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The Art & Craft of Wooden Kayaks

One of the most interesting summer opportunities we offer at Chewonki is the Boatbuilders Saguenay Sea Kayak program, where campers join us for five weeks and build their very own ocean-worthy sea kayak from scratch, and then embark on a epic journey up the rocky coast of Maine. Under the instruction of master craftsman Bill …

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The Countdown to Spring is On!

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Sarah Sindo

Dear Big Eddy friends, It’s a fairly small act, but I always feel a big dose of happiness when I flip the calendar from December to January. Yes, it’s exciting to think about the new year ahead but it’s also the official time when I can finally say to Big Eddy friends and guests, “I’ll …

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An undated photo from our early days, likely the 1930's

Read “A Woodchuck’s Dream” From 1928

Alumni & Friends, Camp Chewonki / By Alexis Grillo

Read the delightful story, “A Woodchuck’s Dream,” an unattributed short story published in one of the earliest Chewonki Chronicles, circa 1928. In the story, a Woodchuck group (the moniker for our youngest campers at the time) is enchanted away from their cabin in the middle of the night by a stupendous discovery. But, their wonder quickly turns to terror as they confront a monstrous foe in the woods.

Watch: BIPOC Mentorship Program Panel Discussion

Alumni & Friends, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Foundation, Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki / By Alexis Grillo

Watch the recording of Program Spotlight: Connecting Students and Alumni Through Our BIPOC Mentorship Program. We created this program in 2020 to provide additional support for Maine Coast Semester students who identify as members of underrepresented communities by pairing them with near-peer mentors.

Seasonal & Summer Jobs at Chewonki

Camp Chewonki, Chewonki Outdoor Classroom, Staff News / By Cullen McGough

We’re deep into the hiring cycle for Summer ’22 at Camp Chewonki and Outdoor Classroom and we want you! Calling all outdoor and camp enthusiasts to join our fun, inclusive team. Apply now for one of these open positions and make your summer extraordinary! Don’t Miss the Early Sign-On Incentive! Apply to join the Chewonki team now, and you could be eligible for up to $500 extra as an early sign-on incentive! Outdoor Educators Cabin Leaders, Trip Leaders, Summer Support Staff, Cooks, Activity Coordinators, Logistics Assistant, Health Center Aids, Team Development Educators, and more!

Meet a Mentor: Jhovaé Irving

Alumni & Friends, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Foundation / By Alexis Grillo

Jhovaé Irving is an alumna of Maine Coast Semester 48 and one of our BIPOC Mentorship program volunteers. We created the mentorship program in 2020 to provide additional support for semester students who identify as members of minoritized racial groups by pairing them with neer-peer mentors. Irving says volunteering has been a learning experience for her as well, “I’m in awe of how differently [my mentees] have approached uncomfortable topics. They’ve shown me how to be braver and speak up a little more, even if it’s on a thorny subject.”

(Left to right: Hunter Winn, Huckleberry Huber-Rees, Noah Arbuckle, Kat Cassidy, Nyssa Wilkinson, Acadia Guilani)

Five Chewonki Students Honored with Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Chewonki Elementary and Middle School / By Cullen McGough

Five students attending Chewonki Elementary and Middle School took top honors from the Scholastic Art & Writing regional awards his week as a part of the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens.

Explore Our 2021 Trip Destinations

Foundation / By Alexis Grillo

We were all over the map in 2021! We invite you to explore this fun, interactive google map to learn more about the many places we hiked, snowshoed, paddled, swam, and studied last year.

An Egg SHELLebration!

What's Cookin' / By Susan Bauer

We have a lot of eggs! The chickens at Chewonki are currently producing more than one hundred eggs a day. Participants and students have cared for chickens here on campus so we say thanks to them for laying (get it?) the ground for this bounty. You may ask “what in the world are we doing …

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Training with the Best to Prepare for the Worst

Foundation, Staff News, Workshops / By Eric Duffy

According to Greg Shute, Chewonki’s Director of Northwoods and Coastal Properties, it was 1992 when Chewonki first hosted a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course taught by Wilderness Medical Associates International. Since then, Chewonki remains one of WMAI’s longest-standing hosts, and the “Winter WFR at the Wonk ” is considered one of the more challenging courses around. That’s mostly because of the weather, but it’s balanced by Chewonki being known as one of the warmest and most welcoming host sites anywhere on the circuit.

Year: 2022