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Camp Kabeyun is a summer camp for boys established in 1924 on Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton, New Hampshire, emphasizing individual, non-competitive outdoor activities. == History == The camp occupies an site at the mouth of Alton Bay, with almost a mile of lakefront and two sandy coves; it is the largest undeveloped stretch of shoreline on the lake. The property includes an old Abenaki camping ground at Fort Point. Before its present use, the land was farmed for several generations. A small graveyard at the rear of the site, enclosed by stone walls, serves as burial place for the former owners' families, with headstones dating back to the 1840s. Kabeyun was founded in 1924 by John Porter, a teacher at the Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After renting for five summers, Porter purchased the property in 1929. The camp's name comes from a character in ''The Song of Hiawatha''. Kabeyun has no religious affiliation. Camp Kehonka in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, which closed in 1985, long served as an informal sister camp. The New England Literature Program is based at Kabeyun in the spring. Following the regular season, Kabeyun holds a "family camp" through Labor Day. John Porter remained active at Kabeyun as Director Emeritus until his death in 1978. He was succeeded as director by William Old, then a teacher at the Potomac School and later Headmaster of The Hill School and (Powhatan School ). (Nick Latham ), a former camper and sailing counselor, left a career as an engineer to serve as director from 1973 to 1995. More than 250 former campers and staff attended a memorial service for Latham held at camp in the summer of 2007, following his death from Parkinson's disease. Chuck Mills, a former high school English teacher, served as director from 1996 to 2010. The present director is Ken Robbins, an outdoor educator. Since 1973, Kabeyun has been operated by the John and Anna Newton Porter Foundation, which also owns the camp property. If camp should fail to open for three summers, (New Hampshire Audubon ) will hold the land in perpetuity as the John and Anna Porter Wildlife Sanctuary.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Land Conservation: Camp Kabeyun )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camp Kabeyun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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