Black Cat Bodega Summer Solstice Campout

Black Cat Bodega Summer Solstice Campout

 

Unplug, Unwind, Unleash 

 

What's this campout all about? It's about celebrating the Summer Solstice in the beautiful outdoors with other witches and connecting with ourselves, others, and Mother Nature. It's that simple. This campout is all-gender, adult-only (18+) 

This is a no-frills-style campout with a beautiful view of Deep Lake. 

Yankee Springs Deep Lake Rustic Campground is a rustic campground situated on Deep Lake just 35 miles southwest of downtown.

Location- Deep Lake Rustic Campground, Deep Lake Road, Middleville, MI 49333

Camping Option Thursday, June 20th 6-8pm check in through Sunday, June 23rd, 11pm checkout (you check in any day if you can't make the entire weekend)

Cost for full weekend & camping $77

Discounted tickets for Black Cat Club Members $60

Day Passes Available Saturday 10:30-10:30pm $38

Group activities include the following- (participation is not required) 

Solstice Fire Opening Ceremony 

Yoga with Melissa with Moon Guidance Embodiment

Fireside Storytelling 

Foraging Plant Walk with Heather @ Rooted Connections 

Solstice Mediation with Erin Jewell @ Village Wiedzma 

Make Your Flower Crown with Lorin

Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku) with Lorin 

Sound Bath & Cacao Ceremony with Melissa with Moon Guidance Embodiment

Breathwork 

Hiking and Build Sun Mandala with Melissa and Lorin 

Make your Solstice Journal 

Kayaking, fishing, tubing, hiking 

The details- 

What is rustic camping? It means tent camping,  no electric hookups, no showers or running water or flush toilets. There is a vault toilet and a hand pump for water. You can choose to participate in group activities or just chill and do your own thing. This is a no-pressure event good for introverts and extroverts! Bring your tent, hammock, cooler, bug spray, sunscreen, chairs, snacks, communal dinner offering, kayak or tube, fishing gear (license required), and any personal items you may need. Bring your journal, we will have a craft station available. Bring your favorite tarot or oracle deck or spooky story to tell around the campfire or any musical instrument. We will provide all the essentials, such as water, paper towels, foil, firewood, condiments, breakfast, and base food for cooking dinner (lots of food from Lorin’s home garden) We will have vegetarian options available. 

You will need to have a recreation passport on your license plate or pay at the gate for entry for the weekend.  The ticket cost for the weekend is $77 for non-members, $60 for Black Cat Bodega members. If you want to tip your activity leader, you are more than welcome to but tipping is not mandatory.  We are keeping the event affordable for all as we want to celebrate with you! You do not have to stay all 3 nights, but the ticket cost is the same either way. Just let us know during sign up what days you will be camping. 

We will have communal-style cooking for dinner with cooking equipment, spring water, condiments, tea, and coffee available for the group at all times. Please bring something to share to make communal dinner meals, such as a dish to pass or meat or vegetables to add to the community cook pot. Lorin will cook breakfast for everyone buffet style. We will be cooking on a charcoal grill and the campfire. 

Dinner, we will ask for a couple of volunteers each night to help us prepare meals and group effort to help clean up after all meals. Lunch will be, do your own thing, so bring snacks or lunch supplies for yourself. If you have serious food allergies we ask that you bring your own food as it will be difficult to accommodate for all allergies. 

To keep this eco-friendly we ask everyone to bring your own reusable tableware. We will have a wash station set up for washing dishes. If you happen to forget something, we will have extras if needed. 

Services available for private sessions

Mini Reiki with Erin Jewell

Oracle Readings with Erin Jewell 

Massage with Sheila (tentative)

More services are coming soon! 

General Activities

Fishing

Kayaking & Tubing on the Lake

Hiking & Ethical Foraging

Drum/Music Circle

Outdoor Games

Birdwatching 

Journaling 

Rest & Relax

 

Meals Provided

Full Breakfast- Friday, Saturday

Donuts- Sunday

 

Lunch & Snacks

Bring your own lunch and snacks

 

Dinner- Friday, Saturday

Communal style

We provide seasoning, vegetables, meat/protein. We ask everyone bring either a dish to pass or add to the communal cooking pot. If you have any extra cast iron bring it along. 

We will have a grill, campfire and a large propane pot. You are welcome to cook your own meal as well. 

Thursday night- we will have s'mores and cookies for campfire snacks. 

Day Passes- Saturday only from 10:30am-10:30pm 

Saturday friends- Please bring a dish to pass for Dinner and your own plate and utensils (we are trying to be as eco friendly as possible) 

 

*Waiver- Buying this ticket means you agree to the following waiver. 

Buying a ticket reserves your spot for the weekend. You can show up any day or time and leave when you are ready. You don’t have to commit to the entire weekend. You will sign in and sign a waiver and emergency contact form on arrival but also by buying a ticket also means you waive and release Black Cat Bodega LLC., its agents, servants, employees, insurers, successors and assigns from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, damages or suits at law and equity of any kind, including but not limited to claims for personal injury, property damage, medical expenses, loss of services, on account of or in any way related to or growing out of my presence or involvement at the event.

*Refund policy- no refunds on tickets unless due to cancellation of event. Event will not be cancelled due to rain or cold weather, only severe weather. Tickets are transferable. Please just let us know if you transfer your ticket to someone else by emailing info@theblackcatbodega.com and include their contact information.