The arrival of JR Jennings and Angus Fake on Chewonki Neck this week was a sure sign that Chewonki’s 2018 summer season has begun. Jennings, who will lead this summer’s counselor-in-training program for Camp Chewonki for Boys, and Fake, who as “Papa Osprey” will lead the oldest campers, are here early to prepare for a …
Friends and admirers of the late Margaret Ellis, longtime director of our health center, gardener and farmer, arrived at Chewonki on Saturday, June 5, under a perfect sky to share memories, work in the perennial gardens, and enjoy tea, scones, and lunch in honor of the seventh annual Margaret Ellis Day. Also on deck were …
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If you’ve ever met former Chewonki President Don Hudson, it won’t surprise you to learn his retirement is busier than most people’s regular jobs. Hudson is fully engaged in conservation efforts across the state, serving as a volunteer for the Penobscot River Restoration Trust, the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, Cornerstones of Science, …
With the trees fully cleared from the eastside pasture restoration project site, the last few weeks have been a busy (and noisy) period of subsoiling and stump removal. Farm Manager Megan Philips and Cullen McGough check in to see how the subsoiling process works: More of the subsoiler in action: Learn more about the Eastside …
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Last month, students in grades 5/6/7 at the Elementary School at Chewonki celebrated the approaching end of the school year with a four-day trip to Chewonki’s wilderness outpost on Fourth Debsconeag Lake, deep in the heart of Maine’s North Woods. The students traveled five hours north with their teacher Kat Cassidy and Chewonki outdoor educator …
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