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Airport Security Screening
Tips for Camps
Portland International Jetport has tips
for campers and parents to help security screening process. Click
for pdf of tip
sheet.
American Camp Association
ACA is a national membership organization of camps. Click here for a
search of ACA member camps anywhere in the United States, for parent
information about choosing a camp, and for information about ACA camp
accreditation, a voluntary process camps use to measure standards on
safety, programming, food and sanitation, staffing etc.
http://www.acacamps.org/
American Camp
Association/New England Section
Click here for a search on regional camps who
are members of the American Camping Association and for parent information
on camp selection & other camp information.
http://www.acane-camps.org/
The Educational Register
Searchable guide to 1200 independent
schools and camps in the U.S., Canada and Europe, most visited by the
publisher - articles, advice, referrals - 66th annual edition.
http://www.TheEducationalRegister.com
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Department, State of Maine
IFW is a co-sponsor, with the Maine
Youth Camping Association, of the Junior Maine Guide Program. Click
for general information about fish and wildlife questions.
http://www.maine.gov/ifw/
Jobs - Camp
Counselors & others seeking summer camp jobs
Visit the ACA New England web site to find
links to numerous summer camp job listings.
http://www.acane-camps.org/jobs/index.php
Licensing Rules for Maine Summer Camps
(Amended 10/31/07)
Click here to see the rules governing
Maine summer camps. From the Maine Department of Health and Human
Services, health inspections program.
Licensing Contact - David Libby (207) 287-5671
http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/10/144/144c208.doc
Maine Innkeepers Association
Click here for lodging search &
reservations for inns, b&b's, cottages, hotels, & motels.
http://www.maineinns.com/
Maine Office of Tourism
Click here for the official state
website for Maine Tourism. Free guide available for all your travel
planning.
http://www.visitmaine.com/home.php
Maine Tourism Association
Maine tourism vacation information
including a search for hotel, attractions, calendar of events, camping,
dining and more.
http://mainetourism.com/
Other camp List:
Eastern Maine
Click here to obtain a listing of camps, day
camps and other summer youth programs in Eastern Maine, courtesy of The
Bangor United Way.
http://www.unitedwayem.org/your_uw/campb/campb_dir.htm
Other camp List: Southern Maine
Click here to obtain a listing of the camps,
day camps, and other youth summer programs, courtesy of The Greater
Portland United Way.
http://www.unitedwaygp.org/ourwork/Summer_Champs.asp
Parent
Information
Click here to
link to Camp Parent, a site just for parents by the American Camp
Association - what parents want to know about camps, selecting a camp &
the value of the camp experience, from A - Z.
http://www.campparents.org/
Small Woodland Owners
Association of Maine
Click here to link to SWOAM a volunteer
organization promoting sound forest management, providing advise on taxes,
public use of private lands, land use regulations and more.
http://www.swoam.com/
Special Needs Campers
Click here to find a list of camps that
accommodate special needs. From the Maine Parent Federation, a
statewide organization providing information, support and training on
specific disabilities, education, support groups, and parenting issues.
Maine Parent Federation/SPIN
Trip Leader Permits
Click here to find state rules covering
Trip Leaders of wilderness trips exceeding two days and one night.
ftp://ftp.state.me.us/pub/sos/cec/rcn/apa/09/143/143c023.doc
Other Helpful Maine Links
www.maineinfo.net
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