By Ally B (10), Chloe R (8), Avery W (10), Emma W (9) & Isabel M (9) This week at Medomak Family Camp, we made Fliskits rockets out of paper. We made all the parts mostly with glue, tape and clay. Were using real engines with engine fuel. They will shoot up and the top [...]
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Fourteen year old Nick Sweeney of Columbus Ohio tells about his exciting Astronomy Week at Medomak Family Camp in Washington Maine.
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As you can see by previous posts from guest bloggers, Nick, Ally, Isabel, Chloe and Avery, we really did have a blast at Medomak Family Camp this past summer. And if a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video must be worth millions! So then without further discussion, here are videos of some [...]
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It’s raining here in Chelmsford but nothing can deter my annual pilgrimage to Stellafane in Springfield VT this weekend. I’ll be up there for dinner on Friday. Look for the ScopeMaker Prius just before the path that leads to the pavilion or at the swap tables early Saturday morning. After that, it’s off to Medomak [...]
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More than 500 people gathered this weekend at Boston University’s Sherman Center for WordCamp Boston 2011. What is WordCamp? It’s an annual forum for sharing, learning, influencing and talking about WordPress, the free web publishing tool that’s so easy you can have a website up and running for as little as $6 in a couple [...]
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