BC: The Mag

Sending your kids to an MCE member camp for the summer can foster independence, skills development, a love of nature, a lack of dependence on technology...and all around the best summer they've ever had.

Read about "The Maine Attraction"

Today Show

Parents, your kids get to spend their summers at camp. Ready to join them? Watch the Today Show to see Travel + Leisure editor Sarah Spagnolo talk about Maine camps and Family Camp in Maine as a fun, affordable getaway for the entire family.

Watch "Affordable Family Getaways"

Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Greater Portland Convention + Visitors Bureau suggests camp in Maine as a super summer experience. Excellent activities for the kids at camp; restuarants, B&Bs, and shopping for the parents everywhere else. Maine has a little bit for everyone.

Read about Maine summer camps

Today Show

Remember that article on Travel + Leisure that featured Maine camps? We thought it was pretty great, and apparently the Today Show did too!

See #5 on the slideshow for a beautiful shot of Wyonegonic Camps and a great story about the family camp program at Camp Kippewa and other Maine Camp Experience camps!

Read "Trips Every Kid Must Take"

Greenwich Magazine

“Riverside Elementary fifth-grader Annie Frey had been lobbying her parents for a turn at sleep-away camp when her mom, Melissa, spied an ad right here in Greenwich Magazine...”

Read the rest of the story

Travel + Leisure

Family Camp was featured in the March edition of Travel + Leisure. Family Camp was featured as a Best Family Getaway — oh yes, you know it's true!

Read about Family Camp

A Maine Camp in the Media

Jaed Coffin of Maine Magazine shows how Maine camps are shaping young boys into men by uplugging them from the modern world and teaching them the traditions of old-fashioned America.

Read about Birch Rock Camp & Maine Camp Experience

Family Travel Forum

Julie Callahan recommends Maine and MCE camps to fight the forces of summer boredom. The exceptional environment and the member camps’ perfected practice of camping combine to provide the ideal summer getaway.

Visit Maine's Overnight Camps for a Chance to Win

Bon Appétit Magazine

Bon Appétit Magazine showcases some of the camps that have raised the bar in terms of camp food. Growing food on site for camp meals, and learning how to cook; It's all a part of summer camp!

Your Kid's Summer Camp: The New Culinary Hot Spot

Epicurious.com

Esther Sung talks about the trend in camps toward culinary excellence and the opportunity some campers have to learn to cook!

Kids Cooking At Summer Camp

Michael Thompson at the JCC in Manhattan

Michael Thompson made his first New York City appearance which was generously sponsored by the Maine Camp Experience. See how this event went, and what Michael has to say in his new book “Homesick and Happy”.

See the blog post here

Listen to the podcast here (or click the link below to download podcast directly)

Homesick and Happy: A Parenting Conversation and Book Signing
Michael Thompson, Ph.D., renowned author and psychologist, discusses his newest book and how time away from parents can help kids grow.
May 6, 2012

The Lighthouse Award

The Maine Convention + Visitors Bureau Awarded Maine Camp Experience with the Lighthouse Award in early 2012 for outstanding leadership in promoting Maine as a tourism destination while enhancing the quality of life for all Maine people.

The Lighthouse Award

Capability Mom

Capabilty Mom recently wrote about The Maine Camp Experience on her blog.

See the article here

2012 "Maine Invites You" Guide

It features the great wonders and destinations in Maine you should visit.

You can see the complete guide here or order a printed copy here.

For just the Maine Camp Experience article, click here.

I Love Newton

The site I Love Newton recently wrote about The Maine Camp Experience here, and gave away copies of “Homesick and Happy.”

See the article here

Maine’s Crown Jewel

Ron Bancroft reports that Maine Camps contribute more than $449 million to the state’s economy each year.

“Experience at summer camp in Maine often leads to lasting ties with the state — either from those who return in the summer as adults or those who end up moving to Maine year-round...Maine camp life is an experience that endures. Friendships formed there often last a lifetime, and the bonds to Maine bring people back.”

Read the article