Pushpin Map: | USA New Hampshire |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Label: | Camp Fatima |
Coordinates: | 43.3978°N -71.2968°W |
Campsites: | Camp Fatima |
Facilities: |
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Fee: | $1950 (Regular) |
Owner: | Darren Van Dzura (Resident Director) |
Established: | 1949 |
Camp Fatima is a Catholic overnight summer camp located in Gilmanton Iron Works, NH.[1] [2] The camp has a waterfront on the northern shore of Upper Suncook Lake.
The camp was founded in 1949 by Richard Boner, after the previous establishment, a Jewish camp named Camp Wingo, closed and relocated to Maine.[3] The camp is named after Our Lady of Fátima, a Marian apparition observed in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria, in Fátima, Portugal.
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu attended Camp Fatima from 1984 to 1989.[4]
Camp Fatima has four normal sessions during the summer. Each session is two weeks long.[2] Along with the normal sessions, the camp also offers a special needs week.[5] The camp programs are as follows:
For those who wish to attend the camp over the age of 15, they can apply for the CIT (Counselor in Training) program.[1] [2] For the campers, the camp has cabins, with each cabin having approximately eight bunk beds.