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6/27/2010 - 7/2/2010
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Raquette Lake, New York


Boat-Building and Canoe Skills: Grand's Camp at Adirondack Great Camp

Also available without accommodations for commuters

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6/27/2010


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Number: 4978RJ

Duration: 5 nights

Theme: Intergenerational; Outdoor Adventures: Water Activity

Meals: 14 total, 5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 5 Dinners

Activity Level: 3
(see description)

Itinerary: Raquette Lake 5 nights


This "grands camp" experience is designed to bring family generations together by providing a wide variety of activities designed to foster the vital connections between grandparents and their grandchildren in a safe and beautiful setting. Experienced, certified boat-building instructors will provide hands-on training on restoring and maintaining a classic wooden canoe. Learn, first-hand, traditional paddling techniques in the beautiful waters of surrounding Great Camp Sagamore. Presentations on the history of boats and boating in the Adirondacks, along with campfires and a regatta will complete your experience. A special mid-week option may include an opportunity to carve a traditional one-piece paddle to take home for an additional fee.



For participants and kids ages 11-14. One adult must attend for each one or two youths registered. Adults and grandchildren share the same room and are responsible for the supervision of their grandchildren. You will be learning to build and or repair a classic cedar canvas canoe. No skills are necessary but knowledge of hand tools is a plus. Opportunity to canoe, hike, take a virtual tour, play giant lawn games.



Program in association with Sagamore Institute of the Adirondacks.



Camp is not paved and there are stairs into most buildings.



Raquette Lake

Raquette Lake’s pristine water and wooded lakeshores are located in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. Great Camp Sagamore, founded by the Vanderbilt family in 1897 and now a National Historic Landmark, shares this wilderness area.




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Back to Back Adventures
Choose a nearby learning adventure to add before or after this program:

Quebec:
Bicycling: Day Trips To Paradise
6/20/2010 - 6/25/2010
apx. 129 miles from program

Vermont:
Something's Cooking in Vermont: A Week of Fine Foods
6/20/2010 - 6/25/2010
apx. 73 miles from program

Massachusetts:
Enhanced Music and Theater Season in the Berkshires with a Tanglewood Concert
7/5/2010 - 7/10/2010
apx. 116 miles from program

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