Summer's End
Summer's End 2025 August 23-25, 2025
Summer's End will meet for the third year at Hulbert Outdoor Center, 2899 Lake Morey Rd,
Fairlee, VT. Note the Saturday - Monday schedule — August 23-25, 2025
The weekend features:
- o Saturday and Sunday evening dances
- o three classes on Sunday
- o combined class on Monday morning
- o Other activities are likely to include a music class, welcome party, Scottish tea, and evening ceilidh.
Housing is in weatherized dormitories with modern toilet, bath and showers just down the hall.
All meals from Saturday evening though Monday breakfast are included.
Teachers this year will be Jen Schoonover from the Boston area and a special guest from Ontario, Canada.
Musicians, led by Peter Macfarlane, will include Viveka Fox, Aaron Marcus, and Nate Silva.
Pricing is yet to be determined, but we don't expect much difference from 2024's pricing.
Watch for an e-mail announcement with more details and a link for online registration.
Contact: Loren Wright or Roberta Lasnik
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About Summer's End
Summer’s End, formerly New Hampshire Highlands, is held the fourth full weekend in August at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, VT.
This is a camp run year-round by the Aloha Foundation, which also runs a number of other camps in the area. It is set overlooking Lake Morey, where swimming, boating and fishing are available. There are hiking trails nearby.
Housing is in modern bunkhouses, divided into four rooms, each housing four campers. Just down the hall, you’ll find sinks, flush toilets and hot showers. Platform tents are also available for a lower cost.
For dancing, there are two larger spaces, one of which hosts the evening parties, and several smaller spaces, suitable for classes.
The camp session runs from Friday afternoon through Sunday morning, and includes five meals. [Note: Starting with the 2024 season at Hulbert Outdoor Center, the weekend is now held Saturday through Monday.] There are three class sessions on Saturday where you’ll have the choice of a graded or special-interest class. On Sunday morning there’s another, mixed-level class, open to all. There is live music for all classes and the two evening dance parties. There is an evening ceilidh on Saturday, where participants are encouraged to contribute a short musical or dance performance, skit, story, or joke. In addition, there’s a welcome party, an ice cream social, and an afternoon tea.
The original “ancestor” Scottish Country Dance weekend began in late 1980’s at Hillsboro Camp and was called “Summer’s End,” and with the move to Vermont, we’re returning to that name. In 1995 a new, separate organization began running a similar weekend event at the same location called “Hillsboro Highlands.” One of the goals of that organization was to provide live music for all classes and evening parties. When Hillsboro Camp closed to outside groups in 2007, the event was moved to the St. Methodios Faith and Heritage Center, run by the Boston Archdiocese of the Greek Orthodox Church, in Contoocook, NH, and the name was changed to New Hampshire Highlands.
