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 […]
summer camps in New England
children who attend New England summer camps
cost to build Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s summer cottage (a.k.a. The Breakers) in Newport, RI, in 1893-95
height in feet of Ed Jarrett’s world-record sand castle, constructed in South Casco, Maine, in 2007
The Breakers’ price tag in 2009 dollars
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)
years that lifeguards have displayed their skills in the annual contest (Aug. 7 this year in Wellfleet)
pints of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream made each day in Vermont
miles hiked by staff members stationed at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Galehead Hut in NH’s White Mountains from June through August