Faithful and true: Keewaydin, the oldest summer camp in America, is happily out of step with the times
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Many modern camps focus on a single skill or health practice, or are daycare camps for two-income families or have succumbed to high taxes and insurance. Camp Keewaydin in Vermont remains a non-specialized summer camp, where a boy who is not great at one activity can find something fun to do.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1996
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The summer machine
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A man shares his appreciation of an old-fashioned lawnmower that he bought for six dollars at a flea market. The lawnmower, which is admired for its simplicity, is considered a summer machine because of its monotonous and comforting sound that reminds of the bygone American summers.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1997
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