Yearly Archives: 2002

Sea kayaking around Hog Island

By Eric E. Ylagan Ever since my first summer at the Audubon Camp, I wondered if a sea kayaking session might someday be offered as a week-long session. Apparently, I was not the only one who was aware of the island’s sea kayaking potential because a few Camp Directors have toyed with the idea, but … | Read more.

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Community at Hog Island

By Diana Villanueva Romero Diana Villanueva Romero, of Madrid, Spain, is a PhD candidate in Modern Languages with a specialty in American Literature from the University of Alcalá, Spain. She has further focused her work on poetry and has done extensive study on American writer Alison H. Deming. Why in the world would a Spaniard … | Read more.

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Lasting images of Family Camp

By Ted Gilman For each of us, our time on Hog Island is unique. We bring our individual combinations of expectations and hopes, feelings and passions, knowledge of the natural world, personal challenges, and thoughts and concerns from home. The week at camp gave the boy’s grandmother a chance to share in the glow of … | Read more.

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FOHI’s 2002 Development Plan

By Betsy Cadbury Since 1998, Friends of Hog Island has acted primarily as an alumni recruitment organization, building up a data base of some 2300 names. FOHI has also prioritized production of our newsletter, Across the Narrows, which allows us to keep in touch with former campers and staff. But with the arrival last spring … | Read more.

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Almost Heaven

By Tom Schaefer This island is so beautiful it really makes my heart ache! To awaken to the utter stillness…the soft sound of water, swishing trees, birds, and the savored loveliness of the quiet woods. Why, it seems to be God’s own heaven can hardly be more perfect. – Journal of Mabel Loomis Todd Hog … | Read more.

In: FOHI news