MERRIWOOD JARGON
Here are some fun & useful terms you'll hear at Merriwood. Add them to your vocabulary to help navigate your way around camp (not to worry, you'll quickly learn them when you get here!)
Twelvers = oldest campers, live in Cabin 12
Pavilion = gymnastics site
Lodge = attached to dining hall where the nurses’ clinic is located
Quad = Grass area in front of the cabins
Pines = Camping area across the lake
Boulders = nurses’ quarters across the road, also called the infirmary
Red Mailbox = located outside dining hall door, out-going mail put inside
Playhouse = Drama area next to library
Brackett Brook = Stream that runs between Rock Wall and Far Field
Buddy Tags = located by the Swim Shack, girls flip tag when in the water
Beach = Canoe/Kayak/Sail area in between dining hall and library
Y-dock = First Dock
Far Dock = Last dock
I-Dock/Lap Lines = Middle Docks
The Party Boat = Pontoon Boat
Lilly Pad = Yellow Pad located between the two Far docks
Green Monster = Green tennis practice area located in front of Office
Dumpster = Located behind the fence to the right of the dining hall
Zen Deck = deck overlooking the swim area
Counselor Shack = located next to the Playhouse, Camper Free Zone!
The Garden = behind Rock Wall, Junior Outdoor Life (ODL) Classes
Mom Miller Morning = Morning with an extra hour of sleep in honor of our founder “Mom Miller”
Survival Test = girls tread water for 30 mins in order to take a ski class
Orford Beach = beach located across the lake
Camp Sunset = old camp located down Camp Road