Camps Nokomis or Nellie Huckins? Help!

Ms Merge · 05-22-2010, 07:28 AM

I researched both camps for my daughter now 13 and picked Nokomis. I felt that the camp management team at Huckins was too busy running a big camp. I think Debbie Parker at Nokomis is amazing. I believe Debbie has been involved with this camp for over 35 years (?). Also at Huckins they make the girls clean the bathrooms and I was not a fan of that....

Merrymeeting · 05-23-2010, 09:38 AM

My daughter went to both camps. She started at Nokomis and went there for 2 years. She liked Nokomis, and you won't go wrong there. If I recall correctly, she went to Nokomis after not being able to get into Huckins. Once space was available at Huckins, she switched. She loved it so much, she followed a path very similar to Grant's daughter.

She was a camper, CIT, counselor, and to this day will tell you those were some of the best times of her life. She still has many lifelong friends she made among the other CIT's/counselors, all now attending universities all over the country.

She would describe herself as a lifelong "Huckster". The only reason she isn't still there is because her major (nursing) requires her to work at a hospital during the summer.

Grant · 05-23-2010, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ms Merge

Also at Huckins they make the girls clean the bathrooms and I was not a fan of that....

Never underestimate the value of a clean latrine.

Grant · 05-23-2010, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ms Merge

I researched both camps for my daughter now 13 and picked Nokomis. I felt that the camp management team at Huckins was too busy running a big camp. I think Debbie Parker at Nokomis is amazing. I believe Debbie has been involved with this camp for over 35 years (?). Also at Huckins they make the girls clean the bathrooms and I was not a fan of that....

Huckins' director just marked her 40th year with the camp, and she is not the exception. Just saying.

For anyone who wants to check out the camp, simply stop by or call the office and they will gladly set up a new camper tour.

Coolbreeze · 05-23-2010, 10:33 AM

I agree with all that Grant said. Huckins was a great experience for both my sisters and now my nieces. Our New England friends all have children that go either to Huckins or Belknap. I went to Belknap in the eighties which was a positive life changing experience for me as a young man. FYI, Belknap is the "brother" camp to Huckins.
Fortunately for you, there are many options for camps in the lakes region. All are good choices. With research, you will find both those who loved camp, like me and my family, and those campers who sat on their bags waiting for thier parents to come and get them. It is all worth the time, research and money. Some of my best experiences and memories came from Belknap.

Grant · 05-23-2010, 11:03 AM

Timi Hi, Coolbreeze! (Note the cap in my photo to left...)

Truly · 05-25-2010, 09:19 AM

A big thanks to all of you who responded. Fortunately, we are going to tour both Nokomis and Huckins at the end of July since we are going up to Maine. We'll spend a couple of days in the area. Both camps sound great and are worth seeing for comparison's sake. Again, thanks to all of you

05-22-2010, 07:28 AM	#1
Ms Merge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 25 Thanks: 18 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Researched both Camps and picked Nokomis I researched both camps for my daughter now 13 and picked Nokomis. I felt that the camp management team at Huckins was too busy running a big camp. I think Debbie Parker at Nokomis is amazing. I believe Debbie has been involved with this camp for over 35 years (?). Also at Huckins they make the girls clean the bathrooms and I was not a fan of that....

05-23-2010, 11:03 AM	#6
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,501 Thanks: 377 Thanked 231 Times in 125 Posts	Timi Hi, Coolbreeze! (Note the cap in my photo to left...) __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

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05-23-2010, 09:38 AM	#2
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 302 Thanked 800 Times in 368 Posts	My daughter went to both camps. She started at Nokomis and went there for 2 years. She liked Nokomis, and you won't go wrong there. If I recall correctly, she went to Nokomis after not being able to get into Huckins. Once space was available at Huckins, she switched. She loved it so much, she followed a path very similar to Grant's daughter. She was a camper, CIT, counselor, and to this day will tell you those were some of the best times of her life. She still has many lifelong friends she made among the other CIT's/counselors, all now attending universities all over the country. She would describe herself as a lifelong "Huckster". The only reason she isn't still there is because her major (nursing) requires her to work at a hospital during the summer.

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05-23-2010, 10:33 AM	#5
Coolbreeze Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 332 Thanks: 0 Thanked 51 Times in 26 Posts	I agree with all that Grant said. Huckins was a great experience for both my sisters and now my nieces. Our New England friends all have children that go either to Huckins or Belknap. I went to Belknap in the eighties which was a positive life changing experience for me as a young man. FYI, Belknap is the "brother" camp to Huckins. Fortunately for you, there are many options for camps in the lakes region. All are good choices. With research, you will find both those who loved camp, like me and my family, and those campers who sat on their bags waiting for thier parents to come and get them. It is all worth the time, research and money. Some of my best experiences and memories came from Belknap.

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05-25-2010, 09:19 AM	#7
Truly Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A big thanks to all of you who responded. Fortunately, we are going to tour both Nokomis and Huckins at the end of July since we are going up to Maine. We'll spend a couple of days in the area. Both camps sound great and are worth seeing for comparison's sake. Again, thanks to all of you