Chewonki Chip Cookies Shelter Building – Creating Your own Space Within Your Place We just wrapped up one of the most irreverent, innovative, and imaginative
You are Invited! Spread the word, grab your lunch, and join us for the first Camp Chewonki Virtual Job Fair, March 4 from 11am to
Camp Chewonki Staff have been arriving in droves over the past few weeks, and it’s been amazing to see our campus light up with the
We are delighted to announce that two hundred and fourteen campers arrived this Sunday for a landmark Opening Day celebration of Camp Chewonki. After a
Thank you all for a fantastic summer! It’s impossible to catch every magic moment, but here are some of our favorite photos from this season.
Alumni Takes on Epic Challenge to Raise Money for Cancer Research
“Kids these days,” says boatbuilding instructor Bill Thomas, referring to the oft-used lament about youth. “Adults wouldn’t say that if they got to work with
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).
Katie Goodman, M.Ed., Camp Chewonki Director, writes, “first, I’ll state the obvious. I’m a camp person. I loved my childhood sleepaway camp so much that I decided to make camp my career. Now, I’ll tell you a secret. Camp people like me don’t always find a workplace that captures their heart as their childhood camp did. We care about our camps and the people involved. We love our careers. But it’s exceedingly rare to find that special feeling of “I’m home” a second time.”
*By Doc Fred Chichocki, Camp Chewonki Naturalist* On an otherwise average day this past August, I was working in the Nature Museum when I received an unexpected package. I thought it amazing the odd-shaped parcel reached me, considering it was simply addressed to DOC fred, Camp Chewonki, Maine.
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