Friends, Flannel and Fires: Awwwtumn at Maine Coast Semester
Six weeks into the fall semester, the days have grown short and Chewonki is brilliantly outfitted in gold, orange, red ...
Work Program? More like Fun Program.
I’m from Minneapolis, which is a pretty big city, so living and working on a farm is far from what ...
At the End of Wilderness Trips, What’s Left?
Last Saturday, on September 28th, Semester 63 students returned from their five-day wilderness trips. Vans arriving from all different parts ...
Exactly What a Normal Week Looks Like at Maine Coast Semester
One of the biggest questions on my mind when applying to Maine Coast Semester was what daily life felt like. ...
Semester 63 Doesn’t Waste a Moment!
Exactly four weeks ago, on August 28th, 39 students from 17 states and 34 high schools arrived at Chewonki to ...
Home is Where the Heart is
It’s sort of intimidating to move into a cabin with six other girls for an entire semester. Before coming to ...
Meetup at the Common Ground Fair
Join Chewonki alumni, participants, families, staff and faculty for a meetup at the Common Ground Fair in Unity Maine on ...
Now I’m Sure – Maine Coast Semester was the Best Decision
When I applied to Maine Coast Semester in February, I got my application in minutes before the deadline. After clicking ...
Precisely Pemaquid
Maine Coast Semester students visited Pemaquid Point for science field lab earlier this week. They explored Maine’s rocky intertidal zone, ...
What if… it’s Better than I Expected?
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I first stepped foot on Chewonki Neck. For the past three years, ...
Diggin’ My Potato
Semester 63 jumped into their first week at Chewonki with both feet (and hands). Their arrived on campus coincided with ...
Chewonki Announces Campus Expansion
We are excited to announce a significant round of additions and improvements for Chewonki, including new cabins and facilities for ...
Chewonki Announces Incoming and Outgoing Trustees and Advisors
Our 2019 Annual Meeting took place at Chewonki on May 17 and 18, and among the items on the agenda ...
An Actively Passive House
Nearly every day I can hear the sounds of construction if I head towards the farm. Between Pack-Out and Park ...
Out in the Woods by a Crackling Campfire on the Coast
I groaned as alarms blared through the cabin, jolting me from a deep, dreamless sleep. “Is it morning already,” I ...
Merry, Muddy Memories
Last Sunday, the entire semester ran full speed from the dry docks at the waterfront to the mudflats that line ...
Entering the Mega Snow Globe: Snowshoeing Woodcove
Wilderness trips were highly anticipated in semester 62. After filling out a survey to figure out which four-day trip I’d ...
The Bairn of the Barn
Frisking, frolicking, snoozing, testing the limits of their mother’s patience, entertaining us each day as they grow before our eyes–spring ...
Anna Brown: Building Castles, Changing Policies
In Maine Coast Semester 16’s yearbook, from spring 1996, there’s a chart showing each student’s name followed by columns of ...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Chewonki
When Chewonki became a non-profit in 1962, a charitable purpose became an essential piece of our organizational DNA. Since that ...
230 Pounds of Marshmallows – and Counting
For someone in the Chewonki command center–someone responsible for 30,000 field-based meals each year; 40 sea kayaks; 30 white water ...
Join us for Margaret Ellis Day – May 29
Help us shake out the dust, clean out the cabins, and get ready for another summer of fun at our ...
Chewonki’s Newest Maine Guide
After grueling written and oral examinations proving her knowledge of Maine rules governing fishing, trapping, hunting, watercraft, ATVs, and snowmobiles, ...
