Watch the full Channel 7 ABC News Detroit segment about Dainava and the proposed gravel mine. Long-time Dainava Board of Directors President, Dana Rugienius, is interviewed as part of this important story about the Levy-Norvell gravel mine impact on Dainava and the surrounding community. We thank Ruta Ulcinaite for covering this important story. You can find the full story here.

A large corporation purchased land approximately 2 miles from Dainava and has filed for a permit to create a gravel mine. If they succeed, the mine poses a great threat to Dainava. It could negatively impact our beautiful Lake Spyglys, our well water, our air quality, noise levels, surrounding traffic, and the natural habitat for our wildlife. Ultimately, it could change Dainava as we know it. We need your help! Please do the following: Print, sign, and send the petition link

Alatėja, the first camp of the 2026 Camp Dainava camping season, celebrated the 70th Anniversary of Camp Dainava with cake and a song. We appreciate their enthusiam!

Our 70th anniversary Giving Day exceeded all expectations! Our goal was to raise $70,000 for 70 years . Due to the kindness and caring of the Camp Dainava community, we raised OVER $95,000 ! We want to extend a special thank you to our matching donors whose generosity showed us what we can achieve when we stand together. All of the donations help preserve the place that has meant so much to so many — a place where friendships begin, traditions live on, and memories last a lif

In Spring of 2025, Camp Dainava installed two new generators to ensure camp has power, even during an outage. We would like to thank "Lietuvių Fondas" for donating funds to help cover the cost of the generator units.

This article was originally written in Lithuanian by Dalia Garūnas-Sadauskienė for Draugas . For the Lithuanian version, click here ....

Scenes from Family Camp 2024. Video Credit: Tomas Dunčia

This article was originally written in Lithuanian by Taura Underienė for Draugas and was translated and edited for publication by Draugas...

Translated to English from an article that appeared in the Lithuanian Newspaper “Draugas” on May 28, 2022, written by DR. ROMUALDAS...

In 2017, we embarked upon a capital campaign to raise funds to improve Dainava's infrastructure and ensure its future for generations to...

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The summer 2021 camp schedule is coming into focus. Select camps are moving forward. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer 2021...