CAMP FOR THE WHOLE CLAN

Happy Campers

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010, 12:00 AM | Subscribe to the magazine

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Every August, three generations—and up to 16 members—of the Goodman family gather at Sandy Island Family Camp. Back row: Seth, from Lexington, S.C.; grandfather Norman, from Boston; and Adam and Millicent, from L.A. Front row: Adam and Millicent's son, Jonah, 5; family friend Mikaela Del Priore, 9, from Winthrop, Mass.; and Seth's daughter Caroline, 9. (Emiliano Granado)
The Waterfront Crew The Begg family, from left: Patti; Patrick, 13; and Duncan, from State College, Pa. (Emiliano Granado)
The Oldest Living Camper Alice Erickson, of Needham, Mass.; and grandson Tom Erickson, 23, of Storrs, Conn. (Emiliano Granado)
The Jock Flock The Geuthers, from left: nephew Carson Sample, 16, from Tampa, Fla.; son Scotty, 16; mom Laura; daughter Kate, 19; son Dan, 21; and dad Jim, from Bay Village, Ohio. (Emiliano Granado)
The First-timers Donald Fraser and his 5-year-old daughter, Fiona, from Rosendale, N.Y. (Emiliano Granado)
Sandy Island's Brady Bunch Liz Fiore-Ward and Britt Ward, of Medway, Mass., above right, at the bow and stern, and their brood: Aurora, 8, and Richard, 10; in the other canoe: Antone, 20, bow, and Devon, 21, stern, with Michael, 12. (Emiliano Granado)
The Naturalists Maggie and Jeremy Weiss, and their son Shiloh, 3, of East Calais, Vt. (Emiliano Granado)
A cabin with a lake view. (Emiliano Granado)
Costumed staff celebrating the weekly water carnival. (Emiliano Granado)
The dining hall—families have assigned tables and eat meals together. (Emiliano Granado)
The welcome en route to the Sandy Dock. (Emiliano Granado)
A water carnival canoe war. (Emiliano Granado)
Keeping score at the much-anticipated campers vs. staff softball game. (Emiliano Granado)