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Camping in the cold at Camp CaPella

Mikayla McMullen, 8, of Orrington, examines the ice fishing bait during the first of several winter camping days at Camp CaPella in Lucerne on Saturday. Mikayla attends Camp Capella, which is located on Phillips Lake and devoted to both children and adults with developmental disabilities in the summer, but this is her first time winter camping. &quotI love it here," she said.
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Mikayla McMullen, 8, of Orrington, examines the ice fishing bait during the first of several winter camping days at Camp CaPella in Lucerne on Saturday. Mikayla attends Camp Capella, which is located on Phillips Lake and devoted to both children and adults with developmental disabilities in the summer, but this is her first time winter camping. "I love it here," she said.
Mikayla McMullen, 8, of Orrington, examines the ice fishing trap during the first of several winter camping days at Camp CaPella in Lucerne on Saturday. Mikayla attends Camp CaPella in the summer, which is located on Phillips Lake and devoted to both children and adults with developmental disabilities, but this is her first time winter camping. &quotI love it here," she said.
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Mikayla McMullen, 8, of Orrington, examines the ice fishing trap during the first of several winter camping days at Camp CaPella in Lucerne on Saturday. Mikayla attends Camp CaPella in the summer, which is located on Phillips Lake and devoted to both children and adults with developmental disabilities, but this is her first time winter camping. "I love it here," she said.
Geneva Langevin of Bucksport shares a laugh with camp counselor Sarah Poitras of New Market, NH, during Camp CaPella's first winter camping day on Saturday. Nine campers attended the event, which was designed for childrens age 5 to 13 years old with developmental disabilities and featured snow painting, snowmobile rides, and ice fishing, which was Geneva's favorite activity of the day.
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Geneva Langevin of Bucksport shares a laugh with camp counselor Sarah Poitras of New Market, NH, during Camp CaPella's first winter camping day on Saturday. Nine campers attended the event, which was designed for childrens age 5 to 13 years old with developmental disabilities and featured snow painting, snowmobile rides, and ice fishing, which was Geneva's favorite activity of the day.
Sarah McInley, 12, of Orland, braces herself as she takes off on a snowmobile ride on Phillips Lake in Lucerne on Saturday. Sarah was participating in the first of several winter camping days at Camp CaPella, which serves developmentally challenged children and adults.
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Sarah McInley, 12, of Orland, braces herself as she takes off on a snowmobile ride on Phillips Lake in Lucerne on Saturday. Sarah was participating in the first of several winter camping days at Camp CaPella, which serves developmentally challenged children and adults.
By Kate Collins, BDN Staff
Posted Jan. 29, 2011, at 8:21 p.m.

Winter camping at Camp CaPella can be very cool.

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