Breaking News: Hosted Summer Weekend, July 15-16 Two dangerous cooks are on the loose in Harriman Park. The main suspects are planning a hosted weekend at Camp Nawakwa on July 15th-16th. The two women go by the names: Yajing Li and Marisa Vallve. According to the Rockland County Police Department, they will be offering the following […]
This day in history, July 22nd: Cleveland, Ohio was founded by Gen. Moses Cleaveland in 1796. Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world in 1933. John Dillinger was shot to death outside Chicago's Biograph Theater in 1934. Congress restored Confederate General Robert E. Lee's U.S. citizenship in 1965. And, most […]
Raymond H. Torrey was the first Chair of the New York Chapter and a leading figure in setting up the trail system we enjoy in Harriman. He was a co-author of the New York Walk Book, first published in 1923. He was a newspaper journalist (the New York Post) and through his column, called The […]
July 29-30, 2023 – Hosted Weekend - Celebration of Raymond H. Torrey There will be a short presentation about Raymond Torrey after dinner on Saturday. A hike to the Torrey Memorial on Long Mountain (with a stop at Turkey Hill Lake) is planned for Sunday after breakfast (start time about 10:30). Co-Hosts: Ray Kozma and […]
5 - 6 miles, with a moderately strenuous, climb up and over Stockbridge Mountain. Elevation gain about 500 feet. In the Fall of 1924, the New York Chapter subleased Camp Blue Bird (on the east side of Upper Twin Lake) from a group that used the property as a girl’s camp in summer. In […]
August 5-6: “Chill out Hosted Weekend” Join us at camp for hiking, kayaking or just hammocking among the trees for a relaxed summer vegetarian hosted weekend. Serving Southern, Latin and Asian inspired vegetarian appetizers, dinner and hearty breakfast (eggs included!). Please email Laura Zan at zanicca@gmail.com by Wednesday, August 2nd 5pm (or earlier!) with your […]
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Enjoy BBQ chicken (or veggie burgers with black beans for vegetarians), and fresh seasonal produce (corn-on-the-cob, salad)....Healthy, tasty, easy to prepare meals to satisfy omnivores and vegetarians. It’s back to basics of BBQing and good times. When registering, please specify which meals (Saturday dinner only or all meals, including Sunday breakfast and trail lunch) and […]
Founded in 1923, the Nawakwa Outdoor Association of New York, Inc. is a membership organization dedicated to the enjoyment of the outdoors through hiking, walking, camping, swimming, skiing, sailing, canoeing, and kayaking, and to the conservation and preservation of our wilderness, particularly the mountains, lakes, trails, and camping areas of the metropolitan New York region.
