Cullen McGough, Author at Chewonki

Greg Shute Honored With Special Recognition Award from the ACA

Alumni & Friends, People News / By Cullen McGough

We are pleased to share that Greg Shute, long-time Chewonki staff member and former director of Northern and Coastal Properties has been selected for the 2025 Special Recognition Award from the American Camping Association (ACA). The Special Recognition was first established by the ACA in 1978 to “…honor groups, organizations, or individuals for their efforts …

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Inside the Teaching Fellow Experience at Maine Coast Semester

Leave a Comment / Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki / By Cullen McGough

(Left to right: Johnny Vallo, Isabelle Steward, Brooke Heston, Anna Solomon) This week we caught up with four members of Maine Coast Semester faculty embarked on a unique journey- the pursuit of a Masters degree in Teacher Leadership through our fellowship agreement with Mt. Holyoke. Each of our fellows arrived from a unique academic and …

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What We’re Reading: Our Favorite Books in 2024

Foundation / By Cullen McGough

Each year was ask our staff and faculty to share their favorite book from the past year. Here’s our 2024 favorite books list!

This Is My Real Job

Camp Chewonki / By Cullen McGough

In Wes Anderson’s hilarious and poignant coming-of-age film “Moonrise Kingdom,” one of the most memorable characters is Scoutmaster Randy Ward, a somewhat bumbling but earnest Khaki Scout troop leader played by Edward Norton, in charge of a fictional summer camp set in New England in the 1960’s. In one memorable scene in the movie a …

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A Reflection on Thanksgiving

Alumni & Friends, Foundation, President's Office / By Nancy Kennedy

It’s a quiet week on Chewonki Neck, with students back home for the Thanksgiving holiday and many staff taking time off to be with their families. A walk across campus—frosty boardwalks underfoot and crisp air all around—offers a moment to reflect on the meaning of Thanksgiving for our community and my gratitude. In some ways, …

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Celebrating Greg Shute – 41 Years of Leadership and Kindness

Alumni & Friends, People News / By Nancy Kennedy

We celebrated Chewonki Homecoming Day last Saturday, the first time we’ve been able to hold such an event since 2019, and it was wonderful to see so many alumni & friends, old and new, return to the Neck for a beautiful fall day. It was also the perfect day to celebrate our friend and colleague, …

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Crop Planning 2017

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Cullen McGough

With seeding starting this week, here’s a quick list of what is being planted on the farm in the next month: Seeding Date Seed, Direct Seed, or Transplant? Crop Variety name 20-Feb S Alliums Lincoln leek 20-Feb S Alliums Megaton leek 27-Feb S Alliums Ailsa Craig onion 27-Feb S Alliums Patterson onion 27-Feb S Alliums …

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What the HEC is a Human Ecology Capstone?

Leave a Comment / Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki, Sustainability / By Cullen McGough

The culmination of a Maine Coast Semester student’s academic work is an independent research project called a human ecology capstone, or HEC. Last week, Semester 58 students met with their advisors to choose their capstone topic and map out how to begin. HECs give students a chance to venture deeply into a subject that interests …

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Students Learn and Lead at Food Security Forum

Leave a Comment / Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki / By Cullen McGough

We were very proud to co-host the 3rd annual “Local Food, Local Hunger” forum on food security on March 2nd. The forum, co-hosted with the Morris Farm Trust, a Wiscasset nonprofit devoted to community, education, and agriculture, attracted over 120 attendees including, farmers, program administrators, interested citizens and students from Coastal Studies for Girls in Freeport and Cultivating Community in …

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Sustainable Forestry Fires up Would-Be Woodsmen

Leave a Comment / Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki, Sustainability / By Cullen McGough

Maine Coast Semester students spent the weekend of February 25-26 out in the snow and the sunshine at Chewonki, learning about sustainable forestry practices. Six teams rotated through three activities: Walking in the woods with forester Harold Burnett, who manages Chewonki’s forest resources Splitting wood and twitching with Sal, our faithful workhorse, an essential part …

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