Swimming
Swimming
Get ready to dive into paradise at Camp Nicolet’s beautiful swimming area on Franklin Lake! Our gorgeous, sandy beach welcomes you to the crystal-clear, weed-free waters – perfect for splashing and playing. There’s truly nothing better than heading down to the beach on a warm, sunny North Woods day for some refreshing fun in the lake!
Swimming Skills
Swimming at Nicolet is twice the fun with both skill-building lessons and awesome All-Camp-Dip or free swim time! For lessons, we follow the American Red Cross program, helping everyone build confidence and skills up to Level 4 before choosing other activities. You can relax knowing that safety is our priority, and most Swim Staff are certified lifeguards. Non-guard instructors are always accompanied by a certified Lifeguard, supervising lessons, ready to ensure a fun and secure time in the beautiful waters of Franklin Lake!
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Dive into a world of fun at camp’s wonderful swimming area! You can zoom down one of the two slides, have a blast battling it out on the water mat, or enjoy bouncing on the RAVE water trampoline. For even more ways to enjoy the lake, take a refreshing jump off one of the two rafts in the deep end, and be sure to check out electives like Water Polo, Free Swim, and Water Games for extra aquatic excitement this summer!
Testimonials
Testimonials
Cannot begin to thank you enough for giving my daughter a chance to have the most amazing summer of her young life. she thoroughly enjoyed her time at camp, made so many nice friends, and had so many wonderful experiences (including the backpacking trip along Lake Superior) that she can’t stop talking about it.
My 9 years at Camp Nicolet are some of the highlights of my life. I think of my time on Lake Franklin, laughing, singing, learning new skills, and making lifelong friends. The memories are a source of pure joy and happiness buffering the inevitable challenges of life!
The fact that you are able to slow these girls down, detach them from their electronics, and show them all that Nicolet has to offer is amazing to me and very lucky for them. You have not only kept the very special legacy of Nicolet going, but you have added to and changed camp in such a way that you have kept it relevant to this next generation. Thank you for that.
As a preteen who struggled to find her place in school— I absolutely flourished at camp and was forever changed. Camp Nicolet helped me discover who I was and how powerful one girl could become.
Camp means more to me that you will ever know. My best friends/sisters are the most important people in my life. I am forever grateful to you for providing me (and my mom!) with nine wonderful summers. I would not be who I am today without Nicolet.
Because of camp, I have been able to meet so many different people with all different backgrounds. Camp is just a magical place where girls from all over come to be girls, and I can honestly say there has not been a day at camp out of all my years that I did not feel like I had best friends who really cared for me.
Camp Nicolet is a tremendous gift, not just for our daughter, but for our whole family. It’s always nice to remind our daughter that her favorite time of year is the one month she doesn’t have a phone in her hands. Camp is a huge part of who our daughter is – for that we are thankful.
Our daughter would not be the strong, confident person she is today without the experiences she had at Camp Nicolet. Thank you a thousand times over!
One day, I will return to gather Nicolet up into my arms. One does not forget, ever, being so very lucky to have grown up with such a friend as Nicolet. I treasure it always.
Everyone was so kind and attentive. I enjoyed getting the letters and seeing the excitement in our daughters handwriting. She survived without her phone! We have camp as a reference now, as we remind her of how much she accomplished without devices or streaming media
