Sawing Off the Limb on Which It Perches
In the American Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Biodiversity, there is a sign bearing the words of biologist Paul ...
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A Rock Star of the Written Word
Maine Coast Semester 61 students and their teachers from the Literature and the Land class had the honor of hearing ...
O Pioneers!
Eleven high school juniors are attached to a plow, substituting their human-power for the horse-power normally provided by Bob, our ...
From Sauerkraut to Sketch-up, Connecting to the Natural World through Craft
The study of human ecology, or the relationship between humans and the natural world, is an important thread that runs ...
Arriving at Chewonki: A Sea of Green
A wave of pure excitement rushed through me as I stepped out of my mom’s rental car and into the ...
What About Bob?
There’s a new horse in town. Our chestnut mare, Sal, now shares Salt Marsh Farm with Bob, a Suffolk Punch ...
It’s a Girl! Greta Births a Healthy Heifer
Yesterday, around 1:00 pm, our dairy cow Greta birthed a healthy, heifer calf. Although it was Greta’s due date, Greta ...
Sugar Snap Super Shack
Morning pea-picking is good work. The farmers move down rows of emerald tendrils “dripping with peas,” as Assistant Farm Manager ...
George River Expedition
If you ask a George River Expedition alumnus how the canoe trip went, they’ll probably respond with something like, “Terrific!” ...
Equine Elegance
Thanks to generous Chewonki friends, our beloved American Belgian chestnut mare, Sal, now has a run-in at one of her ...
Maine Coast Semester Alumni Take on New Roles and Responsibility at Salt Marsh Farm
Chewonki recently welcomed back Maine Coast Semester 59 alumni Phoebe, and Semester 57 alumni Grayson, as summer farm workers at ...
The Life Aquatic
The only people possibly more excited about this summer’s Chewonki Wilderness Trips than the trippers themselves are the trip leaders. ...
Don Hudson’s Counting Alewives
If you’ve ever met former Chewonki President Don Hudson, it won’t surprise you to learn his retirement is busier than ...
The Schooner Mary E
On the last day of Semester 60, Sophie Wanzer was presented with a wonderful invitation from Maine Maritime Museum: contribute ...
Maine Coast Semester Bids a Fond Farewell to Chris Percy
Chris Percy, long time Maine Coast Semester Spanish teacher, dean of residential life, and photographer, has a way of standing ...
A Distant Holla: Illuminating Overlooked Narratives at the Portland Museum of Art
After a rowdy, 45-minute bus ride from Wiscasset to Portland, we arrived at the Portland Museum of Art for our ...
La Cuenta de Especie a Chewonki
A magical intersection of science, art, and natural history happens every semester in the classroom of Chris Percy, Spanish Teacher ...
Getting a Taste of the College Experience
Each spring, we offer a special college counseling program for our spring students (current high school juniors) to think and ...
A Time All Their Own: Students Spend Two Days Alone in the Woods
Every Maine Coast Semester student has the chance to spend 48 hours camping alone on Chewonki Neck. They set off ...
