Maine Summer Camps Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Tough labor market leaves Midcoast summer camps short staffed

Young workers are turning down camp counselor jobs for better-paying options, forcing some local camps to cap enrollment or cut programming.

Most summer camps across the state will not open at full capacity, and many are working through food supply issues and worker shortages.

Bomazeen supporters seek to regain local control of Belgrade youth camp officials nearly sold to raise funds to pay off council debt.

Wilton’s summer camps and programming are closer to normal this year.

A new U.S. CDC study details the protocols used to reduce virus transmission among more than 1,000 campers and staff at 4 Maine summer camps.

The coronavirus pandemic has already caused overnight, day and rec camps around Maine to cancel summer sessions, while others hope they can open.