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Research by Shannon Ringvelski
Reprinted from Boston Magazine Online
June 2004
This is a selective list of traditional summer camps based on interviews with campers, parents, staff, directors, and
others who have personal knowledge of camp facilities and programs, and a guide to free area referral services that
can help you find the right camp for your child. Many of these camps encourage visits from prospective campers and
their families in the summer while they are in session.
[The following CampGroup camps were included in the listing]
Camp Mah-Kee-Nac
Sports and specialty programs including tennis, soccer, sailing, and swimming in the two-mile-wide lake and Olympic-sized pool,
but also drama, photography, a radio station, and a wood shop. A structured program for younger kids, and lots of choice for
the older ones. [Lenox, 413-637-0781 (summer), 800-309-4332 (winter), www.campmkn.com. Founded 1929; boys, ages 8-15; 375 campers;
3 campers per adult; 90 percent return rate; seven weeks.]
Camp Walt Whitman
Children choose a weekly special interest from among such choices as cooking, photography, or a particular sport. In addition to
a mature staff, this camp has excellent coaching; the tennis instructor, for example, is head coach at Brigham Young University.
[Piermont, NH, 603-764-5521 (summer), 800-657-8282 (winter), www.campwalt.com. Founded 1948; coed, ages 7.5-15; 390 campers;
2 campers per adult; 90 percent return rate; three, four, and seven weeks.]
Camp Wicosuta
In its variety of offerings and the enthusiasm of its staff, this camp is more like a vacation with horses, ice-skating, and
watersports than a stodgy home-away-from-home for the elite. It's low pressure all around, with plenty of opportunity to try
new things: Older girls have complete choice in scheduling their days. [Hebron, NH, 800-846-9426, www.campwicosuta.com.
Founded 1920; girls, ages 6-15; 270 campers first session, 175 second session; 3 campers per adult; 80 percent return rate;
four weeks.]
Camp Winaukee
The same family has run Winaukee, on Lake Winnipesaukee, since 1934. Older boys spend their time on the camp's private island,
but no matter what side of the lake you're on, this much is clear: Winaukee is one of the premier New England summer camps for
boys, something reinforced by recent renovations. [Center Harbor, NH, 603-253-9272 (summer), 800-487-9157 (winter), www.winaukee.com.
Founded 1920; boys, ages 7-15; 370 campers; 3 campers per adult; 80 percent return rate; seven weeks.]
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