Company Profile
Red Pine Camp for Girls
Company Overview
Traditional Residential Summer Girls Camp. Established 1937, Minocqua, WI www.redpinecamp.com
Inspiring & enabling young women to reach their full potential. Our program and activities are firmly rooted in an appreciation for our natural surroundings, the development of athletic skill, and a respect for one another as individuals. We recognize and promote the values of integrity, leadership, grace, compassion, and character in every camper.
Company History
Red Pine Camp was founded by Richard and Helen Wittenkamp in 1937. Mr. Wittenkamp, the District Forester for the Wisconsin Conservation Department, bought the Red Pine land from two brothers who ran a fishing camp on the property. The following summer, the first twelve campers arrived and "Mr. and Mrs. Dubs," as they were fondly called, devoted their lives to building Red Pine and establishing the traditions and values that still form the foundation of camp life. In 1953, their daughter, Sarah Wittenkamp Rolley, joined the staff. Sarah and Irene Boudreaux became directors after the Wittenkamps retired in 1976, and served Red Pine for 53 years. In 1995, Sarah's daughter Robin and her husband Jim Thies began the third generation of family operation.
In 2007, after 70 successful years of family ownership and operation, a group of alumnae expressed interest in owning the camp. With their encouragement, Red Pine was purchased by the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation of Madison, WI. Ms. Rowland is an alumna of Red Pine. She is a noted educator, author of children's reading and language arts textbooks and the creator and founder of American Girl®, the popular collection of books and dolls.
In December of 2009 Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation gifted the property to Red Pine Camp Foundation, Inc.
The camp continues its rich tradition to inspire and enable young women to reach their full potential in a safe, healthy, and fun environment. The camp recognizes and promotes the values of integrity, leadership, grace, compassion, and character in every camper.
Connie Scholfield has been leading the new era of Red Pine Camp since 2008.