On Wednesday I had the opportunity to drop our Girls Allagash Canoe Trip off at Lobster Stream, the beginning of their three-week canoe trip. We had the van and canoe trailer loaded by 8:00AM and departed Chewonki Neck. It was a beautiful day to be driving north; bright blue sky was dotted with puffy cumulus […]
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On Tuesday, we happily welcomed participants to our first session Opening Day for 2017! It was fun so greet former campers and families, and old friends as well as folks new to the Chewonki family. The rain held off long enough for leaders to engage their participants in group games and trip logistics before heading off
Two weeks before the first students set foot on Chewonki Neck for the summer, 46 energetic, eager young men and women arrive to kick off the season with staff training. Twenty-seven of them will lead backpacking, canoeing, whitewater kayaking, and sea kayaking expeditions for Chewonki Wilderness Trips this summer. Nine are Boys Camp counselors who
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