Chewonki’s Boatbuilders Expedition is not your average wilderness trip. While after most trips you take home photographs, grains of sand embedded in your clothing, and stories of places traveled; boatbuilders return home with 17ft-long wooden sea kayaks that they built with their own hands. Boatbuilders spend the first two weeks of their program working with Bill Thomas, the designer of the kayak they will build. Bill works with the trip leaders and students to guide the process of Read More
Wilderness Trips
Finding Your Place, and Yourself, on the Penobscot River
Thinking back to when I first arrived at Chewonki, I am amazed at how much I have learned in such a short time. We’ve only been here for five weeks, but already I feel like a new person. Chewonki has taught me to truly appreciate the natural world around me. It no longer feels strange to be told to go sit in the woods and observe for an hour-- it feels normal. It’s shocking how little I knew about my surroundings before I arrived. I feel a much stronger connection to the land I live on and my Read More