Pictures of Chenoa

This is the ampitheater at Chenoa. It is a great place to gather big groups for ceremonies or campfires.




Whispering Winds is one of the big cabin units at Chenoa. This particular building can sleep a total of 31 people in 4 different rooms.





This is a yurt at the unit Rocky Top. A yurt is a round tent. There are two yurts and a small cabin in Rocky Top.

Property of the Month

Property of the Month - March 2010

On the shores of Gregg Lake lies Camp Chenoa. A resident camp during the summer months and available for group camping in the spring and fall, Chenoa is a great facility for groups to use. There are several types of living units at Chenoa from clusters of small cabins to large cabin units.

Adventure is around every corner at Camp Chenoa! There is a 35-foot climbing tower that is available for groups to rent during their stay at camp. Gregg Lake is a 200-acre lake where you can swim and boat. There are great fields for groups to do activities or play games in.

Camp Chenoa is located in Antrim, NH and has many local attractions available to groups staying onsite. Keene, NH is about 33 miles from Chenoa and has the following attractions that groups might be interested in: Stonewall Farm, Colony Mills Marketplace, the Pumpkin Festival every fall, Otter Brook State Park. Also it is about 13 miles to Peterborough, NH which is a quaint New England town with a small downtown area that is fun for groups to explore.

Community Service Thank You!

On Saturday, March 13, two troops from Greenland, NH helped to clean up Camp Seawood after the windstorm. The girls from these Brownie Troop 22874 and Junior Troop 22401spent two hours helping Mike, the Director of Property, clean up the damage caused by the storm.

The girls picked up downed limbs and branches from trees and made piles for future cleanup with bigger equipment. The enthusiasm and energy of the girls was a welcome sight for property staff as we start a month of intensive cleanups at all our camp properties. If your troop or camporee is looking for any community service projects, please contact Kristine Jones at kjones@girlscoutsgwm.org for a list of project ideas.

Tree Harvesting

You may have noticed that we are and have been doing forest harvesting at several of our properties over the last two years. Ever wonder to yourself why? Here is the answer…


What can happen to trees over a period of time?

Trees are just like any other living thing. They can live for a long time but eventually they succumb to old age, disease or the environment. These trees die on the inside; once that happens then the insects move in and this weakens the tree even more. As in the "cycle of life," once there are insects, then the birds and other animals that eat insects start looking for the bugs. Woodpecker holes are an indication of this.


Trees are a renewable resource; just as at a grocery store we need to rotate stock. And for GSGWM that means to remove trees on a regular basis. Our philosophy is to then let natural regeneration occur. It is the most cost effective for us and best for the property.

We did have to cut a lot of trees during the timber harvest at a few properties, because this process had been neglected for several years. Now that we have a new process in place, we will be able to do a more simple and precise cutting in the future. Timber harvesting is an ongoing process that is part of using our resources wisely, keeping girls safe, and good forestry management.