Writing a blog is not something I’ve ever done before, but it’s Merrowvista and even the oldest of us get to try new things! If you perused the staff bios...

Reporting to you from the Canaan Valley today is Elise Foerster. I have held many roles here at Merrowvista including camper, leader, coordinator, and driver. This summer I am a...

The last few days have been wonderful for Four Trails campers, as all Four Trails villages made their way out of camp into the woods, rivers, and roads of New...

It’s been a busy first week here at camp, but the community seems just as energetic as ever as we begin our second round of interest groups. To keep that...

Good Evening Founder Friends! My name is Nicole Evans and I am the Out Camping Food Specialist here at Merrowvista! I create, pack, and label all the food that goes...

Today has been quite a golden day in the Canaan Valley! The sun is out, children are smiling, and camp is really starting to feel like it’s in full swing....

Every day is a celebration at Merrowvista, and the Fourth of July is no exception. The Canaan Valley is quietly dozing off to sleep as I write this in the...

After weeks of training, planning, and anticipation, Opening Day has finally arrived. Over camp hill came 232 campers from as close as down the road and as far away as...

On Sunday, April 30th, old and new friends of the AYF community gathered for dinner to kick off the 16th Annual Donald Danforth Jr. Memorial Dinner Auction & Golf Tournament....

By Carrie Kennedy, MEd A few years ago, I was introduced to Joe Maroon at an art opening. Being from Pittsburgh, I knew he was a neurosurgeon and a team...

We love talking about summer camp all year long! The first signs of spring are starting to show at Merrowvista and Miniwanca, so although it’s probably not quite time to...

As we ring in the new year, many people look for ways to answer some version of the question, ‘how can I be at my (own very) best, (all the...

With the holiday season upon us, the AYF has so much gratitude for all of the ways in which the members of our community make a positive impact in our...

By Kris Light Every campfire has a purpose. It has been an essential part of our story as a species; a thing that once adopted helped define what it meant...

By Anthony Marvullo This past January, Professor Carol Dweck saw her scholarly work get away from her, so she wrote a clarification in the Harvard Business Review. Her now-famous “growth-mindset...

By Will Shelton A few days ago, we stumbled across this article, and I was very eager to read it. We love to have teens as part of our camps...

By Hawa (Codman ’16) Codman’s trip to Merrowvista is like being thrown into a pool of vulnerability and forced to swim out safely and stronger. Since the whole upper school...

In mid-August, the year-round summer camp teams at Merrowvista and Miniwanca each shared in countless hugs, tidied up, and waved as several hundred summer staff drove away with another incredible...