Camp Program

In each of the nine camp sessions, between early morning polar bear swims and evening campfires, approximately 120 children become naturalists and fishermen, athletes and actors, equestrians and hot air balloonists, potters and painters, poets and photographers, swimmers and singers, fly tiers and fly fishermen, outdoor campers and canoe paddlers, clowns and musicians, woodworkers and kite flyers. At stage night, awards night, carnival day, the camp dance, and through "cabin chats," and camp songs and celebrations at every meal, campers inspire each other. 

Here the campers give encouragement and understanding and laughter and comfort to each other. To counselors, to the medical staff and to the volunteers they give the spirited example of their courage. 

Winner of the Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects, the Ca mp was designed by the dean of Yale University's School of Architecture as an Old West frontier town. It sits in the middle of a 300-acre forest complete with theater, dining hall, gymnasium, general store, library, medical clinic, arts and crafts building, staff housing and administration building, gardens, tennis and basketball courts, a softball diamond, outdoor camping sites, amphitheater, swimming pool, boathouse, gazebo, stables, nature center and animal farm, and 15 log cabins. The 44-acre lake is well stocked and a "fishometer" records the daily catch. The record is 136 fish! They are released back into the lake, but not before the big ones are traced on pa per which is later used for wood cutouts. 

Under the guidance of five nurses, two doctors, 30 counselors, 30 program directors, and another two dozen staff members, campers experience more than a joyous holiday. Camp is a critical experience in their lives. The Camp operates on the belief that every camper is going to be an adult and needs a good childhood to become one.