I'm an introvert who drove to adult summer camp alone, with a trunk full of pool floaties and three large containers of Tang. Three days later I had 45 new friends, a Brandy Old Fashioned fountain permanently lodged in my memory, and a surprise wedding I absolutely did not see coming. Here's everything that happened at Camp Lola Whiskey 2026.

I was about to get into a rickshaw in Delhi when my phone buzzed — a four-minute voice note from a friend who was weeks out from flying to Kenya with me. Nobody sends a four-minute voice note with good news. This one was the exception, and it's the reason my podcast made it to fifty episodes.

Kristina spent the whole drive to camp convinced she'd made a $1,200 mistake. Then she opened her cabin door. This is what happened next — and why making friends at fifty is easier than you think.

I went on The Cabin Podcast to talk about the best of a Wisconsin summer, and we came up with a list that would make any top-ten roundup blush. Bat studies, dark sky parks, a cheese curd crawl you download an app for — no 14-hour flight required.

Ever wonder what we're serving at Camp Lola Whiskey? Here's a peek at last year's signature cocktails—from Wisconsin Old Fashioneds to honey cocktails and shrub creations. Registration for 2026 is now open!