Camp Winaukee

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Camp Winaukee is a summer sports camp for boys on Lake Winnipesaukee in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, founded in 1920 by three schoolteachers.

Unique to Winaukee is the existence of two separate camps -- the mainland camp for young boys (ages 7-12), and the island camp for teens (ages 13-15). The mainland camp is directed by Bart Sobel, and the island camp by Jeff "Freedo" Freedman. The Mainland Camp has approximately 230 campers ages 7-12 while the Island Camp, located on a private island just off the Mainland, has approximately 150 campers ages 13-15. The camps are run essentially separate, and each has its own facilities, playing fields, courts, bunks, playhouse and dining hall.

Judd Rothstein a senior counsler leads the island camp through their hunts every summer to find "Island Pride". This term was started by a long time staffer on the island Mario Watson. Many Winaukee campers and staff frequent Jojo's Country Store, just down the road.

The Winaukee community embraces a core philosophy set forth on the six branches of the Winaukee "Tree of Values": Enthusiasm, Loyalty, Sportsmanship, Friendship, Achievement and Cooperation. These values are instilled in Winaukee campers through a sports and adventure program and traditions that have been at the heart of Winaukee's 87 year history. In the words of an 11 year old camper, "The Tree of Values is a life lesson; it prepares you for the real world." The Island camp added it's own Tree of Values in 2004. When comparing the island and mainland camps, a camper once said, " The mainland is an oreo and the island is a double stuffed oreo with a tall glass of milk."

Camp winaukee has a very prominent repuation as an all boys sports camp, and many alumni have gone on to do great things with their lives.

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Official website