Day: April 26, 2019

Celebrating Earth Day With Recycleart

The Elementary School at Chewonki celebrated Earth Week with a smorgasbord of activities, including learning about Chewonki’s energy systems and composting toilets film screenings, a visit to the Wiscasset Transfer Station,  farm work, and earth songs. One highlight involved picking up trash and transforming it into playful, colorful works of art. An octopus, a giant …

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230 Pounds of Marshmallows – and Counting

For someone in the Chewonki command center–someone responsible for 30,000 field-based meals each year; 40 sea kayaks; 30 white water kayaks; and 80 canoes; 2,000 pounds of cheese; 625 pounds of chocolate chips; and 230 pounds of marshmallows–Sam Bernstein is remarkably calm. Bernstein is Chewonki’s equipment and logistics coordinator. His official domain is Pack-out, the …

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