Foundation
‘Tis The Season To Be Merry-Well Read
“Tis the season for book recommendations, and we have a few good ones for you and your family!
December 20, 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
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
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
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
Foundation
Join Our live Sheep Pelt Drawing at 3pm!
Join us today at 3pm (ET) for our LIVE sheep pelt drawing from Salt Marsh Farm with Farm and Woodlot Manager Megan Phillips, and Chewonki
November 30, 2021
Foundation
Lost in Translation?
Hola, прывітанне, नमस्ते, bonjour, 你好, Merhaba, שלום, and hello Chewonki!
You might not know this, be we have been lucky to welcome participants from more than 21 different countries over the past five years, and in an effort to make our program information more accessible (and fun), we recently enabled language translation services offered by Google Translate on all of our webpages. You can try out this new service by selecting the language of your choice from the drop-down menu at the top right of each page.
But what does it say?
October 20, 2021
Camp Chewonki for Boys
He’s Built 91 Kayaks at Chewonki and Counting
“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
September 17, 2021
Chewonki's Big Eddy Campground
Big Eddy’s Prized Pizza Tradition
Photos and Story by Julie Pulieo, Big Eddy Site Assistant Put together a wood-fired pizza oven, your favorite toppings, and fat salmon jumping in nearby
September 2, 2021
Alumni & Friends
3,100 Miles in 35 Days
Alumni Takes on Epic Challenge to Raise Money for Cancer Research
August 19, 2021