Thank you Matt D’Anieri for your phenemonal submission for the camper blog contest! Your BH family knows that you would be a great counselor one day (soon)! You ROCK buddy. Over my last six summers, Camp Birch Hill has become so much more important to me each year, and has continued to become a bigger…

I recently announced a Camper Contest on Facebook, where I will be selecting a few written submissions and featuring them here on our blog. Sample topics included how camp has changed your life and the most important lesson camp has taught you.  Rachel sent me her college essay which moved me to tears. Thank you for your heartfelt submission, Rachel.…

I have often heard my camp friends say they have “no idea how they would have survived college without Birch Hill,” and the same goes for me.  Add that to the list of other things I would not have survived: studying abroad, job interviews,  dating, public speaking, etc. Every time I am nervous in a public speaking situation I say to myself,…

Camp Birch Hill has been a natural haven for youth since the late 1930’s, but now more than ever, kids really need to unplug. This past summer was my first time spending the entire summer at Birch Hill since the summer after college. I had spent seven long summers away from camp after thirteen consecutive…

We are well in to our first week of camp now and it’s really starting to feel like summer!  The air is warm,the sun is shinning, the flowers are blooming and camp is buzzing with excitement.  With all these nice hot days the lake is the perfect place to cool off.  We have many classes…

Here at Camp Birch Hill we like to allow every child the opportunity to let out their inner Picasso. The Arts and Crafts Center is an open aired pavilion, complete with a pottery barn that is set amongst the Pine and Birch trees and has all the materials available to make this happen. Here we…

>>>>CAMP BIRCH HILL SONG>>>> Lyrics by Michael Carter, Julie Morell, Chrissy Morell, Holly McGowan & Alexa Davidson>Music by Michael Carter

PHOTO’S OF MY FAVORITE SUNSETS FROM LAST SUMMER!  

THE BIRCH HILL TEAM HAS FUN OUTSIDE ALL YEAR LONG!

Birch Hill Session II Chef and Parent to two Birch Hill campers, Tyler Goodwin, has been profiled in the Huffington Post for “Farm to School Month”! “October is Farm to School Month, October 14-18 is National School Lunch Week, and Oct. 24 is Food Day. This trifecta of real food deliciousness benefits everyone: The farmers and ranchers who…