Camp Chronicle

The Ducklings
By: Aidan Perkinson
Many people believe that there are four
age groups at Chewonki: the Puffins, the Owls,
the Herons, and the Ospreys. However, there is
actually a fifth, lesser-known, age group: the
Ducklings. Their childrens’ names are Nolan,
Alexis, Kestrel, Claude, and Bea. The adults
somehow manage to keep their sanity even
though the Ducklings are full of energy and
need to take frequent potty breaks. Their names
are Mrs. Vicky, Emily, and Nick.
The Ducklings do many things,
including putting on plays, painting, catching
frogs, and cooking treats and bread. According
to Nolan, playing at the frog pond is his favorite
thing to do. Emily and Mrs. Vicky agree that
Chewonki and its message stand for wonderful
things. Mrs. Vicky says that, “campers are so
nice. I’ve never met a mean camper yet.” All in
all, the Ducklings should be more widely
recognized as one of the age groups at camp.
The Chronicle
Session II 2012
21 Things to do at Chewonki
By: Cole Triedman
1) Perform a campfire skit where you get
clapped off
2) Be a BKG (Bronze Kayaking God)
3) Beat Arthur Markley in a swim race
4) Lose your voice after Rocks
5) Win Horsengoggle
6) Fall asleep once during rest hour
7) Do the moonwalk (in the barn)
8) Beat Anatoly in tennis or chess
9) Just chill in an Adirondack chair for all o
general swim
10) Hit a homerun on a wilderness trip
11)Successfully build and light a wet fire
12)Get to the other side in Mini Tanks
13)Bet the king during Kingdoms
14)Go on one of Andy’s tent days
15)Try out your Spanish on one of the
international campers
16)Say Something at Sunday Service
17)Chug a bottle of Sriracha (not really though
please)
18)Finish a bowl of Maypo
19)Ride a farm pig
20)Ring the bell at midnight
21)Enjoy a wagbag poop

Anatoly
By Alfonso Pla and Fritz Pingel
Anatoly is the only Russian
counselor currently at Chewonki. This
is his second year at Chewonki. His
favorite sport he plays here is tennis,
which is where he spends most of his
time. Castle Island is his favorite place
to be at Chewonki, and her goes there a
lot. He does 8 activities overall at
Chewonki. His favorite meal at camp is
a cream-based fish soup, but his
favorite breakfast is raisin bran and
blueberry pancakes. Yum!!
Anatoly is playing the campercounselor
tennis tournament with
Alfredo. He is having lots of fun at
Chewonki this summer and would like
Parrots at Chewonki?
By Will Altenburg
Yes, that’s right! We have two
male Australian budgies named
Frosty and Joey living right here at
camp. The Altenburg family has two
budgies that live with them in Hoyt’s
cabin. I believe they acquired them in
April.
During the day they hop
around their cage, squawking and
chirping, and making gurgling noises.
They start squawking at 6:00 am and
stop at 7:00 pm. Any questions? Ask
me!
What is a BKG? By Cole Triedman
Last year at Chewonki I was introduced to the term BKG,
or, Bronze Kayaking God. I often heard BKG coming out
of the mouths of mostly blond-haired, well dressed,
typical kayaking bros.
Peter Qualay, Bo, Matt Kingsbury and of course
Bear Huffard would often use the phrase to glorify
themselves when they spent all day at the waterfront doing
fancy tricks with kayaks. But I soon learned that being a
BKG involves much more than three simple words. It’s
an accomplishment, no, a way of life. Jack Lawlor says it’s
a religion.
I don’t have enough passion for shredding the
gnar all summer like the BKGs however. For me, being
ridiculously good at kayaking would be fun, but not any
more fun as many other things at Chewonki.
Will Durrett disagrees. “It’s all about the stoke,
you know?” he said in an interview. “When you’re out on
the water ripping tricks, stoke levels are high.”
I’ve always wondered about attaining the BKG
status. It’s really all about adrenaline and feeling powerful.
But Walter outlined the process a bit more clearly for me.
“You have to paddle class three rapids, spin on a
wave, perform a combat roll, and get a really nice life
jacket tan,” he said. You need to be obsessed, and
obsessed they are.
But they exude other qualities as well. BKGs
certainly make it out like they rule Chewonki. I wonder if
BKG status is the biggest honor here at camp. Is there
anyone debating this? Or is this universal knowledge?
“Not at all,” John Russell said in response to these
questions. “The greatest honor at Chewonki is to be the
equivalent of a BKG in every activity.”
Jack Lawlor, who gets off on tangents, said “my
greatest accomplishment was being at the lunch where we
ate 500 grilled cheeses.”
Bo didn’t know there were other activities.

Building Boats
By: Spencer Bernard and John Fulton
In the middle of the day, approximately daytime, Spencer
Bernard and John Fulton, Senior Investigative Reporters for
the Chronicle, went to the Osprey boatbuilding tent. There,
they met up with three intelligent and hardworking boat
builders. They, perhaps not surprisingly, were Aidan Denahy,
Griffin Kronemer and Sam Scully. They were more than
willing to provide some answers to our questions.
Q: What kind of boat are you building?
GK: A canayak, it’s a mix between a canoe
and a kayak
Q:What is it made out of?
AD: Pinewood and substances that aren’t
wood.
Q: What are you going to name it?
AD: the Gnarwhal
GK: Undecided
SS: Shapoopy
Q: What color are your going to paint it?
AD: light blue with an eye and a narwhal horn
GK: Red with a line that says something
SS: Brown
Q: What made you want to build a boat?
GK & AD: So I could have a boat.
Q: Would you recommend this to others?
GK, AD and SS: Yes
Q: What’s the best thing about boatbuilding?
SS: Boats
AD: It’s fun and educational
GK: You get to build boats
What’s the average day in the life of a boat builder?
SS: you nail nails
AD and GK: Wake up, build boats, go to bed
What are you planning to use the boat for?
SS: Boating
GK: Taking a pony on it
AD: Getting the ladies
The Secrets of River Crumping
By: Saul Glist
I sit here thinking to myself… what is River
Crumping? River Crumping has been a Chewonki
mystery all summer and the Chronicle staff decided
to investigate by asking some key River Crumping
people.
First off, we found that crumping is a dance
form that originates in the city, it was brought to
Chewonki and has been customized to fit the nature
of Chewonki. Kate Fox explained the different ways
to crump, “One way to crump is to the beat and
speed of the song ‘River.’ This is extremely difficult
because rivers a slow song, while crumping is a quick
dance form. Another way to crump is in the form of
a specific river such as the Allagash, St. Croix, or
Moose River. This is a far more common form of
crumping and branched out to new styles like
“ocean crumping” and “lake crumping.”
Then an unidentified field source told us that
Colleen knows about river crumping. However,
Colleen is an amateur crumper who has not found a
style of crumping yet. Lastly, I found out that Emma
Weeks will be returning next summer to lead a River
Crumping activity, so that all campers can learn the
secrets of the crump!
The Bell
By Ben Altenburg
The bell has rust on it. It is very old and rusty.
There is wood holding it up. The bell saved
everyone once from a monster that eats
everybody. The bell rang and woke the people up
which saved them.

Thank You,
Chewonki
By: Genevieve Greinetz
Sunday service seats on the foots
of trees. In stillness the leaves
soft as they fall, they decorate
the breeze.
A whisper grips and someone
speaks their peace, another
speaks his speech as Sam strums
with Matt Weeks.
The season reaches its peak and
summer sets accordingly.
We become like leaves of trees
as we fall seasonally from
Chewonki. But as far as I can
see, Sundays come weekly and
on mornings like these when sun
beams through pines and oak
trees I will be here in this place
of heart, in the stillness of the
forest, where I can see the world
through a child’s eyes and it is
because of these times that I will
remember this summer; its
highs, its times of sighs, some
cries but mostly I’ll remember
your smiles in the blue sunshine
skies and the inspiration in the
mind’s eyes. And so whether
next Sunday we are together or
alone, know that I am here too
in this space of heart, of ease, of
true Chewonki peace.
Travel Advice: Madrid
In Spanish & English!
By: Alfonso Pla
Madrid is located in the
center of Spain. It is the
capital.
I recommend to all
of you that you visit because
there is plenty to do.
First, you must go to
the Prado Museum because
there is a lot to learn about
life under the sea.
Second, you can
watch a soccer match in the
Santiago Bernabeu, which is
the stadium for Real Madrid.
Afterwards you can visit the
high towers of Madrid. One
of them is a five star hotel.
I expect to see you in
Madrid soon!
Madrid esta situado en el centro
de España.
Es la capital de España y
por eso te recomiendo ir de
torismo por que hoy mucho que
visitor primero, deberias visitor el
museo del prado, porque en ese
museo aprenderos mucho,
sobretado aprenderas mucho,
sobre vida bajo el mar.
Segundo, puedes ver un
partido en el bernabeu. El estadio
del Real Madrid. Luego tambien
puedes visitor las torres más altas
de Madrid una de ellas es un
hotel de cinco estrellas.
Bueno nosuemos en
Madrid!

Relay Race
Tetherball
Tournament
Kickball Derby
Freestyle Dance
Elimination
Gaga
Place The
Spoon
Soccer World
Cup
Wannagan Lift
Sumo Wrestling
Tug of War
Fo’c’s’le
GOLD SILVER BRONZE
Boulder
Joshua Medintz
Fo’c’s’le
Walter Ainsworth
James Sullivan
Boulder
Jack Reasoner
Jungle
Theo McGrath
Owen Woodard
Boulder
Lucas Marden
Fo’c’s’le
Henry Bernard
Alfonzo Pla Zobel
Boulder
Lucas Marden
55 Seconds
Long Hall Boulder
Fo’c’s’le
Francis Barth
Quarter Deck
Adin Segall
Ben Jacobs
Quarter Deck
Aidan Perkinson
Boulder
Oliver Slater-Pons
Joshua Medintz
Quarter Deck
Aidan Perkinson
Long Hall
Cormac Feely
Justin Pond
Long Hall
Luke James
51 Seconds
Five Tetherball Tips
By Joey Fleming
Inaugural Owl Olympics 2012
1. Have a good, strong serve.
2. Be able to rally both ways.
3. Be able to play with any rules your opponent
chooses.
4. Don’t play with cheap rules. No one likes it.
5. Don’t be super stubborn. If someone makes a
call, just go with it.
Jungle
Will Altenburg
Jungle
Ben Simon
Theo McGrath
Fo’c’s’le
Henry Bernard
Long Hall
Jason Pichette
Quarter Deck
Ben Jacobs
Dylan Conrad
Long Hall
Oscar Habarta
Boulder
Toby Halftter
Oliver Slater-Pons
Quarter Deck
Ben Jacobs
40 Seconds
Fo’c’s’le
Quarter Deck Long Hall
Francis Barth Andrew Fisher Angus Hawley
Boulder Fo’c’s’le Jungle

Cabin Photos 2012
Crow’s Nest Stockade 10 Dayers Fenway
Fo’c’sle Boulder New Hall
Quarter Deck Jungle Long Hall 10 Dayers
Long Hall 5 Weekers Binnacle Bowsprit

Juniper Outhaul Ranch House
Pete Gillies Gordy Hall Shang-Tu
Xanadu Orchard
House
Osprey Lodge