The Blog of the West Wind

If your son is going to overnight camp this summer, now’s the time to buy a laundry stamp and plenty of labels and start putting his name on his clothes….

You never know when you’ll run into Kabeyun folks. This summer, serendipity created what 1980’s alum Stark Draper calls a “sweet meetup” on the trails of the White Mountains. On…

In my last blog, I talked about how camp in the late fall still retains a powerful echo of the summer, but right now at Kabeyun things feel very different. …

As the year comes to a close, Kabeyun is looking back with gratitude at our safe and successful return to camp in 2021. During the summer, we asked some of…

Every fall, we hear from parents who are delighted and amazed at the growth they see in their sons when they return from Kabeyun. This year, we received photos and a…

It’s interesting being at Kabeyun in the Thanksgiving season, and observing the feelings of gratitude it stirs in me even as camp is quiet and still. As the cold really…

If, at any time before this summer, I’d been asked to write a Kabeyun blog the only logical title would have been “The View from the Waterfront.” Small Cove had…

Each week, Kabeyun campers and counselors head out on about two dozen hiking, climbing, paddling, and fishing trips all over New Hampshire and often into Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts. Sometimes, they’re…

As Kabeyun prepares for its 98th season, we celebrate the folks who steered us through 2020’s challenges, and look back with gratitude toward all of those who love and support…

Kabeyun boys grow up to do all sorts of interesting things, both as their vocations and avocations. For many, their time at Kabeyun shaped their path in life. Take Andy…