Living and Eating Together

All campers live in one area of the camp in cabins that are arranged in a semi-circle overlooking Lake Androscoggin.  The ping-pong tables and tetherball courts between the cabins are popular meeting places for boys of every age.

Five or six boys and at least one counselor are housed in each cabin -- sturdy, well-maintained structures with full electricity and toilet facilities.   Eight-and-nine-year-old boys always have two counselors. In making cabin arrangements, we always mix old and new campers as well as boys from different parts of the country.

At mealtime, everyone is together in our Dining Hall.  Each week,  boys sit at a different table with campers from other age groups, providing another opportunity to meet new boys.  Boys also get a chance to eat with their bunkmates every Thursday when the camp holds cookouts and every Sunday when campers enjoy our famous buffets.  

The quality of the food served drew this comment from the authors of Choosing the Right Camp, who selected Androscoggin as one of "the 50 best camps" in the U.S.: "Meals are first-class at Androscoggin, served in an attractive new dining room and prepared in a restaurant-quality kitchen."

Bunk Buddies

The grouping of the cabins and the thoughtful mix of boys in each bunk and at the table in the dining hall encourage the camaraderie and friendship that is so much a part of summers at Androscoggin.  We encourage that sense of belonging even before camp begins, when every camper is contacted by a Big Brother.  That same older boy is part of the welcoming committee when the younger boy arrives at camp, escorting him to the dining hall and giving him a tour of camp right after dinner.

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