February 2021 - Chewonki

Camp Leader Honored With Golden Lens Award

A huge congratulations to Emmy Held, winner of the American Camping Association (ACA) 2021 Golden Lens Award. The award recognizes exceptional photographs that illustrate the camp experience. The ACA chose Held’s photo from hundreds of entries and plans to publish it on the cover of their May/June 2021 issues of Camping Magazine. Held has been …

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Chewonki Virtual Job Fair

Alumni & Friends, Camp Chewonki for Boys, Camp Chewonki for Girls, Camp Chewonki Leadership Expeditions / By Cullen McGough

You are Invited! Spread the word, grab your lunch, and join us for the first Camp Chewonki Virtual Job Fair, March 4 from 11am to 3pm eastern. We are hiring a variety of positions for a summer like no other. This event will be held on a digital version of Chewonki’s campus through the multi-user …

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Whitewater Wanderer Follows The Flow

Alumni & Friends, Camp Chewonki Leadership Expeditions / By Alexis Grillo

“When you’re on the river, problems go away,” says Tom Shwartz, a former Chewonki camper, tripper, and leader. Shwartz was introduced to whitewater kayaking during our Umbagog leadership expedition in 2011. Since then, he’s pursued his passion for rapids all over the Americas, including Oregon, Idaho, and Patagonia, Chile. “The river is always home,” Shwartz …

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Chewonki Chocolate Chip Cookies

Farm and Food Systems, What's Cookin' / By Susan Bauer

Ingredients 1 ¼ cups butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 ¾ cups chocolate chips Directions Cream butter and sugars. Thoroughly mix in eggs and vanilla extract. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Scoop onto …

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Peace Through Paddling: A Russian Teacher’s Legacy

Foundation / By Alexis Grillo

Vladimir Abrosimov, a dedicated teacher who spent more than two decades building friendship between the United States and Russia in partnership with Chewonki, passed away on November 8th, 2020, at the age of 71. Abrosimov organized summer trips to Chewonki for more than eighty Russian children between 1990 and 2005 through the Komi Peace Fund. …

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Students’ Writing Acclaimed in Scholastic Competition

Chewonki Elementary and Middle School / By Cullen McGough

Wiscasset, Maine. Maeve Tholen and Ella Seymour, two eighth-grade students attending Chewonki Elementary and Middle School have been selected to receive honors from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious and long-running art and writing contests. Seymour, a resident of Dresden, received an Honorable Mention at the regional level for …

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From Polyps to Policy: A Marine Biologist Finds Her Niche in D.C.

Alumni & Friends, Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki / By Alexis Grillo

“There need to be more scientists working on policy,” says Lauren Linsmayer. “We are analytical thinkers who do things in methodical ways.” Linsmayer is an alumna of Maine Coast Semester 35 and a staff member to the United States House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Her Ph.D. research on coral metabolism recently appeared in Scientific …

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Month: February 2021