Explore Neighboring Boys Camps
Since the camp’s founding in 1911, Onaway families have sent brothers to Camps Pasquaney and Mowglis during the summer. Mowglis is located just North of Onaway on Newfound Lake, and Pasquaney is located just to the South on the lake. Although neither camp is directly affiliated with Camp Onaway, both camps share the philosophy of personal growth and development. All three camps have the same calendar so that brothers and sisters can be dropped off, visited and picked up on the same weekends.
Camp Pasquaney
Brief excerpt from Pasquaney’s website:
Since 1895, Pasquaney has pursued the goal set by its founder, Edward Simpson Wilson: “To provide a healthful and natural life in the woods, a life which will make boys strong, confident, …self-reliant and efficient, able to do and think for others as well as themselves.” We pursue this goal beneath towering white pines, on a mountainside above Newfound Lake, one of the clearest lakes in the United States.
Pasquaney concentrates in three areas: competence, character, and community . With their days full of skits, sports, hikes, singing, shop projects, and nature hikes, boys learn from the example of their counselors and fellow campers in an atmosphere of challenge and fun. These counselors and campers encourage each boy to develop his best self and show him how both he and his community benefit from that effort.
Camp Mowglis
A brief excerpt from Mowglis's website:
Camp Mowglis is a three, four, or seven-week summer camp for boys ages 7-15 on pristine Newfound Lake, surrounded by the majestic White Mountains of New Hampshire, just 2.5 hours north of Boston. Every summer, we welcome around 100 boys to experience the natural beauty, make lifelong friends, learn exciting new skills, and disconnect from everyday life in search of something bigger.
Mowglis School of the Open
Our “School of the Open” program is based on the timeless values of honesty, integrity, compassion, and respect for others (including Mother Earth).
He may look the same when he returns home, but you’ll notice the change in subtle yet powerful ways:
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When your son stands tall in an unfamiliar place while making eye contact and shaking hands with strangers.
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He asks for new hiking boots for his birthday instead of the latest smartphone.
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He divvies up a group project and sets deadlines to keep team members on track.