Hosted Weekend: Back-to-School Special

Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY

Back-to-School Special with Yajing Li!  Hosted Weekend September 16-17. Kids are back to school, so are teachers like me. Come relax the body and mind in the comfort of nature after a reluctant and intense start while trying to settle back into the school routine. Dinner menu is themed "Teriyaki Bowl": teriyaki chicken or tofu, seaweed […]

Oktoberfest and NOA Anniversary Events

Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY

A dual celebration of our organization's 100th anniversary and of NOANY’s 1st anniversary 2nd Annual Oktoberfest Invitation  

Hosted Weekend: A Hint of Fall

Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY

October 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 […]

Witches’ 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, NY

If 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, NY

Note: 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 […]