The American Youth Foundation is a non-profit organization with programs devoted to positive youth development at locations in Michigan and New Hampshire.
Challenge yourself to do more than you ever
thought possible while developing the lifelong skills of leadership,
cooperation, and respect for self, others and the world around you. Co-ed and Single Gender “Mobile Merrowvista Communities” adventure
throughout New England and Nova Scotia, Canada. You will learn the
art of wilderness travel, while building team and individual skills.
Explorer: Entering
grade 9 (may be co-ed)
Session ASession B
3 weeks: July 1 - July 19,
2012
4 weeks: July 22 - August 16, 2012
Develop your hiking, biking and canoeing skill as you meet the
challenges of three adventures. Destinations include hiking a
section of the Appalachian Trail, canoeing in the lakes region of
Maine, and bicycling to the coast of Maine. Trips in the 3-week
program are 4 days in length, while 4-week participants enjoy 6
days.
Adventurer: Entering
grade 10 (may be co-ed)
Session ASession B
3-week Canoe/Bike: July 1 -
July 19, 2012
4-week Canoe/Bike: July 22 - August 16, 2012
3-week Hike/Bike: July 1 -
July 19, 2012
4-week Hike/Bike: July 22 - August 16, 2012
Take to the roadways, rivers, or mountains on two 6 to 10 day
journeys. As a three week Adventurer you will spend 6 days cycling
through the beautiful New Hampshire and Vermont countryside. Four
week Adventurers spend 10 days cycling along the coast of Maine
toward Acadia National Park.
Hike/Bike option: In
addition to the bike trip, you will spend 6 0r 10 days backpacking a
section of the Appalachian Trail in Maine, enjoying breathtaking
vistas of the Saddleback Mountain Range.
Canoe/Bike option: As a
complement to your bike trip, you will spend 6 or 10 days exploring
lakes and rivers in Maine. Along the way you will have opportunities
to see wildlife ranging from Moose to Bald Eagles while developing
your flat-water and whitewater paddling skills.
Voyageur: Entering grades 11
and 12 (may be co-ed) Session ASession B
3 weeks: July 1 - July 19,
2012
4 weeks: July 22 - August 16, 2012
Explore the picturesque shoreline of Nova Scotia under your own
pedal power during this 15 or 22 day bicycling adventure. Your
journey will take you from Merrowvista to Bar Harbor, Maine, and then
onto Yarmouth, Nova Scotia via the Prince of Fundy Ferry. Once in
Nova Scotia, your trek will cover 600-1100 miles and may include
cycling on Prince Edward Island or Cape Breton.
Odyssey: Entering
grades 11 and 12 (co-ed) Session ASession B
3 weeks: July 1 - July 19,
2012 3 weeks: July 29 - August 16, 2012
Odyssey is the culmination of the Merrowvista
experience with the ultimate backpacking adventure - the 120-mile
hike through the final stretch of the historic Appalachian Trail.
Odyssey campers will experience the exhilaration of traveling
through the longest stretch of “wilderness” on the Appalachian
Trail. The Odyssey finale will be hiking the highest mountain in
Maine, Mount Katahdin.
Vista:
Entering grade 12 (may be co-ed)
Session B
3 Weeks: July 29 - August 16, 2012
(Application Required, email
Kris.Light@ayf.com)
The Vista program will challenge
youth to embody the pinnacle of Merrowvista ideals in various
community service projects that will directly impact the local
community. Vistas kick off their session with a multi-day hike
before they begin their service. In the past, Vistas have teamed up
with local Habitat for Humanity organizations, local soup kitchens,
food pantries, and environmental activist organizations. The goal
of the Vista program is to engage youth in the wider world through
service and to show true stewardship as they put their good hearts
and skills into action.
If you have questions about
Merrowvista Camp programs and availability,
please contact
Bailey Sheats
at bsheats@ayf.comor via phone (603) 539-6607 ext.
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