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Vegan, Nut Free Pesto

Camp Chewonki, What's Cookin' / By Susan Bauer

April in the Chewonki kitchen brings with it Summer Camp planning, full speed ahead. As we look ahead to

Adorable Baby Animal Alert

It’s lambing and calving season at Chewonki Salt Marsh Farm and we’d love to introduce you to our farm residents. Plus, aren’t you curious to hear a sweet lambing season highlight from Megan Phillips, our Farm and Woodlot Manager?

Chewonki ABCs from 1934

Alumni & Friends, Camp Chewonki, Foundation / By Alexis Grillo

In our early days, Chewonki campers could earn writing “credits” by submitting content to founder Clarence Allen’s monthly family bulletin, called the Chronicle. Campers reported on camp adventures and wrote jokes, poems, and short pieces of fiction (most of which borrowed plot elements from the era’s action/adventure films).

Allen included Chewonki ABCs in the August 19, 1934, Chronicle edition. It is unattributed, and likely written by a camper.

Watermelon Radishes

Camp Chewonki, What's Cookin' / By Susan Bauer

Here at Chewonki we just finished our last bag of watermelon radishes which were harvested last fall. They kept beautifully in our root cellar. What a joy to

Owl In a Day’s Work

Foundation, Traveling Natural History Programs / By Alexis Grillo

“Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my grandmother, who grew up on a farm,” says Wright. “One day when I was about ten years old, I asked her if she’d ever wanted a different career, and she said she had wanted to be a veterinarian.” Life got in the way, though, and Wright’s grandmother never got to pursue animal care professionally. The story moved Wright. “I’ve always felt connected to my grandmother; we share a deep love for animals. From that day on, I’ve always wanted to be a vet –to fulfill both of our dreams.”

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Foundation / By Alexis Grillo

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UMaine Offers Scholarships for Waypoint Grads

Chewonki Waypoint / By Cullen McGough

Orono, Maine — University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy announced today that qualifying high school graduates from the Lerner Foundation’s Aspirations Incubator programs, including Chewonki Waypoint, for rural Maine youth will receive $500 merit scholarships and automatic admission to UMaine or to its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias as UMS TRANSFORMS Affiliates.

Greetings from the Camp Director

Camp Chewonki, Staff News / By Cullen McGough

Hello Camp Chewonki Families, I’m Katie Goodman, the new Camp Director for Camp Chewonki! I am thrilled to be joining the Camp Chewonki Community. In this new role, I’ll be overseeing the residential programs for all campers, ages 8-15. I grew up going to sleepaway camp in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and since …

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In Memoriam: Bill Edgerton

Staff News / By Cullen McGough

We are terribly sad to share the news that Bill Edgerton, long-time Chewonki Kitchen Manager, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 26, 2022. For more than 15 years Bill brought his good humor, wit, kindness, and excellent cooking to organization, sharing food facts and delicious meals with many thousands of campers, students, and …

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Chocolate Beet Cake

What's Cookin' / By Susan Bauer

Food fact: Beets – Last growing season Chewonki farmers harvested 416 lbs of beets. We store the beets in our temperature controlled root cellar where they will keep until the end of February. Beets have the highest sugar content of any vegetable with 7.96 grams of sugar per 100 grams. This makes them perfect for things …

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Year: 2022