Message from Our Director: Cheryl Winship

Summer Shout Outs

2022 was a wonderful camping season. There are many things for which I am thankful. The weather cooperated and provided all of us with many warm, dry, sunny days. A big shout-out to all of you campers who returned despite the very rainy summer of 2021. This summer, early campers enjoyed successful bass fishing; later season campers enjoyed the high bush blueberries and monarch butterflies. Everyone was able to enjoy swimming in Hathaway Pond. That reminds me to say thanks to our volunteers who stepped in and took a week or two as the beach attendant. A big shout out to the Minton family for filling in all of August!  

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Save the Dates for 2023

• Weeklong Reservations Open: January 2
• All Reservations Open: March 15
• Set Up Weekend: May 26-29
• Men's Spring Work Weekend: May 5-7
• Trail Blazing Weekend: June 9-11
• Senior Week: June 18-22
• Camp Opens: June 23
• Camp Closes: September 4
• Senior Week September 4-7
• Take Down Weekend September 8-10 

Candles, Birds, Campfires, Collage and Relationships

-Lynn Grainger

program director and administrator

2022 was the first year I planned the activities for Kingswood’s programs. It is a challenge to come up with economical options that appeal to everyone from age 4 to 94. For the Saturday morning craft I had more adults than children making candles using 5 or 6 different methods. I was a bit overwhelmed. But I looked at the joy in each face, and I knew that this is what success looks like at a Kingswood program.

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Camper Spotlight

-an interview with Cynthia Haughery by Lynn Grainger

Bill, Cynthia and their boys have been coming to Kingswood since 1988. Cynthia had been praying for a way for their young family with 5 boys to vacation. Shortly thereafter Elaine Price handed her a Kingswood brochure, so she and Bill decided to give it a try. 

On that first trip to Kingswood they stayed at Eagle 1 during the last weekend of the summer. Coming from a heatwave in Lancaster, PA, they were unprepared for the cold. It dropped to 44 degrees that night. 

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Quinipet Camp & Retreat Center is our sister camp located on Shelter Island. Quinipet offers day and overnight summer camp for children ages 5-16 and retreat space for groups. Quinipet also offers pastoral retreats at no charge to active NYAC ministers.

Kingswood is owned and operated by the New York Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.