Doc Shocked by Poetic Schlock! – or – Epistemological Onomatopoeic Disaster on the Neck! – or – “Bye Bye, Birdee!” (Editor’s Note: last week’s article “It’s for the Birds” generated a flood of interest in the origin of the name “Chewonki”, but no response was quite so keen as the letter we received from Master …
Summer is heating up and we have a very full calendar of Traveling Natural History presentations ready for you! Please call ahead and check with the host organization to ensure there is space before you go! Many venues have limited seating and you may need reservations. Month Date Presentation Organization Start Time End Time June 2019 …
Today marks the summer solstice, the half-way point in the year with the longest day of sunshine. Thanks to the generosity of the Chewonki community we’re also more than half-way to our spring fundraising goal! Campus is absolutely a-buzz with counselors and staff getting ready for the opening day of Camp Chewonki, and next week we will …
With the start of the summer camp season, we are excited to formally announce Emily Bell-Hoerth in her new role as the Director of Camp Chewonki for Girls. Emily had previously worked as the director of the 10-day girls’ program at Debsconeag Lake, and will now be overseeing all girls’ residential and wilderness trip programs …
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A lot of preparation goes into making sure Camp Chewonki is ready for the summer. Cabins are cleaned, lawns mowed, counselors hired. One of the most important parts of our pre-camp preparation is developing our activity curriculum and training our staff to teach in their area of expertise. As opening day approaches, archers, sailors, and …
I had the pleasure of joining the Counselor in Training program on Wednesday night for a campfire at the beautiful and scenic Hoyt’s Point, looking out over Montsweag Brook. The campfire was full of the silly and the sweet, the real and the raw. Each CIT had time to reflect and share hopes and fears, …
Chewonki founder Clarence Allen wrote about his young campers in the August 3, 1930, Camp Chronicle. His thoughts make clear that, despite many changes on Chewonki Neck, not the least of which is that girls, as well as boys, now enjoy Camp Chewonki, the camp’s essence is much the same as it was 89 years …
Like every vibrant community, Camp Chewonki needs many hands to make it work. “There’s always lots that needs to be done,” says Evan Feinberg, a senior Boys Camp counselor in his 13th Chewonki summer. “People need help, and we can help.” Through the Osprey Service Projects Feinberg is leading this summer, the oldest campers, Ospreys …
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