GRE AT
ESCAPES ’ 08
ENDLESS
SUMMER
15 camps for perfecting new skills
by Sandee Moore
ADULT BAND CAMP
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INTERLOCHEN.ORG; 800-681-5912;
INTERLOCHEN, MICHIGAN; $389 AND UP
AUGUSTA HERITAGE CENTER
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AUGUSTAHERITAGE.COM; 304-637-1209; ELKINS,
WEST VIRGINIA; $420 PER WEEK
ARCHEOLOGY CAMP
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CAA-ARCHEOLOGY.ORG; 618-653-4316;
KAMPSVILLE, ILLINOIS; $500 AND UP
CONSTRUCTION CAMP NOLA
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HABITAT-NOLA.ORG; 504-861-2077;
NEW ORLEANS; FREE
CULINARY CAMP
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SEASONSOFMYHEART.COM; 011-52-1-951-508-
0469; OAXACA, MEXICO; DAY COURSES $75;
WEEKLONG PROGRAMS $1,495 AND UP
FLY-FISHING ( 5 RIVERS IN 5 DAYS)
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FROSTVALLEY.ORG; 845-985-2291; CLARYVILLE,
NE W YORK; $655 AND UP
POKER BOOT CAMP
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WPTBOOTCAMP.COM; 866-978-2668; PROGRAMS
IN LAS VEGAS; ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY; AND
OTHER LOCATIONS; $1,695 AND UP
THE REAL GEEK SQUAD
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BARCAMP.ORG; VARIOUS LOCATIONS; FREE
ROCK-AND-ROLL FANTASY CAMP
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ROCKCAMP.COM; 888-762-2263; VARIOUS
LOCATIONS; $1,999 AND UP
SKATEBOARD/SNOWBOARD CAMP
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WINDELLS.COM; 800-765-7669; MT. HOOD,
OREGON ; $995 AND UP
FUN AND GAMES: (Left to right)
Learn tinsmithing skills at Augusta
Heritage Center in the Appalachian
mountains; pick up geological and
archeological knowledge while sifting
through rock debris from a dig at the
Adult Field School.
SPACE CAMP
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SPACECAMP.COM; HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA;
$449 AND UP
STAGECRAFT 101
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STRATFORDFESTIVAL.CA; 519-271-0055;
STRATFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA; $150 AND UP
TAOS SUMMER WRITER’S CONFERENCE
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UNM.EDU/~TAOSCONF; 505-277-5572; TAOS,
NEW MEXICO; $300 AND UP
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TREECLIMBING.COM; 404-377-3150;
ATLANTA; $425
TREE CLIMBING CAMP
COURTES Y AUGUSTA HERI TAGE CENTER AND ADULT FIELD SCHOOL
TRIATHLON BOOT CAMP
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MARKALLENONLINE.COM; BASKING RIDGE, NEW
