The February 2021 blaze destroyed much of the retreat in the woods of eastern Connecticut, which was founded by the late actor Paul Newman in 1988 to give children with devastating medical conditions a place to, as he said, “raise a little hell.”
The blaze burned the center of the camp, which had been made to look like an Old West town and housed the woodworking shop, the arts and crafts area, the camp store, and an educational kitchen. Fire investigators determined it was not arson but could not pinpoint a cause.“She told me that it was the arts and crafts and the wood shop area, so I was really sad because I love doing wood shop and like the arts and crafts,” she said. “I was really sad.
But the camp wasn’t closed. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and last summer, tents housed the creative center. “What was a traumatic, horrible event was quickly turned around because of the kindness of strangers, and loyalty of longtime friends,” Camp chief executive Jimmy Canton said. “So, you know, they took this tragedy and turned it into a blessing.”
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