Hands-on ocean science curriculum on the coast of beautiful Downeast Maine. Explore diverse marine environments with our professional staff & enjoy a variety of summer activities on Mount Desert Island and in Acadia National Park. College Credit Available in Select Sessions Educational Summer Programming since 1975 www.acadiainstitute.com 800-375-0058 Summer Science Programs for Students Age 10-18 Acadia Institute of Oceanography Have an AIO Summer! Camp Wigwam for boys est. 1910 A traditional summer camp in Southwestern Maine. 4, 5, and 7 week sessions Emphasis on sports, creative arts, camping in the foothills of the White Mts. 57 Wigwam Pass, Waterford, ME 04088 | (207) 583-2300 Email: bob@campwigwam.com | Web: www.campwigwam.com Emphasis on sports, creative arts, camping in the foothills of the White Mts. f e B r u A r y / m A r C h 2 0 1 9 5 1 MAINE SUMMER CAMPS 2019 Bacall as she remem- bers her childhood at Highland Na- ture Camp in Na- ples, on Sebago Lake. Now called Mataponi, this camp still exists! “I loved to swim,” she says in her autobiography By Myself and Then Some. “There was a rule that in order to swim from the dock out to the raft, one had to pass a test. I can see the test morning now. A group of small girls waiting their turns. I didn’t know how I was going to do it, but after two years of swimming near the dock I was ready to move on. The girl before me was taking her test. She had a lovely stroke, and there was no ques- tion that she would pass. I watched her very carefully to see when she breathed—how she turned her head—kicked her feet. I was next. I went down the ladder and proceeded to do exactly what she had done. Miraculously, it worked—I had won and it was the raft from then on. One step away from childhood.” I n the great indoors, “there were weekly dramatic programs—sometimes plays, sometimes musical recitals, dances. I clearly remember doing a scarf dance my last year at Highland Nature. I felt as though I were really performing—I was so grown- up. Had the stage all to myself. I really felt good—the music was romantic, and I loved to dance. “And I was in plays—in one I pulled my long hair back in a bun to look like Ann Harding. There were campfires—roasting marshmallows—overnight canoe trips— sleeping under the stars—skinny-dips before o t tHeRe CourteSy PhotoS; SourCeS AnD reSourCeS InCluDe: mAIne CAmP e PerIenCe AnD SummerCAmPCulture.Com