Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center

Camps
Written By Chelsie Wyse
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The Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center is located halfway between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo on a 200-acre site that was formerly the T. Ben Johnston Boy Scout Camp. It is a unique YMCA facility because it is the first entirely new YMCA camp to be built in the United States in 50 years.

The YMCA’s goal was to create a state-of-the-art facility that could be used as a model for future camps.  The site, steeply sloped and heavily forested with over a mile of shoreline on Sherman Lake, was to be disturbed as little as possible so that entering the Camp would create a feeling of entering a sanctuary away from the rest of the world.

The design team worked through an intensive charrette process to create a design that combines the new buildings with sensitive site layout, which provides complete separation between vehicles and pedestrians.The use of constructed wetlands for sanitary treatment provides one of the many opportunities for environmental education along the Outdoor Center’s system of barrier free trails.

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Master Planning

  • Schematic Design

  • Design Development

  • Construction Documents

  • Construction Administration


SUB CONSULTANTS

  • Slocum Architects

  • Civil Engineers, Inc.

  • Gordon P. Rogers, AIA

 
Chelsie Wyse

Chelsie Wyse is an experienced advertising professional with a demonstrated history of working with animation, video, digital design, print design, photography, and copywriting.

Chelsie possesses 5+ years experience owning and operating a small business, never once paying for Facebook ads or Google ads. All through cultivating meaningful relationships and creating great content.

Skilled in Art Direction, Adobe Creative Suite, Brand Development, Content Development, Marketing Strategy, Communication Strategy, and Social Media Algorithms.

Strong educational background with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Advertising from Grand Valley State University, an Associates in Communications from Grand Rapids Community College, and has volunteered on boards in a 'communications specialist' capacity.

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