Posted in March 2014

The Lure of the Mountains

The Lure of the Mountains

We have been home for almost a month from our trip to Nepal.  It is hard to shake the memories, especially of those magnificent Himalaya mountains.  The Nepal tour book says you can hire guides to trek you all the way to nearly 20,000 feet.  That sounds intriguing, but, I would argue that Kingswood boys … Continue reading

A Few Small Trades…

A Few Small Trades…

It’s a frigid Monday morning here in New Hampshire, and with at least one more potential snow storm in the forecast, we find ourselves thinking more and more about the upcoming summer. It’s less than three months away! It’s hard to believe that in just a few short months, the snow will melt, the lake … Continue reading

Killer Staff Apps

Killer Staff Apps

Every staff person who appears in today’s pix, including last year’s CIT’s, has placed his name on the “I’LL BE THERE” list.   37 guys  will be cabin counselors, and ALL 37 of them have been to Kingswood in previous summers.  100%.  A few chaps not shown today are coming back to camp, after missing … Continue reading

The Green List — boys we now are fairly confident will be in attendance at Kingswood this coming summer — is growing steadily.   For the first session, Kingswood slowly has crept to that “tipping point” whereby the number of families in the pipeline now closely approximates the capacity of the camp.  Even session two has … Continue reading

Staff Update and Throwback Pictures

Staff Update and Throwback Pictures

Last summer we were able to claim that we had over 800 years of cumulative Kingswood experience on our staff. This summer we will surely top that figure since we are welcoming many Kingswood veterans to the staff as first time counselors. It speaks volumes about the strength of our community that virtually every counselor … Continue reading