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New England Numbers: Summer Facts
How many summer camps in New England?
by Ian Aldrich
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, constructed in South Casco, Maine, in 2007
$160 million
The Breakers' price tag in 2009 dollars
100
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)
35
years that lifeguards have displayed their skills in the annual contest (Aug. 7 this year in Wellfleet)
750,000
pints of Ben & Jerry's ice cream made each day in Vermont
1,104
miles hiked by staff members stationed at the Appalachian Mountain Club's Galehead Hut in NH's White Mountains from June through August
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