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June 2023 by Frederick B
This is the ideal boys camp. Essentially boys paradise, If you're lucky enough to attend. Dudley consider yourself blessed.
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January 2022 by Peter Orth
Our son came home with a traumatic brain injury after receiving multiple concussions. They failed to keep him safe from other campers, ignored all his symptoms. They did not let him write us or call us for help. His letters were kept at the camp or destroyed. This camp should be shut down.
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December 2021 by Megan C.
They "held back" and then destroyed my sons postcards that were addressed and stamped and had desperate pleas for me to pick him up. He had a severe head injury from the first days at camp by the third day demonstrating every possible symptom of a concussion -- trouble sleeping, ringing ears, nausea, noise sensitivity, crying incessantly. All obvious to the camp leaders, but they never took him for medical evaluation. He had forgotten how his family looked or the year before camp and was panicked about those things, but they would not even allow him to rest. My son thought I forgot to send sheets (I told the counselors that they were in the trunk) and slept with no sheets for 3 weeks -- child abuse and negligence. He pleaded to call home, tried to walk home, and they refused and told him that they were his guardians now, his mother was no longer his guardian. In the words of his counselor and section head Doug Hinton, "he was just manipulating them". My 10 year old son spent 21 days in a living nightmare. After the brain trauma 2 kids in his cabin physically assaulted him on a daily basis, punching kicking jumping, constantly worsening his concussion. My son thought we had forsaken him because we never got his letters. He has a long road to repairing the physical damage and to recover from the traumatic brain injury and regain his mental acuity. But nothing can erase the terrifying memories for him and the horror that I live with for leaving him there. They will not allow any phone call home under any conditions -- and if the child is clearly suffering they will paint a very different picture for you. If there is one thing I could erase from my life and my sons' it's the 21 days he was at Camp Dudley.
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November 2021 by Megan Corcoran
If only there were a way to give zero stars. The director Matt Storey has absolutely no qualifications for working with children and he separated Dudley from YMCA 5 years ago so that he has zero accountability, except to absentee board. BEWARE
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September 2021 by caspar bailey
Unequivocally the best place for a child or young adult to spend a summer. The staff and leadership’s unflagging efforts to create a transformative experience manifest themselves in the character of every Dudley and Kiniya camper. As I reminisce on my time as a camper at Dudley, I think about the life long friends that I have made, the unforgettable experiences I have enjoyed, and the attributes that Dudley instilled in me. I cannot imagine who I would be had I not attended Dudley, and I sincerely believe that everyone who has the privilege of being a camper up on Ol’ Champlain leaves as a better person than when they arrived.
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July 2021 by Jim Frankel
An essential shaping influence in the lives of thousands of young men over the course of 135 years. There is no better place to spend a summer.
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June 2021 by William White
this place is amazing. loved my time there as a camper. can't believe its over
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November 2020 by Kasey Klingenberg
Camp Dudley is hands down one of the best places to go! I started working at Camp Dudley in 2012 and have managed to be a part of camp every year since, starting in the office and being there several summers, to now spending parts of my summer working in the infirmary. This place fosters a warm, caring, and fun environment that makes you want to come back year after year. Every single area of Camp Dudley is amazing and has great staff throughout. You make lifetime friends by being a part of Camp Dudley, and this can be said for campers as well as staff. If you’ve never seen Camp Dudley, schedule a tour because you won’t be disappointed!
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November 2020 by Ben Cady
Camp Dudley is a remarkable place. I had the great pleasure of attending camp as a child and then working there as an adult. It is a community based on building kid's self-confidence and learning to think of others ahead of your own needs. It sounds too good to be true, however, if you talk to anyone who attended Dudley (or read all of these Google Reviews), you'll discover that it's true. On top of all this, both Dudley and Kiniya are located in absolutely gorgeous locales. It's a no brainer, you will not regret sending your kid to Camp Dudley!
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November 2020 by Christopher Smith
Camp Dudley is a wonderful summer camp for boys. The camp combines a well-balanced program of athletics, the arts, wilderness exploration, and spirituality with character and leadership development, and is a heck of a lot of fun, for campers, counselors ("Leaders"), and staff members. The camp's values are best described by its motto, "The Other Fellow First", which ripples through everyday life at the Camp. I went to Dudley for 10 summers, met my closest friends and learned lessons that continue to have a profound influence on my life. Founded in 1885, this is one of the country's very great summer camps, with a rich history. I am very thankful to have gone there and strongly recommend it as a summer experience for boys.
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August 2020 by Chloe Mitchell
Camp Dudley in a word. Community. From the minute you walk into the gates of camp you are embraced by a family that has grown up together. Leaders and staff have started as campers, and continue to come back every summer because of the energy, love and support that is cultivated around everyone. The people and the place are what keep Dudley so special. I have made life-long friendships, mentors that have given me life-changing advice and created skills for the professional world. Dudley is full of so many traditions that you can only find within the Adirondacks, and the backdrop of Lake Champlain is the cherry on top to one of the most beautiful and peaceful places to spend a summer. Dudley isn’t just with you for a summer, it’s a lifelong village that is with you wherever you are in life.
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August 2020 by Bill Stratton
Remember that moment in your childhood that you return to, wistfully and perhaps a bit jealously when your current life forces you to temporarily withdraw? That memory (or series of them) that you call on for strength or peace or joy or contentment or whatever else it is you need in the doldrums of contemporary living? Well, if you went to Dudley, odds are good that memory springs from your time there.Why? Oh, thousands of reasons. Over twenty five thousand of them, by now, since that's how many people have attended camp here (and Kiniya, just across the lake and a wee bit north) in the past century or so. And, while I might only know a fraction of them, the ones I do claim as friends are humans of the highest caliber.This place has a great program, it's true. The facilities are top notch, without a doubt. The location is hard to beat, with smashing views and access to a massive wild space full of mountains and lakes. But take my word for it; the immeasurable treasure of this place, the intangible greatness of it, lies in is people, and has for as long as I've been a part of the organization, which is going on 40 years now.So give yourself a chance at making one of those memories. Give your children a chance at it. And to borrow a phrase, you don't have to take my word for it. Go check it out for yourself. It might just change your life.
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August 2020 by Daniel Lipin
Dudley is my favorite place in the world. It has allowed me to express myself creatively. It has taught me how to be a better person. It has made me a better teacher. Dudley is a lot of fun, but that is not why I will send my two boys there. I will send them there because Dudley teaches boys how to be kind, responsible and giving members of society. It is a great place for character education.
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August 2020 by James Guimaraes
Truly fantastic place for kids. I went there as a camper in the 90s then worked there several years later as a leader in the 2000s and 2010s. Amidst the ever evolving world around us, Camp Dudley's values hold strong. Dudley perfectly balances fun and growth and I guarantee your son or daughter will make lifelong friends in just a few short weeks. Amazing, wonderful camp!!!
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August 2020 by Kyle Ferguson
This place changed my life. Dudley connected me with a community of people who joyful, kind, thoughtful, and sincere. My best man was a Dudley friend. I live near and see many "Camp Buddies" even now. In a world where community can be hard to find, Dudley gave me connections that sustain me to this day. I really can't think of a better gift for a young boy than a summer at this camp.
