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Hog Island Audubon camp
Date: 8/5/2012 Album ID: 1511849
Photos by John Ewing
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Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. The Hog Island camp began in 1936 as an Audubon nature camp.
Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Henry Kennedy, Executive Director of Kieve-Wavus Education, Inc., arriving at the boat dock on Hog Island after being dropped off by the camp's boat, Snowgoose III,
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. An Osprey keeps a close eye on passersby as she soars above her nest on the island.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Anna Schiff, 10, smells a piece of a Sweet Fern bush while exploring the the island with her fellow campers.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Instructor Ryan Pelletier show a group of campers that sand fleas found in the sea grasses can actually be edible, something he convinced several members of a the group to try.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Peter Salmansohn talks about the history of the camp while looking at old photos in the Boat House.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Kayaks await paddlers outside a boathouse at Kieve Landing.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Kieve trustee Marshall Murphy (left) and past chair of Maine Audubon, Sandy Buck, head up to Hog Island after arriving at the island's landing.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Instructor Ryan Pelletier discusses the day's agenda with campers before heading out to learn about the island's natural history.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Sandy Buck is a former Maine Audubon chairman and Kieve board member.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Campers make their way to a classroom to begin their day on island.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Kieve campers are challenged to a Mystery of the Day when they arrive at the island's classroom in the morning.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. The Hog Island camp began in 1936 as an Audubon nature camp and features a number of buildings, including The Bridge which includes the kitchen and dining room for campers.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Camp instructor Ryan Pelletier conducts a class on the natural history of the Maine coast for campers.
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Photo by John Ewing/staff photographer... Tuesday, July 31, 2012..Hog Island Camp, a famous Audubon classroom site on the mid-Maine coast, is being rebuilding it's Audubon programs with the help of volunteers. Campers walk along the island's shoreline while learning about the island's flora and fauna.
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