DADS N LADS

The father of a rightous child has great joy, a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. Proverbs 23:24

Over 30 years ago a few guys & their sons from a much-smaller New Life Christian Church celebrated the end of a brutal winter by camping on newly-purchased hunting land south of Henning, MN. Little did we realize this would be the beginning of an annual (1st weekend in May) event sponsored by New Life. Over the years we have added new things, such as a large gazebo for group meetings and a 750 ft zip line, which provides endless excitement. The event this year begins Friday afternoon, May 2. It will start by setting up camp (tents, campers) & operating an expanded display of heritage stationary engines. A new feature is a recently constructed can-crusher powered by a vintage Maytag 2-stroke engine - all participants are encouraged to bring a bag of cans to crush. Shelling corn with antique hand cranked corn shellers is always a big hit for kids. The food menu always includes cobbler baked in Dutch ovens smothered by 10 gallons of homemade ice cream. A crowd exceeding 125 men & boys is expected May 2-3 to celebrate spring, enjoy God’s creation, & build new Christian friendships & memories.

Dads n’ Lads Archive

Purpose: Promote Christian camaraderie among men & boys

Previous Themes:

2024 - Unsung hero - Dads

2023 - 30 yr pearls of wisdom

2022 - God-Link

2021 - Vision

2020 + 1

2019 - Leap of Faith

2018 - “power”

2017 - “Iron sharpens Iron”

2016 - “no Trapping”

2015 - Restoration

2014 - Set your sites on things above

2013 - Yada 20 yr anniversary

2012 - Abundant Life

2011 - Twin Pillars

2010 - Survivor

2009 - Training

2008 - Feed the flock

2007 - Past Heritage/Future Legacy

2006 - Team Factor

2005 - Launching Forward

2004 - Out House

Archive of previous activities (A mix of hands-on educational demos & competitive games for all ages loosely organized around a theme)

forging hit-miss engine demo

sumo wrestling corn shelling

tug of war cream separator

knots atlatl

wood sawing chariot races

obstacle course archery

horse shoeing demo sling shoot

horse packing demo trebuchet

horse-drawn wagon rides dog training

horse plowing demo tomahawk throw

trap shoot 50 cal shoot

co2 canons compass/GPS course

fire starting chicken pluck

wood duck box build Capture-The-Flag

tree identification trapping demo

pizza cook saw lumber with bandsaw

Fro & adz demo saw sharpening

sausage stuffing smoking fish

shooting tannerite demo of mechanical advantage with pulleys

throwing stars hydraulic can crusher

amish horse plowing maple syrup demo

eye-ball dissection bow shooting carp

rope making “Life Link” fly-in

mini back-hoe