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Water Monkey advertising

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Getting new campers each year is essential for growing our young camp program. 2017 will be our 6th summer and it is amazing how 'established' we have become in such a short time.

We are testing out a bit of print advertising this year so hopefully families that would not otherwise find us online may stumble across our ad! Below is a link to the Boston Parents Paper Northeast Camp Guide where we have a half page ad on page seven!

https://issuu.com/parentingmedia/docs/boston_camp_guide_2017/4

Here is a screenshot of that page but definitely give the entire guide a read for some relevant articles!

WooHoo! Our ad is awesome!

"boating industry" letter to the new president

At Water Monkey Camp we do not have many rules...we want campers to listen to our coaches, respect each other and the environment, eat well and take an occasional shower. One hard and fast rule, however, is we do not talk politics. A simple political discussion can morph into a heated argument as individuals try to express their own deeply held beliefs. That being said, this open letter in "Boating Industry" magazine (link below) is some non-partisan wisdom from a guy who certainly knows his stuff.

An open letter to President Trump from Bill Yeargin, CEO of Correct Craft

The letter is not long and quite worth the read.  Mr. Yeargin runs one of the largest boat companies in the world (Correct Craft manufactures Nautique boats), has served on the Commerce Department Manufacturing Council on behalf of U.S. manufacturers, and has traveled the world conducting business in dozens of countries.  All of this has given him a unique perspective on U.S. policy that he concisely shares in his letter.

Just because we do not get political at camp does not mean I did not vote!

Finn helped me vote this year.

Costa Rica & renewable energy

With all the not so great news in 2016 I thought this was a pretty uplifting story to close out the year:

Costa Rica used 98% renewable energy in 2016

Like they mention in the article, CR is small and has unique natural resources to make this happen but hopefully other Central American and Caribbean countries will follow their lead and start making a major impact on global CO2 emissions.  If enough nations switch to renewables then maybe there will be enough peer pressure and technological scale to get the U.S. on the right track as well.  

It is a new year, anything is possible, right?

 

Fall at the lake...

Fall is always bittersweet here at camp.  The foliage is gorgeous, the lake is calm and empty, and the sun is still warm and high in the sky but our cabins are empty and there is no one to play with!

Camp in September before the leaves dropped.

Not even a ripple on the water...just the reflection of the mountains.

This year the state decided to drop the water level for the winter on Merrymeeting by releasing water from the dam.    

The Merrymeeting Lake dam...opened up and letting water out.

The dam again...as spied through the trees.

This long anticipated lake draw-down will help residents fix up their shorelines, walls, and docks.  The water by our beach is down around five or six feet!

Our beach and dock, all tucked away for the long off-season. You can see where the water level typically is by the white water-line on the stone wall.

Getting the property ready for winter is a lot of work.  It takes a long time to store away furniture and equipment, winterize the buildings and boats, and rake up the thousands and thousands of leaves.  (Check out this post from last year to see what I do in detail).

My trusty sidekick and enthusiastic yard work helper taking a break to bathe in the sun.

Tuckerman can always be counted on to mess up my leaf piles, drag sticks back onto the grass, and jump in the lake every 20 minutes or so for good measure.

Enjoy the season.  Have fun outside.  Cross your fingers for lots of snow this winter.  Keep shredding.  

-Evan

617-855-WAKE (9253)

evan@watermonkeycamp.com