Camp MacCready’s three-week banquet, held Thursday night, featured a delicious meal, followed by awards for all. In a repeat of the sweep of MacCready “M” by the Young sisters during the four-week banquet, The Crahans all captured the award this time around. Below is a list of
Read more →In his ninth, and final year as a camper at Pok-O-Moonshine, Advanced Section member Niall experienced a day to remember Wednesday. All Niall did was: Finish his Adirondack 46ers (see full camp list HERE) Reach the 400 wilderness trip points plateau Earn the Joe Stern Memorial Spirit Award
Read more →See a full gallery of the boy’s banquet HERE. SECTION POK-O “P” HONOR CAMPER PIONEER Gabriel Gabriel INTERMEDIATE Rowan Emmett SENIOR Sasha Isaiah ADVANCED SECTION Matteo Alex
Read more →SECTION MacCREADY “M” HONOR CAMPER LODGE Addie Kavya INTERMEDIATE Ashima, Jessa, Ronan Melanie SENIOR Sadie, Alexx, Nora Alex HIGHLANDER Tamrin, Phoebe Tamrin C.I.T. Kendall, Ireland Claire The award’s presentation was followed by a the traditional candlelight singing ceremony, filled with some singing, and some sobbing. See a
Read more →SILENCE a poem by MacCready camper Erika Of the forest is a scene I beg of and embrace very well, That of the absence, filled with something more, with a story I love to tell. One how the air softens and the thoughts slow to
Read more →The five teams making up Tribal Games held elections Thursday night to name team Leaders (formerly Chief and Sachem), Assistant Leaders, and Junior Leaders (formerly Medicine Man and Woman). Of special note were the Cayuga, who elected siblings as both Leaders and Jr. Leaders of the tribe!
Read more →Tribal Games formerly kicked off Wednesday night with the opening fire. The group learned about the history of the Iroquois people and, following a great deal of anticipation, new campers were given their tribal assignments. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2018 TRIBAL GAMES TEAM ROSTERS
Read more →Members of Pok-O-MacCready staff, led by camp Director Sharp Swan, are headed to the New York Metropolitan area this weekend to meet families, and usher kids back to camp. Here is the meeting and departure schedule for the camp bus: NEW YORK CITY BUS: Roosevelt Hotel (Madison
Read more →Dear Camp Staff, Alumni and Friends, We’re excited to announce an upcoming program at Pok-O that you might want to take advantage of. Dave Durant, former camper, counselor, outdoor ed director, etc. will be instructing courses on advanced wilderness first aid. READ MORE HERE This is
Read more →Last week, a long-time member of the Pok-O-MacCready Family passed away. Condit “Jake” Eddy was in his Chevy Chase,MD home when he died on August 27th. Here is his Washington Post Obituary. CONDIT NELSON EDDY, JR. “Jake” (Age 89) Of Chevy Chase, MD and
Read more →The leaves are turning green to brown and finding their way to the ground. In falls the new season and we must wave good-bye to summer. It turns out, 2017 was one of the best here at the Pok-O-MacCready Summer Camps. Another, is less than 300
Read more →Two longtime Pok-O-MacCready family members were honored last week, in conjunction with the Camp MacCready 50th Anniversary celebration. Kelly Daley Zimmerman was bestowed a sailboat in her name for her 25 years of service to the camp staff in a variety of functions, from counselor, waterfront director,
Read more →The Jack’s Cup sailing regatta was held Friday morning on Long Pond. Staged in two heats, the racing began with little to no wind, but picked up as the event moved along. “The wind was pretty low when we began, but it picked up and took us
Read more →The five young ladies pictured above, were joined by seven other MacCready “M” recipients; top riding honorees Zoe and Sophie P; and with Abbi, who was the most recognized wilderness honoree. Those were the big winners, but every MacCready camper was given a gift for their years
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