Camp Tekakwitha brochure, Leeds, ca. 1940
Contributed by Franco-American Collection
Item 67728
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Camp Tekakwitha in Leeds was founded in 1938 by the Dominican fathers of SS Peter and Paul parish in Lewiston.
It was intended originally to cater to local French-speaking boys. However, by 1949, the majority of its campers were Quebecois.
The camp was run for 40 years by Rev. Remi Clark with Rev. Gaston Lapointe as his assistant for 30 of those. After Father Clark's retirement in 1978, the camp was turned over to a private board of directors.
It was, and remains, the only Francophone camp in the United States.
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- Title: Camp Tekakwitha brochure, Leeds, ca. 1940
- Creator: Camp Tekakwith
- Creation Date: circa 1940
- Subject Date: circa 1940
- Local Name: Lake Androscoggin
- Town: Leeds
- County: Androscoggin
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on Paper
- Dimensions (cm): 12 x 15.5
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Franco-American Collection
USM, 51 Westminster Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 753-6545
http://www.usm.maine.edu/lac/franco/
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LC Subject Headings
Camps--Maine--Leeds
Catholic churches--Maine--Lewiston
Franco-Americans--Maine--Leeds
French-Canadians--Maine--Leeds
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