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Join Henry Kennedy, Executive Director of Kieve Wavus Education, and Kirstie Truluck, Director of Wavus Camp for Girls, as they reach out to past alumni from KWE programs and share laughs and memories from their time on Damariscotta Lake.

Kieve Wavus Education


    • Aug 2, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 23 EPISODES


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    Hap Schroeder

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 22:06


    Hap Schroeder sits down with Henry to share camp stories old and new. Hap started at Kieve as a camper in the 1950s. He went on to be a Kieve counselor, trustee, camp dad, and now he's a Kieve and Wavus grandfather who returns to the lake each summer to see his family off to camp.

    John Perkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 22:52


    John Perkins, camper and counselor from the 1960s, talks with Henry about fun, friendships, character building, and all of the great Kieve people who are still important to him today.

    Stanley Waltz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 18:54


    Henry sits down with Stanley Waltz, a Nobleboro town official, to talk about Kieve Wavus Education from a local, Lincoln County, Maine perspective. Way back when, Stanley's first job was mowing lawns for Henry's grandma, Harriet, back in the 1960s!

    Jeb Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 21:06


    Henry Kennedy sits down with Jeb Burns, Kieve camper from the '60s and Chair of the KWE board of trustees during the Wavus merger.

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    Fred Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 24:05


    Fred Wood was a camper the year that Henry Kennedy was born. He tells stories about his many Kieve adventures and of fellow mates like Temple Grassi, John Perkins, and so many others.

    Sid Perkins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 15:29


    HRK talks with Sid Perkins, Kieve camper and counselor in the 1990s, about his and his family’s many camp and Kennedy family memories. Sid’s 3 daughters are about to start their Wavus adventures!

    Franny "She" and Franny "He" Abbott

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 13:08


    The parents of 4 Kieve boys talk with Henry about their sons’ transformative experiences and the importance of camp to their overall education

    Pris Watson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 32:26


    Pris’s vivid Wavus camper and counselor memories come to life while she sits down with Henry for a lovely chat.

    William "Bill" Jessup

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 17:30


    You’ll love hearing Bill’s southern accent as this Alabama fellow tells Henry about how much Kieve and Wavus mean to him and his family

    Cullom Walker III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 15:19


    Henry sits down with his cousin Cullom Walker III, camper and counselor from 1972-80. It’s fun to hear a southern accent and his perspective on the well-worn path between Alabama and Camp Kieve!

    Liam O’Brian

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 21:53


    Liam O’Brian, a camper from the 1930s, sits down with Henry Kennedy to tell some amazing stories about the Kieve's early days.

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    Duncan Cocroft

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 6:22


    Henry and Duncan Cocroft sit down for a lively conversation about Kieve in the 50's and how his experiences here helped him as a paratrooper and successful businessman.

    Kate Kaplan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 8:33


    Henry Kennedy introduces Kate Kaplan as the next director at Wavus Camp for Girls. Kate arrived to Wavus in the summer of 2010. She fell in love with the place and the wonderful campers, and now she's here to stay!

    Lexi Dorman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 7:12


    Henry sits down with Lexi Dorman to chat about the impact that camp has had on her life. Lexi is a past camper from the interim Kieve Camp for Girls, a Wavus pioneer, and a KW West alum.

    Jim "Brownie" Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 21:27


    Jim “Brownie” Brown reminisces about his camper and counselor days in the 60's and 70's and his current roles as a volunteer in the summer camps and as a Trustee of KWE.

    Tom Dorman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 20:06


    Tom Dorman, Wavus camper starting in the 1950's and the first Wavus Foundation Executive Director, reminisces about a lifetime of adventures and the Kieve Wavus merger.

    Joseph "Spook" Laliberte

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 24:49


    Hear from Vietnam Veteran Joe "Spook" Laliberte in a conversation with Henry Kennedy.

    Alex Buck

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 8:44


    Henry sits down with Alex Buck to talk about their shared family history at Kieve, learning independence, and running wild in the woods of Maine.

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    Anne Chisholm

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 16:44


    Anne Chisholm is blessed with three generations of family who grew up at Wavus – her mother and uncle, herself and now her daughters – and each generation has helped lead Wavus during these first 100 years.

    LaLa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 9:19


    In this episode, Henry sits down with his mother, LaLa, who has worn many hats at KWE since 1959. They share some laughs about the talent show dresses, parents weekends, and much more.

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    Daniel and Christine Dorman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 6:25


    Henry shares a conversation with some of the Dorman family as they reminisce about their father's work restarting Wavus in the 90's and their time as “Wavus Pioneers.”

    Ned Almy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 8:16


    A great conversation between Henry and Ned Almy (Kieve Camper 1942-46) about camp life, portaging canoes, and life lessons learned along the way.

    Introducing the KWEST Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 5:14


    Henry Kennedy and Kirstie Truluck introduce the Kieve Wavus Education Storytellers (KWEST) Podcast series.

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