Meet the Sunset Valley Caretaker

Name: Benjamin Schott

Hometown: Springfield, Missouri

Job/occupation: Full-time student, I have worked at the Appalachian Mountain Club for 7 years in various positions.

How long have you been at Sunset Valley? Since December 2008

Favorite outdoor activity? That's tough. Ski, bike, hike, camp, boat, just about anything.

The one thing most people don't know about Sunset Valley: The names of the mountains that you can see from the field are Madison and Adams.

Favorite quote: Only boring people get bored.

Pictures of Farnsworth

This is a view of the Dining Hall from the lake at Camp Farnsworth.





This is the Program Center at camp. This is the newest building on our property and houses the camp office during the summer.







This is one of the living units at Camp Farnsworth.







Some campers enjoying the lake.

Property of the Month

Property of the Month – April 2010

Camp Farnsworth is a resident camp located in East Thetford, Vermont. This property has been the site of a girls’ resident camp for over 100 years. The original owners of the camp were from Turkey and many of the units have Turkish names.
There is a building on camp called the Recreation building that is available for use year around. This building has a large meeting area, stage, small upstairs area, bathrooms, and a shower. There is a small kitchen area with a microwave, sink, and dorm-sized fridge.

There are several living units available at Farnsworth from platform tents to clusters of small cabins.

During resident camp, there is horseback riding in the three rings on camp, a low challenge course, boating, swimming, and arts and craft programs. Farnsworth is also a great base site for many local day trips including to King Arthur Flour, Montshire Museum, Billings Farm, Quechee Gorge, and the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) Nature Center.

Community Service Thank You!

April 21-23, 30 students and their teachers helped us do some spring cleaning at Camp Kettleford and the Bedford Service Center.

They spent three long days doing a variety of activities from raking, picking up limbs and sticks from paths, and painting signs. We appreciate all they did in helping us get our properties ready for spring camping.