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When I was a kid growing up in Harrison, Maine a familiar best hotels in cancun sight on a warm summer evening best hotels in cancun would be to see long, single lines of kids , all in uniform (shorts, short-sleeved shirt and neckerchief), walking alongside the road, making their way to the lakeside village of Harrison. Down Rte. 35 along Long Lake , or on Rte. 117 that curves around Crystal Lake , dozens of kids were hiking the mile or two into town for exercise and ice cream cones.
These youngsters were summer residents of Camp Pinecliff, Camp Ticawa, Camp Newfound and Camp Owatonna. Every summer these, and many other, area camps would fill up with kids from out of state, mostly, sent by their parents to experience the wonder of a Maine summer .
While many of these camps have closed, there are many that remain. I counted 40 in the Sebago Lake area alone. Many camp experiences, both residential and day camps, abound in the Sebago Lakes and western best hotels in cancun Maine region. The experience of crackling campfires, starry nights, gooey s mores and lifelong friendships still await the young camper.
Children s camps have been a Maine tradition for more than 100 years . These camps, located on the likes of Peabody Pond, Crystal Lake, Long Lake, Sebago Lake, Walden Pond, Bear Pond, Moose Pond, Woods Pond, Holt Pond, Panther Pond, Pleasant Lake, Thompson Lake, Tripp Lake and many more, offer a variety of programs and facilities to help children develop skills, make friends and expand their horizons physically, mentally and socially. Children from all over the world come to summer camps to play and enjoy the natural beauty of western Maine and the Sebago Lake Region.