reflections on what camp means to us during the services at Westminster Presbyterian Church. In addition to baked treats, Troop 100 will be taking orders for their annual fruit sale.

WHEN:
This weekend! Sunday, February 8th at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1200 Marquette Ave. S., Minneapolis. The Bake Sale / Fruit Sale is available from 8:30 AM - Noon, before and after each service (8:30 AM and 10:30 AM).

HAVE A BAKED GOOD DONATION:
Baked goods can be delivered to the church on Saturday morning (no later than noon) and early Sunday morning by 8:30 AM. Feel free to individually package your baked goods, or bring them as is and our volunteers will package them.

OTHER DONATION:
If you are unable to attend or donate a baked good, and find yourself in a place where you are able to support Ajawah monetarily, please consider donating here: ajawah.org/donate/

QUESTIONS?
Reach out via DM on this page.

01/30/2026

Hmong Friends. By Dave Moore.

When the Hmong kids first came to Edison, they seemed lost and frightened. They needed a friend in America. I thought I could be that friend. But they saw that I needed a friend, too. They reached out to me and took me into their family. The rest is history.

I once met an old Lao man, a monk. He was a refugee and a special teacher in the Minneapolis schools. I told him I had a lot of Hmong friends. He said, “If a Hmong person is your friend, he will die for you.” I said, “I know that. It’s very true.”

One time I came home and as I stepped inside – oops! – I must have left my door unlocked, or maybe they got in through a window: The whole place was alive, crawling with Hmong kids. They had a Hu Plig, a Hmong blessing ceremony all set up ready to start. The Hu Plig says, welcome home, you’re one of us now, part of the family, as Hmong as we are. They stood me up at the head of my dining-room table and one-by-one they filed up and tied a short piece of white yarn to my wrist, wishing me long life, happiness, etc..

I could only say, “I love you guys” over and over as they came by.

01/29/2026

Favorites. By Dave Moore

Favorite lines from favorite stories:

The Soldier and the Demons: “Fire cannot consume nor water drown a Russian soldier. For five and twenty years I served the Lord and the Great Tsar and no harm befell me.”

The Devil and Daniel Webster: “He had two children down with measles, his wife was ailing, and he had a whitlow on this thumb.”

Walter Mitty: “The new anesthetizer’s going haywire!” shouted an intern. “There’s no one in the East who can fix it!”

The Door in the Wall: “You will remember the snap division on the Tenants’ Redemption Bill, when the government was saved by a majority of three?”

The Elephant’s Child: “Led go. You are hurtig be.”

The Children of the Sky: “ I loved the stars and I loved my goats and I was happy.”

Ajawampus: “Make medicine for me, Chingachgook. Make the mightiest medicine you know.”

Bartleby: “Is he asleep?” “Yes, with the kings and counselors.”

Billy Budd: “There is the law of heavens. And there is the law that governs aboard this ship!”

The Lagoon: “After the time of trouble and the war was over, I and my brother were again, as we had been before, the sword-bearers for our ruler.”

Lobo: “When the deep roar of the old king came booming down the canyon, the watcher bestirred himself and prepared to learn that fresh and serious inroads had been made among the herds.”

To Build a Fire: “The old-timer at Sulphur Creek was right: this was no weather for a human to be outside.”