Hello, and happy Thursday! My name is David Chodakewitz. I am one of the Discoverer, Pioneer, and Trailblazer Coordinators this summer. Today, since I have been given editorial license over...

The camp runs well! That’s a saying we have here at Merrowvista. If you have never had the opportunity to enjoy dinner with 241 campers and 100 camp staff, you...

Hello everyone! My name is Bailey and I am the Assistant Director of Camp Programs here at Merrowvista. If you are a parent of one of the wonderful campers here...

Things have really picked up here in the valley as all of the Four Trails campers (except our Odyssey campers) arrived this past Sunday. Villages have been hard at work...

Hello founder friends! My name is Kal Bowers and I am the new Camper Experience Coordinator here at Merrowvista. My primary job is reaching out to families that are new...

Greetings everyone! Welcome to the start of another great session at Merrowvista. With three weeks of camp under our belt and a memorable, meaningful send off to our session A...

The days are winding down here at camp and tonight, for the first time in 3 weeks, all 10 Four Trails villages will be rejoining the in-camp community at the...

One of the more popular camp songs this summer is called “At a time like this.” Like many camp songs, it’s easy enough to learn. Let me teach it to...

When I arrived at Merrowvista for a new summer, I was invited to share “a moment of gratitude”; this happens before each of our meals and is a time when...

Odyssey and Voyageurs are eyeing their end goals, the Explorers are setting out on their final adventures, and the Adventurers are making the turn and heading for home. We’re entering...

Some of the most remarkable moments in the camp day happen between the scheduled activities. I watch campers walking between interest group activities, telling stories or singing songs as they...

Howdy Founder Friends! It’s Matti here – I’m the waterfront coordinator this summer at Dan Hole Pond! We had another wonderful day today in the Canaan valley, filled with much...

Hello from the Canaan Valley. My name is Paul and I’m one of the camp nurses. Here at the health center we believe in empowering campers through health. This is...

‘Twas the night of 50’s dinner and all through the land Root beer floats were consumed, hamburgers in hand The hand jive took place in quite a popular fashion Campers...

Being a camper parent is about letting go. This is what I’m telling myself as I sit at my kitchen counter, wondering, “Well, how is it going?” We’re halfway through...

As the Activities Team Coordinator, I spend most of my time in the background working with my team to make sure campers get to try out the activities they want...

Chocorua biked around camp today in preparation for their bike shakedown tomorrow. They’ll head out of camp for the day, grab lunch at a nearby market, and return to camp...

Greetings again from the bucolic hillsides of Merrowvista. The campers have long been off to bed as I write these reflections on the past few days, and a quiet calm...