Talking Metaphors with John McPhee ’37
By Jennifer Altman Published in the July 10, 2013 issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly Joel Achenbach ’82, a longtime writer for The Washington Post, was perched on a stage next to Ferris Professor of Journalism John McPhee ’53, recalling the day McPhee handed him back his first writing assignment. “The paper came back, and there were […]
Passage into Manhood
Passage into Manhood By Michael Thompson | July 26, 2005 As printed in The Boston Globe, July 26, 2005. Re-printed with permission from the author. THE BOY sitting next to me on the plane from Toronto to North Bay was 17 years old, a rising high school senior with a slight beard. He had the misfortune […]
Thank You!
A BIG Thank You to All Who Supported KEEC’s Spaghetti Dinner!
The Excellence School Featured on 60 Minutes
Keewaydin Camps Partner with the Excellence School The Excellence Boys Charter School of Brooklyn was recently featured in a 60 Minutes story about the Robin Hood Foundation of New York. Keewaydin connected with the school in 2012, enabling two scholars to attend Keewaydin Temagami last summer. Those boys’ experience, combined with a presentation by camp […]
50 Things To Do Before You’re 11 3/4
There is nothing quite like getting outside after a long winter; the sun on your shoulders, the smell of freshly cut grass, the sound of birds singing. The British National Trust recently came out with a list of 50 Things To Do Before You’re 11 3/4. This list of family fun adventures is completely Keewaydin approved […]
Earth Day Will Help Your Health
Celebrate Earth Day Everyday! Recently a number of articles have surfaced publicizing research that indicates cognitive, physical and emotional advantages to spending time immersed in nature. Admittedly, it can be challenging to get outdoors everyday and perhaps sending your children out the back door is a thing of the past, with encroaching roads, disease carrying […]
Spaghetti Dinner to Benefit Vermont Schools
KEEC Style Spaghetti Dinner! All are welcome, proceeds go to offsetting the cost of KEEC for Vermont schools!
12 Tips For Parents Sending Their Child To Camp
Inspired by a recent article in Parent Magazine, these are 12 tips designed to help parents and their child prepare for the summer at one of Keewaydin’s camps. 1. Follow the Packing List This is pretty easy. The camp Directors have prepared a comprehensive packing list for your review. Study the list carefully to make […]
Thought for the Day
Spring is in the air meaning we are one step closer to summer! This is one thought for the day, by writer and environmentalist Sigurd F. Olson, all canoeists can appreciate. Photo by Lauren Sayer. “There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, […]
Looking for an adventurous read?
In an age when regions of the Canadian North had hardly been discovered, Prentice G. Downes, a Harvard graduate and a teacher at the Belmont School outside of Boston, chose to travel alone by canoe to explore the Great Barren Lands. Sleeping Island: A Journey to the Edge of the Barrens, originally published in 1943, […]
