PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 26, 2020
About 14 of the state’s 270 summer camps decided to cancel their 2020 season, either after seeing the new guidelines or in anticipation of them, during the past week or so, said Ron Hall, executive director of Maine Summer Camps, which represents 147 Maine overnight and day camps. In a video announcing the closing of Camp Beech Cliff, a day camp on Mount Desert Island, director Matt Cornish spoke about the challenges of trying to keep the camp open and running as usual while following social distancing and other guidelines. “We had to be honest with ourselves, Camp Beech Cliff is the opposite of social distancing,” Cornish said.