June 8, 2019 - Chewonki

Wiscasset Elementary Dedicates New Outdoor Classroom

Leave a Comment / Foundation / By Anne Leslie

Wiscasset, Maine. On June 5th, members of the community gathered to officially open a new addition to Wiscasset Elementary School: their very own outdoor classroom space. The new structure, made possible by local carpenter Jason Putnam, who donated his time and expertise to build it with volunteer help and support from Chewonki, which provided advice and …

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Bringing the Mountain to Chewonki

Leave a Comment / Foundation / By Anne Leslie

Step through the double doors of Chewonki’s Center of Environmental Education and follow the trail markers to Katahdin. Katahdin: Maine’s highest mountain! It is the subject of legends among generations of native peoples and Chewonki folk. Thanks to Gordon Hall III (Boys Camp staff 1951-1953; Chewonki trustee 1972-present; chair of the board 1997-2004; past participant …

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Doc Shocked by Poetic Schlock!

Leave a Comment / Camp Chewonki for Boys / By Cullen McGough

Doc Shocked by Poetic Schlock! – or – Epistemological Onomatopoeic Disaster on the Neck! – or – “Bye Bye, Birdee!” (Editor’s Note: last week’s article “It’s for the Birds” generated a flood of interest in the origin of the name “Chewonki”, but no response was quite so keen as the letter we received from Master …

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How Does a Cheer Mean?

Leave a Comment / Camp Chewonki for Boys / By Doc Fred Cichocki

The odd title of this piece is a take on John Ciardi’s classic book, How Does A Poem Mean? Ciardi was one of the great literary interpreters and word sluths of our day. To him every word “…is a feeling…involves the muscles…is a history…is a picture.”, that is, a dynamic “how”, not a static “what”. …

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Day: June 8, 2019