Frisking, frolicking, snoozing, testing the limits of their mother’s patience, entertaining us each day as they grow before our eyes–spring brings baby animals to Salt Marsh Farm, and as predictable as the season itself, we fall in love with them. Fifteen lambs and a new bull calf are the latest additions to Chewonki Neck. Here’s…
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Anna Brown: Building Castles, Changing Policies
In Maine Coast Semester 16’s yearbook, from spring 1996, there’s a chart showing each student’s name followed by columns of descriptors the yearbook committee provided. In the “Dream” column for Anna Brown is “Save the world.” In the “Reality” column for Anna Brown is “Save the world.” She quoted Henry David Thoreau on her…
Maine Youth Environmental Leaders Scholarship
We are pleased to announce that two students have been chosen to receive the 2019 Maine Youth Environmental Leaders Scholarship, a $15,000 merit-based award given to Maine high school juniors seeking to attend Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki. The semester-long academic program focuses on transformative growth, appreciation and stewardship of the natural world, and building…
Coreysha Stone & the American Chestnut
Artwork created by Coreysha Stone, Teaching Assistant and Visual Arts Specialist, for the Elementary School at Chewonki was recently featured in the spring edition of the Journal of the American Chestnut Foundation. The magazine is the flagship publication of the American Chestnut Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring the American Chestnut tree. The American Chestnut…
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Chewonki
When Chewonki became a non-profit in 1962, a charitable purpose became an essential piece of our organizational DNA. Since that time, we have served participants across an increasingly broad range of identities, backgrounds, and experience. Camp Chewonki welcomes campers from more than 15 nations each summer, Maine Coast Semester typically has students from more than…
Bon Voyage Henry Heyburn!
After more than a decade of excellent service to the Chewonki community, boys camp assistant director Henry Heyburn has announced his decision to depart and move on to his next adventure. Henry, his wife Alicia, and his children Caroline and Henry Jr., have all been important participants in our programs over the years, including Camp Chewonki, Family Camp…
In Memory of a Dapper Dabbler
Human beings domesticated mallard ducks about 4,000 years ago, and today there are more than 10 million of them living in North America, but for the past 22 years, a single mallard has held many thousands of children in thrall: Peepers, who sadly passed away last Friday. “Peepers was one of our most charismatic ambassadors,”…
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…
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…
Join us for Margaret Ellis Day – May 29
Help us shake out the dust, clean out the cabins, and get ready for another summer of fun at our annual volunteer day at Chewonki. Margaret Ellis Day, named in memory of our longtime health center director, gardener, and farmer, is a chance to visit Chewonki, enjoy the spring weather, and prepare the campus for…
