(Above: Paul Arthur, Scott Andrews, Sue West, Amy Rogers, and Don Hudson) Editors note: the follow are some remarks presented by Nancy Kennedy and Anne Leslie at Chewonki on Friday, August 22nd. Nearly 300 of Tim’s family, friends, and Chewonki connections gathered for a lovely celebration on Orchard Field. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is […]
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Greetings from Chewonki! I am writing to share the news that our Director of Food Services, Russell Shumaker, departed from his position at the end of August after six years of excellent work in our kitchen. A “Farewell and Good luck” gathering will be organized in September, with details to come. Please see Russ’s farewell
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As we wind down the last week of Camp Chewonki for the year, it’s been nice to look back through all the photos collected by staff and campers and get a glimpse of their adventures. This week we’re offering a special collection sunsets in Maine! You can see why we love it up here… check
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Our program director, Sarah Rebick, recently had the pleasure to engage in an interview with the staff from the Boston Children’s Digital Wellness Lab, a collaborative research group between Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, dedicated to studying the impact of digital media on the health and well-being of today’s youth. This has been
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We want to share a wonderful new book released by the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF) titled This Extraordinary Place. Thousands of Chewonki alumni and staff have enjoyed the inspiring beauty of the Allagash River while on a canoe trip, and the AWWF has done a tremendous job capturing the history and ecology of that remarkable watershed
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Chewonki Homecoming runs on community power—and we’d love your help! Volunteers keep things running smoothly, from greeting guests to serving lunch. Here’s the deal for Volunteers: Volunteer for 2+ hours Receive a free adult ticket Volunteer for 4+ hours Receive a free adult ticket Eligible for a cabin stay in one of our Eastside campus cabins
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Hello from Chewonki! Summer has fully arrived and we are eagerly looking forward to Sunday when we will welcome the first campers to the one hundred and eleventh season of Camp Chewonki. I would like to provide an update about our summer camp leadership team. As we shared back in January, this will be the
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We are sad to share that former Chewonki Executive Director, Harwood Ellis, Jr., known as Tim, died on May 18, 2025, in Missoula, Montana. Tim was an innovative educator who influenced thousands of people through his leadership and love of the natural world. He believed individuals grow fully in community, living, learning, and working in
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Cullen: I’m talking today with Robbin Dilley, our Natural History and Ecology Teacher at Maine Coast Semester. Robbin, can we start out with a 30-second life story? How did you become a science teacher? Robbin: Sure! I studied biology at Columbia and originally wanted to go into environmental law. But the more I spoke with
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What conspicuous life form do you surely see almost every day and almost everywhere, and yet, predictably, overlook or outright dismiss it as insignificant? If you recall that catchy little jingle from Nature Study that goes, “Freddy Fungus and Alice Alga took a lichen to each other (and got married)”, you have your answer: the
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August 21-23, 2026. Join us at Chewonki for a fun-fulled weekend of connection and activities. Cabins and camping available.
