2,710 summer camps in New England 2,481,000 children who attend New England summer camps $7 million cost to build Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s summer cottage (a.k.a. The Breakers) in Newport, RI, in 1893-95 31.7 height in feet of Ed Jarrett’s world-record sand castle, […]
By Ian Aldrich
Jun 24 2009
summer camps in New England
children who attend New England summer camps
cost to build Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s summer cottage (a.k.a. The Breakers) in Newport, RI, in 1893-95
height in feet of Ed Jarrett’s world-record sand castle, constructed in South Casco, Maine, in 2007
The Breakers’ price tag in 2009 dollars
swimmers caught in a riptide on Cape Cod’s Nauset Beach in 1973, all rescued by lifeguards (the near-tragedy spawned the Cape Cod Lifesaving Competition)
years that lifeguards have displayed their skills in the annual contest (Aug. 7 this year in Wellfleet)
pints of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream made each day in Vermont
miles hiked by staff members stationed at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Galehead Hut in NH’s White Mountains from June through August