How to Get to the Waterfront - 1930's Style.

Perhaps we should think about going back to low-tech transportation for Family Camp?

Historic Photo of Shanty Shane now Ohana Camp

Historic photo of Ohana Camp Lodge/Dining Hall, originally called Shanty Shane, and built around 1911 by the William Clendenin family, teachers from Yonkers, New York.

Barred Owls are Calling at Ohana Family Camp

The “who-cooks-for-you” hooting of the barred owls began some weeks ago on Robinson Hill, signaling that mating season has begun for these medium size woodland owls. We hear them all summer at Ohana Camp, but we know that March is the time when nests are being readied for clutches of 3-5 white eggs. Barred Owls normally pair for life. Nest sites are most commonly in hollows of old trees, but they may also use abandoned squirrel or crow's nests. Incubation, done exclusively by the female, lasts about a month. The male owl will bring food to his mate(rabbits, voles, mice) while she keeps the eggs, and then the young warm. At about 4-5 weeks old the young will begin to leave the nest to nearby branches, but they do not fledge until they are about 6 weeks old, and they may receive food from their parents for up to 4 months. So when we hear those wonderful calls on summer nights, it could be parent owls calling to their young or even young barred owls practicing their calls. They are such a special part of our woods around Ohana Family Camp. For more information on Barred Owls visit http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Barred_Owl.html

Winter Views from the Porch of Ohana Family Camp

Looking Northwest over Lake Fairlee and up the Middlebrook Valley

Welcome to the Ohana Camp Journal

Ohana Camp, formerly known as Shanty Shane, Lake Fairlee Club and Lake Fairlee Camp, is a family program of the Aloha Foundation, Inc. of Fairlee Vermont. Ohana Camp is the newest addition to the six camps of the historic Aloha Foundation founded in 1903.

It is our hope to enter periodic journal notes in order to chronicle the exciting changes happening on this beautiful hill which overlooks Lake Fairlee and the Middlebrook Valley. We hope to keep you updated on the rythms of the natural world outside our doors, the restoration work being done on this 100 year old site, the goings and comings of happy family campers, and all the wonderful little events occurring day to day, year to year.

These are exciting times for all of us.