Founded in 1921, Camp Fernwood is a nurturing, traditional sleepaway summer camp for girls, located in Poland, Maine on the shore of beautiful Lake Thompson. We are a community of 230 campers and 150 resident staff, and offer one full season session (7 weeks) for campers ranging from 8 to 15. The message girls get at Fernwood is often quite the opposite of what they hear in their daily lives.
From a young age, women are repeatedly barraged with negative messages from both peers and the media. A summer experience at Fernwood, focusing on simplicity, inclusion, tolerance and friendship helps girls to put that negative outside culture in a healthy perspective.
From a young age, women are repeatedly barraged with negative messages from both peers and the media. A summer experience at Fernwood, focusing on simplicity, inclusion, tolerance and friendship helps girls to put that negative outside culture in a healthy perspective.
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Fernwood's history is in the land, the lake, and the structures around camp but mostly it is found in the people who have lived here. In 1921, Dr. and Mrs. Julius Bluhm founded Camp Fernwood in an effort to create a growth experience for girls in the out of doors, and away from the bustle and stress of everyday life in the outside world.
Macky King, their only child who became their successor in the 1950's, spent her entire lifetime at Fernwood living by and teaching these wholesome tenets to generations of girls. Although established almost a century ago, these principles have proven to be timeless and are in many ways even more relevant in today's complex world.
It might be looking forward to a big trip or the anticipation of a performance on stage, but for all it is a sense of belonging to a close knit community, like a family - a place where kind acts mean more than the score of a game. Fernwood is an extraordinary place, where ordinary things create life long memories and enduring friendships.
Since 1921 Camp Fernwood has remained a place of tradition, commitment and warm idealistic spirit. The Fernwood philosophy is dedicated to the growth of character and nurturing traits such as tolerance, unselfishness, and an appreciation of a simpler life in the out-of-doors.
Fernwood is a full season (7 week) experience, providing girls with enough time to experience new challenges, develop activity skills and independence, establish enduring friendships, and feel at home within the safe and beautiful surroundings of camp.Camp Fernwood helps to create the foundations for a lifetime of loyalty, integrity, and respect for self and others.
Fernwood is a full season (7 week) experience, providing girls with enough time to experience new challenges, develop activity skills and independence, establish enduring friendships, and feel at home within the safe and beautiful surroundings of camp.Camp Fernwood helps to create the foundations for a lifetime of loyalty, integrity, and respect for self and others.
The best way to see camp and determine if it is the right fit for your family is a personal walking tour. We invite you to join us for a look around camp, with the opportunity to see our campers and counselors in action, the scope of our facilities, and beautiful Lake Thompson. To take advantage of this opportunity, please phone us to schedule a date.
