Camp Fatima (New Hampshire) Explained

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Pushpin Label:Camp Fatima
Coordinates:43.3978°N -71.2968°W
Campsites:Camp Fatima
Facilities:
  • Arts & Crafts Shed
  • Catholic Church
  • Horse Stable
  • Tennis Court
  • Riflery Range
  • Archery Range
  • Boating and Swimming Facilities
  • High and Low Ropes Courses
  • Tetherball Courts
  • Field House
  • Basketball Courts
  • Baseball Fields
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.

History

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]

Program

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . 2023-01-05 . Camps Bernadette & Fatima . en-US.
  2. Web site: Camp Fatima for Boys . TeenLife . Boston, MA.
  3. Web site: History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129065331/http://ihmnh.weebly.com/history.html . 2022-11-29 . Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish.
  4. Web site: Garnick . Darren . May 17, 2018 . New Hampshire Summer Camp Memories . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220828164025/https://www.nhmagazine.com/new-hampshire-summer-camp-memories/ . 2022-08-28 . . Yankee Publishing . 1532-0219.
  5. Web site: Special Needs and Exceptional Citizens Week . Camps Bernadette & Fatima.