Founder Bob Bardwell Phone +1 507-533-4315 Type of business 501(c)(3) non-profit | Website IronwoodSprings.com Founded 1976 | |
Key people Bob Bardwell (founder)Clay Ruggles (chairman)Gary Froiland (secretary)Eleanor CraneRusty FiekRoger HagenRandy Swanson Address 7291 County 6 Rd SW, Stewartville, MN 55976, USA Hours Open today · 8AM–4PMWednesday8AM–4PMThursday8AM–4PMFriday8AM–4PMSaturday8AM–4PMSundayClosedMonday8AM–4PMTuesday8AM–4PM Similar Ferguson's Willow Creek, Autumnw RV Park, AutumnW RV Storage, Rochester / Marion KOA Jour, Paddock School of Horsema Profiles | ||
Ironwood springs christian ranch spreading joy changing lives
Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch (ISCR) is a Christian camp in southern Minnesota serving over 22,000 people per year. Founded by Bob Bardwell, ISCR's express purpose is to provide an atmosphere and opportunity for adults and children to get to know themselves, others and God better. Ironwood Springs has been a non-profit organization since 1976. The camp gets its name from the hundreds of Ironwood trees on the land and the boiling springs along the Root River.
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History
Since 1969, Bob Bardwell (wheelchair marathon racer and author) had a dream to start or work at a Christian camp when he worked at Horn Creek Ranch in Westcliffe, Colorado. God used Bob's experiences at this camp to show him the spiritual, social, and emotional impact a Christian camp can have on a child for lifetime. After leaving Horn Creek Ranch, it was Bardwell's goal to start a Christian camp of his own.
In 1973, Bardwell finished seminary and got married. That same year he was paralyzed from the waist down in a heavy construction accident. This event led to a series of changes that allowed Bob to see the Lord's purpose and plan for his life. By 1976, land that Bob's father, Lester Bardwell, had purchased was transformed into the start of a non-profit, non-denominational, independent Christian camp. "Bob's dream was realized."