Camp Agawam

4 wonderful summers as a young boy growing up. Friends, activities: Shop, Arts and Crafts, Archery, Riflery, Nature Studies, Camping, Woods Craft, Hiking, sports: Soccer, Softball, Baseball, Cricket, Rugby, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Tetherball, Water Sports: Swimming, Diving, Snorkeling, Canoeing, Kayaking, Sailing, Rowing, Windsurfing. Traditions: Morning Dip, Raising the flag, Council Fire. I had wonderful summers at Camp Agawam. I enjoy visiting when I can and occasionally volunteering for Maine Idea, opening and closing camp. I am proud to have been allowed to go to this Wonderful Camp!

A non-profit, 7 week overnight summer camp. We sent our son for 5 summers and the personal growth he experienced was the perfect compliment to what we were doing at home. I believe it is a foundational piece of his character. It was not easy to send an eleven year old away for 7 weeks, but the benefits for him far outweighed any of our motivations for having him stay at home for a whole summer.

Agawam is a remarkable place. I was fortunate enough to spend 10 summers there, 7 as a camper and then 3 as a staff member. I can truly say that Agawam was the most influential place in my growth as a person. I made lifelong friends, learned from excellent mentors, and had a ton of fun. I can't emphasize enough just how important and special Agawam is.

I was in junior high when I went to Agawam. I’m now 72 it was a blessed time for me. Except when groups asked to go get the smoke-shifter

Surely it can't be that good, you say. Surely other camps compare?nIt really is that good. Agawam is one of the last places on Earth where a genuinely good community exists. And it exists for the sole purpose of creating a whole summer world for boys to enjoy themselves, build friendships, and grow. It's owned & run by a bunch of its alumni who all treasure their memories of Agawam so highly that they regularly donate time out of their impressive lives to keep it going since 1919. The camp itself is a cycle, of boys guided and cared for by staff, becoming the next staff members themselves when they become young adults. That guidance and culture drove immense personal growth as a child and forged a path for my adult life for which I will always be deeply thankful.nnIf you've never experienced any of that yourself and it all sounds alien, then it's still hard to argue with easily the best physical property of any camp of its type, some best-in-industry sports programs, nationally accredited safety, the most invested, dedicated staff you'll find anywhere, an immediately welcoming and positive culture, a stellar selection of activities for a boy to learn, outstanding natural setting and location, and an unending effort to improve the camp for decades into the future.nIf my parents had chosen some other camp, or had not sent me to Agawam, I would never forgive them!nnUnparalleled in the lives it touches, the Agawam experience is the single best choice a parent can make for their son's summers.nnMy lifelong friends, who were campers with me and whom I still talk to every day, all agree that we will make that same choice when the time comes. If you're a parent, you can make that choice now!nn4 summers camper, 5 summers staff