Bungalow at Katharine Ridgeway Camp, Jefferson, 1934
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Maine Historical Society
Every morning, girls at the Katharine Ridgeway Camp attended chapel and a hymn sing. Like many summer-long camps, Ridgeway believed that being close to nature helped develop character and that camp promoted "freedom of association in a wholesome democratic environment."
Girls of different ages participated in different activities.
At most camps, concern with the benefits of "primitive" living gave way by the 1920s and 1930s to camps as training grounds for leadership, group living, and an emphasis on mental, physical, social, and spiritual growth.
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