“I would like to thank all of those at Night Eagle for giving our son, Tree Otter, a tremendous wilderness experience. Wilderness has not been a big area of interest for him as a 9 year old. He came away from Night Eagle with a great camp experience that brought him in touch with nature in a way that was just what was needed. He loved his two weeks with you and wants to come back for more.  

“Perhaps the best bit of praise came when we looked up at the stars on the Saturday night after picking him up.  We saw a few… not so many in New Haven. He got all excited and said something like 'you should have SEEN the stars at Night Eagle! There were billions! It was the most awesome thing I ever saw!' To hear those words come from a boy who would lock himself in front of a TV screen if  given the chance was a real sign of the door you have opened for him.

“This doesn’t even include praise for spear making, canoe battles, sneaking games and great food… Thank you!”

- C. J. May (CT)

“Thank you so much for giving Ian Harrison a fantastic camp experience. This was his first time ever at camp and it was a success. I have yet to hear all the stories, but so far I can tell it was his kind of place.”

- M. Harrison (VA)

“We're definitely back in our normal lives in Switzerland. School and work have started. However, our boys are still talking about the camp and their new friends. It simply was an unforgettable adventure. Thank you again for having made this happen.”

- M. Willi (Switzerland)

“I really enjoyed being able to pick Sun Circle up myself and see the camp. He had such a great time and I have never (NEVER) seen him that happy and comfortable with himself. I was so proud of him. He is already trying to save his money to help pay for camp next year... he wants to stay for the 3 weeks next time!

“I can't tell you how much confidence Sun Circle has gotten from being at Night Eagle. He is like a different kid! Just the fact that he is trying to earn money to return to camp, is one example. In the past he never (even with my encouragement) would have had the courage to go up to one of our neighbors who had just had a tree cut down and mulched, and ask them if they would like for him to spread the mulch for them. These are neighbors that live a ways down the road, and he does not know them all that well. He did it and they said yes. He spent the day moving mulch, then they asked him to come back the next weekend and cut their grass. (So now he is 30 dollars closer to Vermont!) This is just one example.

“I hope you have recovered from your summer. I imagine that it is rewarding and fun, but challenging and tiring as well!”

- L. Morris (VA)

“You have created a magical experience at camp -- a place where time is suspended, where the strings to ordinary culture are released, where the separations between life forms are bridged. Our family is grateful for the centeredness that is found at Night Eagle. May these binoculars support our 'vision' in your second decade of camp. May you carry the expansive vistas with you all year long, and know that your wisdom makes a difference in the lives of many.”

- Williamsons (CT)

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“Sun Circle had such a great time and I have never (NEVER) seen him that happy and comfortable with himself.”

- L. Morris (VA)

“He came away from Night Eagle with a great [wilderness] camp experience that brought him in touch with nature in a way that was just what was needed.” 

- C. J. May (CT)