Oktoberfest and NOA Anniversary Events
Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NYA dual celebration of our organization's 100th anniversary and of NOANY’s 1st anniversary 2nd Annual Oktoberfest Invitation
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Hosted Weekend: A Hint of Fall
Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NYOctober 7-8 Hint of Fall Weekend Enjoy vegetarian home cooking with a menu featuring spicy white bean stew, cornbread, assorted other sides, and dessert. BYOB. Breakfast and bag lunches will be available for those staying overnight. To register, email host Ingrid Strauch at Ingrid-hiking@noany.org. by Thursday, October 5, at 9 p.m., and please specify which […]
Annual Meeting and Elections
Virtual Event! Online Zoom Meeting, NYWitches’ Stew in Nawakwa: Hosted October Weekend 21-22
Witches’ Stew in Nawakwa: Hosted October Weekend 21-22 Two expert witches will be making powerful magical potions for dinner on work weekend. The potent elixiringredients will include some vampire blood and lizard lips for the meat eaters and a variety of poison mushrooms for the vegetarians. People in costumes are welcome. Happy hour: Chips and […]
Fall Work Weekend
Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY“All Hands On Deck” for our Annual Wood Day and camp closing weekend. We have a large tree to cut up and much wood to split along with the regular camp closing tasks. A Nutritious, tasty complementary lunch for all volunteers. Menu: Vegetable broth (No sodium) with veggies, or chicken broth (no sodium) with veggies, […]
Fall Tai Chi Weekend
Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NYIf you like Tai Chi, come join host Yajing Li for a one hour Tai Chi exercise followed by a simple dinner. Saturday, Nov. 11 2:30-3:30 pm: A set of easy to follow breathing and stretching Tai Chi exercises. 5:00 pm: Simple dinner that is easy to prepare and to clean; appetizer, main, and desserts; For […]
Hosted Weekend With Alex
Join Alex Wilkie for a winter weekend at camp. After helping out Mary James and Andy Frank with trail maintenance, why not enjoy a hot meal and a warm fire? The park water will be off, so happy hour and dinner will be hearty but simple to prepare and easy to clean up. Sunday breakfast […]
Trail Maintenance Workshop – Qualifying as a work-day
Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NYNote: for Applicants, this event qualifies as a work-day Cooler days are a fine time for trail work! Come and see if you might like this kind of outdoor work. First we’ll look at some basic principles that guide trail maintainers' work. Then we will hike to a nearby trail that needs our attention […]
Overnight Backpack to Big Hill Shelter
Approximately 9 – 10 miles (round-trip). Moderately paced; short, steep section over Conklin Mountain and ups and downs over Breakneck Mountain. Elevation gain about 550 feet. Post-Thanksgiving Day exercise after the feast! This backpack adventure starts from the Boat Launch area of Lake Sebago. We will take a variety of trails to hike over to […]
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.
