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Camp Timanous is a historic boys' summer camp
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....

 in the United States
United States
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. It offers a traditional program of land and water activities, aimed at developing athletically, spiritually, and mentally balanced campers.

History

Timanous was founded in 1887 in Connecticut by American physical fitness educator Luther Halsey Gulick
Luther Gulick (physician)
Luther Halsey Gulick, Jr. MD was an American physical education instructor, international basketball official, and founder with his wife of the Camp Fire Girls, an international youth organization now known as Camp Fire USA.-Life:...

 (1865–1918), who also founded the Camp Fire Girls in 1910.
The name "Timanous" derives from the Indian name Gulick was known by, allegedly meaning "Guiding Spirit." In 1907, Gulick founded a sister camp, Wohelo, which Timanous interacts with through dances, swim-meets and various races. In 1920, Gulick moved the boys' camp to the current Raymond site.

John (Johnny) and Martha (Marti) Suitor purchased the camp from the Gulick family and began operating it in 1942. In the early 1980s, Johnny and Marti's two sons, Jack and David, became directors. Camp Timanous is currently owned and operated by David and Linda Suitor, who became active directors in 1983.

Staff, campers, and counselors have a very high return rate. In 2006, 93% of the 50 counseling staff were former campers, averaging over 10 years at camp (12 were teachers). Many alumni feel a close bond with any person involved in the Timanous and Wohelo community.

Facilities and campus

Intended for boys aged 7 to 15, the summer is divided into two three-and-a-half week long sessions, and many campers choose to attend both. It is located on 180 acre (0.7284348 km²) of land abutting Panther Pond
Panther Pond
Panther Pond is a small man-made lake located in Raymond, Maine in Cumberland County. Panther Pond is approximately 3 miles long and 1 mile wide. The deepest part of the lake is approximately 70 feet . Panther Pond is connected to two lakes. The first, the much larger Sebago Lake is connected...

 in Raymond
Raymond, Maine
Raymond is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,299 at the 2000 census. It is a summer recreation area and is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area...

, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

.

Bunkline

Campers live in either one of the 10 wooden cabin
Log cabin
A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less...

s (otherwise known as bunks), a large tent or a waterside structure called "The Nest." There is no electricity or running water in any of the cabins; standard plumbing equipped outhouses ("castles") are spread along the bunkline. Campers are grouped by age. These groups, by increasing age, are: Mallard
Mallard
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s, Eagle
Eagle
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s, Hawk
Hawk
The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...

s, Crogles (a mixture of Crows and Eagles), Heron
Heron
The herons are long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae. There are 64 recognised species in this family. Some are called "egrets" or "bitterns" instead of "heron"....

s, Falcon
Falcon
A falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco. The genus contains 37 species, widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America....

s, Loon
Loon
The loons or divers are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia...

s, Raven
Raven
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...

s, Cardinal
Cardinal (bird)
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s, and Crow
Crow
Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...

s. Each age group (other than the Crows) inhabits one of the aforementioned log cabins. The Crogles' and Herons' cabins are the largest, with both having two stories respectively. The Crows share three separate structures: a main cabin, a large tent
Tent
A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs...

, and the Crows Nest (a stilted bunk 10 feet (3 m) off the ground). One wall in the nest is partially open to allow direct access to a water slide, and the underside of the nest contains a hammock and seating space.

Buildings

Aside from the cabins, additional buildings include: the Barn, the camp's mess hall; Timanous Hall, a wooden-cabin facility built in 1954 that serves as a bad weather movie retreat and camp-wide gathering location; a number of residential cabins for the camp's owners, administrative staff, and directors; and the Office, which is responsible for much of the camp's day-to-day operations and routine administration (aside from the owners' and program directors' responsibilities).

Activities

Twice in a typical day, campers have an hour of instructional and recreational activity; options include baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

, soccer, running
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...

, sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...

, canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....

 and boating
Boating
Boating is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether powerboats, sailboats, or man-powered vessels , focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or water skiing...

, water skiing
Water skiing
thumb|right|A slalom skier making a turn on a slalom waterski.Waterskiing is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water, skimming the surface.-History:...

, handicrafts, woodshop
Woodworking
Woodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood.-History:Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked by early humans. Microwear analysis of the Mousterian stone tools used by the Neanderthals show that many were used to work wood...

, riflery, climbing wall
Climbing wall
A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with grips for hands and feet, usually used for indoor climbing, but sometimes located outdoors as well. Some are brick or wooden constructions, but on most modern walls, the material most often used is a thick multiplex board with holes drilled...

 and archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...

.

Each day — usually twice a day — the campers swim in Panther Pond. The morning hour-long session is dedicated to instruction while the afternoon hour is intended as recreational "free swim." The instruction follows Red Cross guidelines, grouping campers by ability and experience in 6 swimming levels. Most of the staff are trained as lifeguard
Lifeguard
A lifeguard supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on...

s.

Events

Camp Timanous offers a variety of camping trips throughout Maine and New Hampshire. Every cabin goes on one cabin camping trip per summer, ranging from one to three days, and optional sign-up trips are available to the eldest five cabins. These trips usually consist of hiking or canoeing, but occasionally include rafting, biking, backpacking and kayaking.

Several times during the summer, the regular schedule is suspended for popular camp-wide games of capture-the-flag. Campers and counselors are divided into two teams, green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...

 and grey
Grey
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. Each camper's association with a team color is permanent, and each new arrival to Timanous with alumni relatives is automatically assigned to the relatives' former team.

During the first session, Timanous always holds a relay race called the "Timanous Relays," when nearby camps come to Timanous' dock and compete in various water-related relay races.

On the 4th of July, the entire camp engages in the construction of a bonfire. A wood-pile is built to approximately 15 feet (4.6 m) in diameter and 15 feet (4.6 m) in height, and is lit by the youngest boy in camp with a gasoline soaked broom. It is part of the annual, camp-wide celebration of the American Independence Day
Independence Day (United States)
Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain...

, and is often attended by Timanous alumni.

Twice a summer, Timanous and Wohelo have a "brother-sister day," during which Wohelo girls and Timanous boys with siblings at the opposite camp will spend a couple of hours together.

Council Fire

Council Fire follows every Sunday dinner. The entire camp congregates at specific site to recognize the achievements of the past week, including awards earned and good deeds done. This tradition dates back to the earliest summers at Timanous.

Chapel

Six times a summer, on Sunday mornings, the entire camp gathers for Chapel, a brief service of reflection and consideration that offers time for quiet thought punctuated by both traditional and contemporary songs. Each week, Chapel is led by a different head counselor, who composes a brief sermon and selects the music. Popular songs have included Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...

, This Land Is Your Land
This Land Is Your Land
"This Land Is Your Land" is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written by Woody Guthrie in 1940 based on an existing melody, in response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America", which Guthrie considered unrealistic and complacent. Tired of hearing Kate Smith sing it on...

, Puff the Magic Dragon, and Let It Be
Let It Be (song)
"Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be. It was written by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band...

.

"The Salutation of the Dawn" is recited at each chapel.
Look to this day:
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence.
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendour of beauty.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
But today well-lived
Makes every yesterday
A dream of happiness
And every tomorrow
A vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day;
Such is the salutation of the dawn!


On the third Sunday of each summer, in lieu of chapel, all Timanous campers and staff visit Wohelo for an inter-camp gathering and service in remembrance, recognition and appreciation of the lives of their mutual founders, Luther Halsey and his wife, Charlotte Vetter Gulick. The event largely consists of songs, speeches, and various other festivities, and the "service" is followed by a lunch of Wohelo's delicious "Ossie's BBQ Chicken." This event often serves as an informal alumni reunion for past Timanous and Wohelo campers and counselors.

Watersports Day

On the morning of the final day of the summer, the camp is again split into the two green and gray teams and the campers participate in Watersports Day. Watersports Day is a final competition between the two colors, with events including war canoe
War Canoe
A war canoe is a watercraft of the canoe type designed and outfitted for warfare, and which is found in various forms in many world cultures. In modern times, such designs have become adapted as a sport, and "war canoe" can mean a type of flatwater racing canoe.-War canoes as sport:War canoe is...

, kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

 and swim races. The day is intended as both a capstone for the summer's friendly competition between the teams, as well as a demonstration for parents and friends of the hard work and accomplishments of each boy.

Banquet

The final night of the summer is known as Banquet, a dinner for the campers and their families, followed by a ceremonial gathering. The order of events roughly follows that of Council Fire, however instead of weekly accomplishments, boys are recognized for and receive their awards for the entire summer in the categories of Water Honors, Land Honors, Riflery, Archery, and Sailing.

The Voyagers and Woodsmen Clubs then have a final meeting and induction of new members, and eight activity medals are awarded to individual campers for excellence in particular activities, including Riflery, Archery, Sailing, Woodshop, Baseball, Swimming, Tennis and Campcraft. Members of the camp who have achieved 10 years or more (subsequently recognizing 5 year increments) receive medals of appreciation. The last event of the evening is the unveiling of the annual Hall of Fame.

Culture

The commitment to body, mind, and spirit remains best identified with the Timanous "T", a triangular emblem. Each corner of the triangle represents one of the three ideals that Camp Timanous is based around.

While recent years have updated and diversified the camper uniform, the basic elements have been maintained since the early 20th century. Typically, campers wear grey t-shirt
T-shirt
A T-shirt is a style of shirt. A T-shirt is buttonless and collarless, with short sleeves and frequently a round neck line....

s or sweatshirts with the Timanous emblem emblazoned, and either Timanous green or grey shorts
Shorts
Shorts are a bifurcated garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area, circling the waist, and covering the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to or even below the knee, but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they are a shortened...

, sweatpants
Sweatpants
Sweatpants are a casual variety of soft trousers intended for comfort or athletic purposes.In Britain, Australia and New Zealand they are known as "jogging bottoms" or "track pants".- Design :...

 or blue jeans
Blue Jeans
"Blue Jeans" is a sentimental popular song written by Harry D. Kerr and Lou Traveller in 1920. In the song, the singer is reminiscing about a long-ago young love that happened somewhere in the "hills of the old Cumberland." The chorus echoes the singer's longing:* The Parlor Songs Collection.* by...

. Counselors wear green Timanous polo shirts and khaki
Khaki
This article is about the fabric. For the color, see Khaki . Kaki, another name for the persimmon, is often misspelled "Khaki".Khaki is a type of fabric or the color of such fabric...

 shorts.

The Timanous colors, green and grey, are on the uniforms and also represent the two teams that the entire camp is split into for occasional camp-wide activities, including capture-the-flag.

Awards and recognition

Campers are eligible to earn awards and honors in many of the camp activities, including riflery, archery, swimming, and sailing. Campers are awarded national riflery awards created by the National Riflery Association, which include the Pro Marksman, Marksman, Marksman First Class, Sharpshooter, Bar One through Bar Nine, Expert, and Distinguished Expert. Swim levels (ranging from one to six) are also awarded based on the Red Cross' "Learn to Swim" program. Sailing and archery awards, however, are original to camp, with the sailing awards being the Crew Rating, Crew Award, Skipper, and Timanous Skipper and the archery awards being the Little John (which is only available to the youngest two cabins in camp), Bowman, Bowman First Class, Junior Archer, Archer, Timanous Archer, and Timanous Huntsman.

The "land honors" are a special set of awards. These awards require achievements in a variety of land skills and activities, including riflery, baseball, soccer, tennis, woodshop, campcraft and more. There are three land honors: Jester (attainable by nearly every boy), Wizard (more difficult), and Czar (very challenging).
"Water honors" require achievements in swimming, sailing, canoeing and boating, and water skiing. The "water honors" parallel the "land honors": Jester, Wizard, and Neptune.

Camp Timanous has two camper-run clubs: Woodsmen and Voyagers. The Woodsmen club recognizes all-around good citizenship
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...

, while the Voyager club recognizes leadership
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...

, responsibility
Moral responsibility
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, and loyalty
Loyalty
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.

Timanous campers and counselors elect campers to honors such as "Greatest Improvement," "Best-All-Around Athlete," and "Most Helpful" every summer. The highest honor at Camp Timanous is recognition as the "Best All-Round Camper." These are similar to yearbook superlatives.

Notable alumni

  • Peter Gammons
    Peter Gammons
    Peter Gammons is an American sportswriter, media personality, and a recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the BBWAA.-Education:...

    , sports writer and ESPN
    ESPN
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     personality
  • Porter J. Goss
    Porter J. Goss
    Porter Johnston Goss is an American politician who was the first Director of National Intelligence and the last Director of Central Intelligence following the passage of the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which abolished the DCI position...

    , former Director of the CIA
  • Luther H. Gulick
    Luther Gulick (physician)
    Luther Halsey Gulick, Jr. MD was an American physical education instructor, international basketball official, and founder with his wife of the Camp Fire Girls, an international youth organization now known as Camp Fire USA.-Life:...

    , camping, basketball, volleyball and physical education innovator
  • Mark Herzlich
    Mark Herzlich
    Sandon Mark Herzlich, Jr. is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2011...

    , college football All-American
  • Karl N. Llewellyn
    Karl N. Llewellyn
    Karl Nickerson Llewellyn was a prominent American jurisprudential scholar associated with the school of legal realism. The Journal of Legal Studies has identified Llewellyn as one of the twenty most cited American legal scholars of the 20th century.-Biography:He was born on May 22, 1893 in Seattle...

    , scholar and proponent of American legal realism
    Legal realism
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  • Seth Waugh, CEO Deutsche Bank Americas

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