Our 2020 half-day River Rats program will be action-packed and adventure-filled just like our typical full day programs. Some of our campers’ favorite activities are still on the agenda: kayaking, exploring nearby islands, scavenger hunts, games, and learning about critters. We will likely start our half-day with an icebreaker or no-contact game, then get into our main activity for the majority of the time (maybe 2 activities, like a scavenger hunt and swimming, if there’s time!) and then regroup for a craft or game at the end of the half-day. We are offering several half day programs each week for […]
Val Spends her summers as teh lead counselor for all Gundalow camp programs. In that role she supervises all counselors and manages all logistics for the various camp programs and activities. This is her third year working at Gundalow summer camps.
Dear Camp Families, As many of you know, Governor Sununu announced this past Friday that summer day camps may start operating on June 22nd. Along with this announcement Sununu released a series of guidelines for opening camps. The Gundalow Company staff has spent the last several days reviewing these guidelines and aligning them with our existing program and safety standards and have come to the difficult realization that several of these guidelines make it impossible to operate our summer camp program as it exists. Based on the group size recommendations of 8 campers/group and the need to increase our staff […]
After careful consideration, we are moving our camp program from a full day to a half day program. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause your family, but it is the best way for us to offer a safe and fun program this summer. General Guidelines: Groups of 10 total: 8 campers, 2 staff Additional staff may interact with multiple groups if they are mandatory for the running of specific portions of the program and they maintain 6 feet of social distancing. This includes boat drivers. Each camp group will interact only with their own camp group All […]
Rick joined Gundalow Company as a volunteer in 2012, and was hired as an educator/deckhand in 2013.
Captain Heather Froumy, an Exeter mother of two young men, grew up in the wooden schooner capital of the work, Rockland, ME. She is licensed to skipper sailing vessels up to 65 feet and 100 tons on one of the fastest flowing rivers in the United State, Piscataqua.
Frank joined Gundalow Company as an educator/deckhand during the PISCATAQUA’s inaugural season 9 years ago. He is known and appreciated for his spirited rendition of Gundalow era sea shanties.
Date: Monday, June 1, 2020 – Monday, June 8, 2020 **New programs and events will be added as plans are finalized.** World Ocean Day is an international celebration and collaboration for a healthier future for our Ocean. On June 8, 2020 people from across the globe will unite to raise awareness of the critical role the ocean plays for all life on Earth and the dire need to protect it. We are proud to have teamed up with our partners Seacoast Science Center, Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation, Bow Seat, and League of Conservation Voters for a week long celebration this […]
Sing a Shanty with Frank and some of our other Gundalow crew and Volunteers Explore and Write Place Based Poetry Listen to Tammy Truax talk about her process of writing place based poetry and hear 2 of her poems – RECORDINGS COMING SOON Get outside with this Nature Based Art Scavenger Hunt Build a Paper Gundalow – copy this simple activity to learn the parts of a gundalow. Use this Gundalow Drawing with Labels
The Gundalow staff and crew have spent the last few weeks carefully assessing, planning, and modifying our camp program based on current state and local recommendations. Our goal is to provide a safe camp program that gets campers outside to experience our rivers. The nature of our camps provide some opportunities as well as challenges for running camp this summer. As of May 20, we are planning to run a modified camp program with some cancellations of specific programs. We are still waiting to hear guidelines from the state on day camps and we may still need to further cancel […]
