Camp Jewell YMCA

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Coordinates: 42°01′16″N 73°06′29″W / 42.021°N 73.108°W / 42.021; -73.108

Camp Jewell YMCA, located in Colebrook, Connecticut, is a year-round outdoor center offering a wide range of programs for people of all ages.

Camp Jewell was established in 1901 on Tunxis Island in Long Island Sound off the coast of Connecticut. In 1902 it moved to Swanzey, New Hampshire, and then relocated to Colebrook in 1955, where it sits today on Triangle Lake in the shadow of Sunrise Mountain in the foothills of the Berkshires.

The current Executive Director is Ray Zetye. The current Summer Camp Director is Craig Dawson and Outdoor Center Director is Katie Jilek.

References

Stearns, R and Sessler, M (2001). A Century of Spirit, Camp Jewell YMCA 1901-2001, Lebon Press.

External links

Greater Hartford YMCA

v t e Summer camps in the U.S. state of Connecticut

Buck's Rock (New Milford) Camp Chinqueka (Bantam) Camp Jewell YMCA (Colebrook) Camp Laurelwood (New Haven) Camp Sloane (Lakeville) Camp Wah-Nee (Torrington) Hole in the Wall Gang Camp (Ashford) Connecticut Rivers Council Camps

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