Ohana Camp

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Aloha Foundation Mission Statement: To inspire people of all ages to learn, explore, grow, and become their best selves.

Ohana brings families and friends together to refresh and celebrate their ties, and build new ones with others who enjoy living simply for a time in the out-of-doors, and sharing all that nature has to offer. In the Hawaiian language, ohana means family, community, a circle of good friends, people connected. We welcome family as you define it, and we hope that you will leave Ohana strengthened and reconnected.

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The quintessential Vermont family camp, Ohana is one of five renowned summer camps operated by The Aloha Foundation. The camps are the legacy of an adventuresome family who lived and taught in Hawaii in the 19th century, and returned to New England early in the 20th to establish a pioneering wilderness camp for girls in Fairlee, Vermont.

A country retreat of great natural beauty, Ohana was built in the early 1900s primarily as lodging for families with children at the many Vermont summer camps then operating around Lake Fairlee. Known originally as Shanty Shane, the property was described in a brochure of the day as a “vacation camp for adults and families in the hills of the high country west of the Connecticut River, with cozy little houses built for two or more, and a main hall on such a height as to afford a view unsurpassed in New England." The property comprises twenty rustic guest cabins, six tent cabins, a handsome historic dining lodge, a classic red barn with a striking interior, and a variety of outbuildings on 112 acres of woods, fields and waterfront, with grand views of the Middlebrook river valley and the mountains to the west.

During week-long stays at Ohana, family campers swim, fish, canoe, kayak and sail in Lake Fairlee’s quiet waters; play tennis, volleyball and basketball on the camp’s own courts; try their hands at archery or a variety of arts and crafts; take hiking, biking, and sightseeing excursions through the New England countryside; or just rest and read in a rocking chair. Summer evenings bring campfires, music making, story-telling and s’mores; amateur talent shows and spirited contra dancing; expert talks on cultural and natural history; and other community entertainments.

Camp Features:

Services Available:

  1. Resident / Overnight

  2. School Groups / Rentals

  3. Weddings / Family Reunions

  4. Corporate Meetings / Retreats

  5. Misc. Rentals

Participant Gender:

  1. Coed

  2. Non-Binary Participants

Program Focus:

  1. Family

  2. Traditional

Activities Offered:

  1. Aquatic Activities

  2. Archery

  3. Arts - Performing

  4. Arts & Crafts

  5. Basketball

  6. Camping Skills / Outdoor Living

  7. Canoeing

  8. Ceramics / Pottery

  9. Challenges / Ropes Course

  10. Dance

  11. Drama

  12. Drawing / Painting

  13. Gardening

  1. Gymnastics

  2. Hiking

  3. International Culture

  4. Kayaking

  5. Music

  6. Nature / Environmental Studies

  7. Sailing

  8. Soccer

  9. Swimming - Instructional

  10. Swimming - Recreational

  11. Team Building

  12. Tennis

  13. Wilderness Trips

Accreditation:

  1. American Camp Association Accredited Camp

Additional info

Registrar | Event Coordinator: Gretchen Grote

Phone: 802-333-3460

Website: www.alohafoundation.org

 
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