Pioneer Camp 2026 at Moose Ridge Farm in Lincolnville, Maine!

Written By Alexandra Mackenzie Doan

UPDATE! ✨ BY POPULAR DEMAND ✨

While Sewing Week filled quickly this year, I am excited to share that ALL camp weeks this season will include a sewing project, along with a little bit of the other camp themes we love to share at the farm. We like to “go with the flow” and follow the rhythms of the week, which always leads to wonderful memories and happy campers. 💙

Spring is around the corner and it is time to start planning for summer here in Midcoast Maine.

I am excited to announce the 2026 Pioneer Camp season at Moose Ridge Farm in Lincolnville, Maine. For more than a decade I have been hosting small summer camps here at the farm, and it continues to be one of the most joyful parts of my year.

Pioneer Camp is a small day camp for girls ages 9–12 in Midcoast Maine, with just 6–8 campers each week, so the experience stays relaxed, creative, and personal.

Campers come dressed in pioneer clothing and we spend our days outdoors exploring nature, playing with our gentle horses, baking in the outdoor kitchen, and sewing or creating nature inspired art. We garden, cook over the campfire, and enjoy the simple rhythms of life on the farm.

Each week has its own special theme:

Week 1 — June 22–26
Bees Wax Week

Week 2 — July 6–10
Mini Horse Week

Week 3 — July 20–24
Flowers Week

Week 4 — August 3–7
Printmaking Week

Week 5 — August 17–21 - SOLD OUT
Sewing Week

Camp runs Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM.

These weeks are always full of creativity, laughter, animals, campfire cooking, and time outside in the woods and fields. It is a wonderful way for kids to connect with nature, learn new skills, and enjoy summer on the farm here in Midcoast Maine.

Please pass along to friends. We are going to have a wonderful time at the farm! 💙

Early Bird Rates Now Available for Pioneer Camp 2026
Alexandra Mackenzie Doan

Positively Reinforcing good horse and dog behavior

Moose Ridge Farm is located in Lincolnville, Maine just 15 minutes from the coast. A small Dressage Barn where ground work and under saddle work come together to create deeper understanding between horse and rider through clicker training. The horses are able to move around 24/7 in paddocks adjoining their stalls and in the fields. There is a lovely sunny indoor arena, heated tack room and warm water in the wash stall. Horses are given hay 4x day and stalls are fluffy. Alexandra has been clicker training horses for 23 years - her personal horses, her boarders and her riding students. She loves putting the puzzle pieces of animal behavior and training of equines and canines together, not only worki.n with the animals but also coaching the humans. Dog classes, though new to the farm, are not new to her. She grew up with dogs and cats, has raised 3 dogs the past 25 years and is a true animal lover. Positive Reinforcement training is fun and encourages kind, clear communication within boundaries.

https://www.mooseridgefarm.com
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