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by Megan Hicks Summer camp has been a tradition for decades, offering kids a chance to experience the outdoors, make new friends, and learn new skills. Although technology has become an important tool and resource in our daily lives, Camp Woodstock has committed to a “tech-free” environment where kids can fully engage in an awesome camp experience. We promise our campers that their time at camp will be well documented, and they can exchange cell phone numbers at check-out! Overnight summer camps are meant to be a break from the [...]

by Mike Sherman In 1740 the enslaved persons of Ebenezer Lyon, including one named Crumbo, built a stone dam for a grist mill on the outlet stream of Black Pond along what is now called Camp Road. In 1760 the dam harnessed the water to operate the bellows for one of the first known iron-making works in Connecticut; the New Roxbury Iron Works. In 1996 the still-standing stone dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2023 Camp Woodstock will begin an educational program with the Witness [...]