Weekly Contra Dances for the Families at Ohana Camp

The old dining hall at Ohana Family Camp is full of music and dance each Thursday night as the Family Campers, young and old, take to the floor. David Millstone, well known caller, guides the dancers through the dances and the Sugar River String Band (a family band), accompanies the calling. There is much laughter and fun for the whole group....from babies to grandparents!

It's Mid Summer at Ohana Family Camp

Ohana Family Campers continue to enjoy themselves as mid summer rolls around. The summer seems to be flying by, but the happy laughter from families will stay with us all year. Here are a few photos from this week.

The Wilcox Family feeding Ella the goat at Ohana Family Camp

Ohana Open House to Honor Sabra Field Prints

Saturday afternoon, June 27, was sunny and beautiful as 70 neighbors and friends gathered at Ohana Camp. The event was an opportunity to recognize the work of well known Vermont landscape artist, Sabra Field and to dedicate this suite of four prints of our Ohana view to the memory of Wren Floeckher Smith, an Aloha family camper for many years. Luckily, Wren's family and children were able to attend the event. Neighbors and friends had a chance to view all the renovations to cabins and the historic dining hall. After the dedication, Sabra spoke about the process of creating the original wood block prints, and passed around the actual blocks that were used. There were over 20 blocks used to create the prints. The enlarged prints hang on either side of the massive Dining Hall fireplace for all to enjoy. The original prints, which are 10" x 15", are being used as gifts to donors who contribute to Ohana Camp.

Vermont Youth Conservation Corps arrives at Ohana Family Camp

A VYCC crew of 8 teenagers and 2 crew leaders arrived at Ohana Family Camp yesterday. They are part of a larger group of Vermont young adults who will be working on crews all over the state this summer. They have set up camp in the Tent Unit at Ohana, where they will cook their own meals and make plans for the trail construction which starts on Sunday. With their leaders, Maggie and Emily, they will plan and inspect the area that has been designated for the Ohana Trail. They will look at potential routes , soil depths, topography of the terrain, interesting points along the way, and a myriad of other details before they actually take any tools to the woods. This energetic group of 4 young men and 4 young women, all Vermonters, have been chosen, as have many outstanding students, to work with this statewide program this summer. The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps is a non-profit youth, leadership, service, conservation, and education organization that instills in individuals the values of personal responsibility, hard work, education, and respect for the environment. This is accomplished by using conservation projects as the vehicle for learning in an intense environment. Read more about their important work at www.vycc.org