Noble View Outdoor Center wants to give youngsters the inside story on camping

Camping 101 at Noble View — Dawne Piers-Gamble, right, shows Lily Maislin, 6, a portable filter that can purify water from rivers and lakes during the Camping Skills 101 program at Noble View Outdoor Center in Russell on July 15. (MAX BOWEN / THE WESTFIELD NEWS)

RUSSELL — A new program this month at the Noble See Outdoor Center taught youngsters how to be prepared for their next camping adventure.

The outdoor lesson on July 15 was called Camping Skills 101 and divided into two portions. Younger kids participated in a story walk through the woods as they read from laminated pages of “The Camping Trip, ” by Jennifer K. Mann. The book follows a young girl named Ernestine as she goes camping with her aunt and cousin. Though she considers herself ready for the trip, she soon learns how challenging — but fun — camping can be.

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