Maine Camp Experience - Camp Mataponi

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Camp Mataponi

Founded in 1910 as a traditional girl’s overnight camp, Camp Mataponi is proud to have recently celebrated 100 years in camping. Located on beautiful Sebago Lake, Mataponi is home to over 300 girls each summer. We offer a full range of programming highlighting water sports, land sports, adventure/ropes course, performing and fine arts and more. Each camper’s schedule is designed to introduce core activities as well as offer an opportunity to select electives based on individual interests. Most importantly, Mataponi offers campers a chance to grow in a nurturing, non-pressure atmosphere accenting fun, friendship and the life skills in group living.

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838 Sebago Road
Naples, ME 04055
+1.207.787.3221

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PO Box 1882
Jupiter, FL 33468
+1.561.748.3684

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victoria said...	Tweet
My child lives for her 7 weeks on Sebago. Camp Mataponi is her home; the other 45 weeks just have her waiting in our house to return to Maine, Sebago and her best girls. There's no place like camp... There's no place like camp...

rachel said...

My daughter, Rachel, LOVES Mataponi. This will be her third summer. When I asked her about her favorite camp memory, she said she had so many and needed to think about her favorite one. After several days, she decided that her best camp memory took place last summer. She and her friend were chosen to compete in an activity during their Western themed dinner. She was one of 14 campers chosen. They did the activity in front of the whole camp. It made her feel so special since she had never been chosen for something like this before.

linda said...	Tweet
Seeing pictures of my daughter waterskiing for the first time, the first week she was at camp. Visiting Day weekend - eating at fabulous restaurants in Portland and actually sitting in the boat watching her ski. Priceless.

josh said...	Tweet
My daughter will be attending Camp Mataponi for the first time this summer. She watches the video yearbook all the time with a huge smile on her face. It looks like a fantastic experience. And Maine is such a beautiful place to spend the summer. I am very excited for her.

laurie said...

Always wondering why school had to be 10 months long and camp was a mere 8 weeks. Counting the moments until I could get back to camp again. Most wonderful moment was knowing that my 2 girls would be sharing the same wonderful experiences I did attending the camp I attended for so many years as a camper and a counselor. There is no greater joy to be able to share a lifetime of experiences, friends and family with your children. Camp life is an experience that lives on forever!!

rebecca said...

I was a mataponi camper/counselor for 6 years in the 80's. They were the best summers of my life. Still, years later, my mataponi friends are girls i know i can always count on for anything. and i know i can pick up with them right where i left off-- even if it has been years. so, i am BEYOND excited to be sending my daughter there for her 1st summer this june. every night we talk about camp; i teach her the songs; we look at my pictures. there is nothing better.......

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erin said...

I was a camper for 5 summers and a counselor for 4, and my only regret is that I didn't start earlier. Not only is Maine a beautiful place to spend the summer, but Mataponi is the place I feel more myself than anywhere else. It's the kind of place where your differences are cherished, and you are encouraged to be whoever you are. It is a completely accepting environment, and I know I will carry the friends I made with me throughout the rest of my life. At camp I learned self confidence, how to step outside my comfort zone, and how to set a goal and achieve it. I have similarly watched so many campers grow and accomplish their goals and overcome their fears. It has without a doubt been the most shaping experience of my life so far and has played a massive role in the person I am today. I only wish every camper could be so lucky to find an incredible place like this.

joyce said...

I am an alumnae of Highland Nature camp, now Camp Mataponi. My love for my summers in Maine caused me to use Google to try to find out what happened to my old camp. I was delighted to learn that that beautiful place is still a camp. I remember the beauty of Lake Sebago, the smell of Maine pine trees, the cold crisp mornings, and the ideal location of the camp. Too many wonderful memories of camp to retell in this space. The songs, the bugle calls, the bunks, the friends,the swimming in the lake, the rowing and the boathouse. Unforgettable memories. My best to all. Joyce

karola said...

I am an alumni camper, and alumni counselor; my sister is an alumni camper; my mother is an alumni counselor; 2 of my daughters are alumni campers; one daughter is still a camper....what can I say? Mataponi is forever! Tradition abounds at this camp, which just celebrated 101 years of awesomeness. Mataponi is the most beautiful camp. It is located on gorgeous Sebago Lake and has an unbelievably picturesque waterfront. There is a wide range of activities available to the girls: swimming, boating, waterskiing, tennis, ropes, rock climbing, lacrosse, soccer, field hockey, drama, arts and crafts, zumba, etc. Extraordinary weekly campfires and numerous fun theme nights create a bond between all the campers and staff. The camp owners, Dan and Marcy, are excellent leaders who emphasize loyalty, compassion, creativity and cooperation. Most importantly, the camp is filled with friendly, down-to-earth girls from all over the country who are obsessed with silly fun and all things camp.

raechel said...	Tweet
Whether a camper or a counselor, I could always expect the state of Maine to provide me with superfluous positive energy. The air is crisp, the sky is clear and the people are so admirably simple. You learn a lot about yourself when you are living in this natural environment.

jane said...

Where to begin? My mom who is now 86 years old went to camp in Maine in a place that actually became Camp Mataponi and although she spoke of it often she sent me to camp in the Catskills. I liked it but when choosing a camp for my three girls we chose Maine and Camp Mataponi and I can honestly say it is one of the best choices I have ever made for my girls. There is something about it that can not be replicated elsewhere. The air, the lakes, the kids all just seem a bit purer. Skeptics often make negative comments to me about treking up there for visiting day- Not to be corny but I am so glad we went the extra mile for our girls- and for ourselves. My visiting day memories are fantastic, we have stayed all over Maine and every summer brings a new experience, mew memories and always the most delicious lobster rolls!

jennifer said...

When I first received this I thought I can't keep this short. I could go on forever about why my girls, my husband and myself love Maine camps. My oldest was a camper at Mataponi for 8 years and now is a second year counselor. My younger daughter has been there for 8 summers. Their stories of camp in Maine begin with the beautiful lake to wake up to every morning, the comfortable temperatures during the day and ending with the clear nights where they can see every star in the sky. That is only a small part of why they love Maine. The trips the take out of camp are so memorable. They whitewater raft, they go to Montreal, they hike Mt Washington. These are things that they would never do without being in Maine. The stories of these trips are told over and over when they come home only wishing to be back at camp. The friends they have made at Mataponi are from all over the country of all ages and they visit them during the winter. As for my husband and myself it is a great reason to make a vacation every summer for the week around visiting day. There are so many places to see that we have not even covered yet and are looking for many more years of our girls going to Mataponi.