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What to Expect at BR Summer 2021 July 2021 Update Link to the Updated BR Guide for 2021 with Covid-19 Addendum – This link is updated as changes are made Link to the BR Guide for 2021 Link to Vaccination / Testing Form for Campers Link to 2021 BR Pre-Health Screening   July 1st, 2021 […]

Mother-Daughter Retreats – What to Expect at BR Summer 2021 June 11 2021 Updated Link to MD Retreat Pre-Screening Form March 2021 Dear Parents and BR Girls,  What a wild ride this last year has been for all of us! At BR, we are busy planning summer 2021 while we navigate the latest guidelines from […]

What to Expect at BR Summer 2021 – Alumni Weekend Update 4/22/21 – Based on the feedback from the survey mentioned in this email most attendees plan to be fully vaccinated before the event. We will continue to monitor the requirements of the state but plan to have COVID-19 testing in place upon arrival if […]

How we’re adapting our program due to COVID-19 this summer June 16th, 2020 Dear Parents and BR Girls,  Last Friday we received the residential summer camp guidance from the state of Michigan. We had anticipated many of the recommendations and have spent many hours reading through the different recommendations and thinking through how we can […]

June 4th Update from BR – COVID-19 June 4th, 2020  Dear BR Families,  Good news from the BR! On Monday, Governor Whitmer announced her goal to shift the state to Phase 5, which allows summer camps to operate. Although not all of the regulations for operations are finalized, we feel we can safely follow the […]

Canceling June Sessions 2020 – COVID-19 Email sent to registered Families May 18th, 2020 BR Families,  We continue to try to stay positive about this summer, however without any guidance from the State of Michigan about requirements to open, it has become evident that we must cancel our June sessions.  At this time, Mother-Daughter Retreats […]

Emailed on May 3rd, 2020    We did it! We made it through April at home! Hopefully, this email finds you well, and maybe even finding a rhythm in this new normal. At the BR, we continue to wait for guidance from the Governor and State Licensing Department. We also continue to develop contingency plans […]

Emailed to registered campers on 4/16/20 Hello from BR,   We hope your family is safe, healthy and staying strong in these trying times. As you can imagine many families, including ours, are wondering what will happen with camp this summer. We wish we could tell you camp is on as planned, or that we […]

Emailed to registered campers on 3/20/20   Our staff continues preparing and hoping for a happy, healthy, and stress-free 2020 camp season at Black River! We also know that there is a great deal of uncertainty right now due to the nation’s impact by Covid-19.   Currently, 2020 summer programs will continue as scheduled!  However, we […]