Alumni & Friends
Alumnus, Booth McGowan, to Make Chewonki-Inspired Indie Film
Inspired by the deep friendships fostered at Chewonki, alumnus Booth McGowan (Semester 60) is making a feature-length film, Boys at Twenty, about closeness, masculinity, and
June 23, 2021
Alumni & Friends
All in a Day’s Work: Kate Day on Co-Founding Dovetail Workwear
Dovetail Workwear, co-founded by Chewonki alumna Kate Day (Semester 2; Camp Staff ’93 and ’96; Trustee ’95-’99; Advisor ’05-’11), is a hardworking company that makes
July 8, 2021
Alumni & Friends
Watch: Art, Ecology, Equity; A Conversation with Sue West
Art, Ecology, Equity: Celebrating Sue West’s Four Decades at Chewonki Sue West in Conversation with Amy Rogers Watch Now Sue West started working at Chewonki
July 15, 2021
Alumni & Friends
Grace Callahan to Travel World Studying Women who Fish
Grace Callahan, an alumna of Camp Chewonki (‘11-’13) and former summer farm worker (’14), is about to embark on one of the most purposeful and
August 5, 2021
Alumni & Friends
3,100 Miles in 35 Days
Alumni Takes on Epic Challenge to Raise Money for Cancer Research
August 19, 2021
Alumni & Friends
Our Sheep Pelt Giveaway Winners
We had a landslide 932 entries to our sheep pelt giveaway. WOW! Congratulations to these eleven lucky winners:
December 3, 2021
Alumni & Friends
The Cross-Disciplinary Future of Land Stewardship?
For the past three years, alumna Sarah Klain has been collaborating with the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation to create a land stewardship plan for Boa Ogoi, a 585-acre parcel in southeastern Idaho where the US Army Cavalry and settlers massacred over 400 tribe members in 1863. But, how does one begin to “restore” land in a climate-changed future?
December 6, 2021
Alumni & Friends
Story of a Spark 💥
We’re sharing “Spark Stories” this month — short anecdotes about important Chewonki mentors and the lessons they imparted — and we couldn’t be more pleased to share these inspiring memories of Endicott “Cotty” Saltonstall (Camp ’52, Camp Staff ’57-’60, ’62-’66, and ’71) from Peter Slovenski. (Camp ’64-’68).
December 15, 2021
Alumni & Friends
We’re Nearly Full Circle, All Thanks to You
Each of us has had a moment in our lives when someone stepped forward, a teacher, a guide, a counselor, or a friend, and showed us a new path that changed our lives. For Ponch Membreño, (OC Staff ‘91-95, Camp Parent ‘19, and Trustee ‘21), Greg Shute, Director of Northwoods and Coastal Properties, was that person.
December 19, 2021
