PHOTOS: Summer Camp in a pandemic at Mountain Mist in Meriden

Camp counselor Bryan Brazeo gets a fire started at his group’s campground area in the woods at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday. Each group has its own designated camping area where they do their arts and crafts, eat lunch, have campfires and spend time together. Photos by Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camper Kaya Park, 6, gets her temperature checked when she arrives at camp in the morning at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday. Campers are dropped off in designated areas where they are met by a camp counselor where they get their temperatures checked. Any camper with a temperature higher than 100.4 would not be allowed to go to camp. After campers are cleared to go to camp, they meet with their group in a designated area in the field until morning announcements.

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Camp counselor Logan Smith checks the temperature of a camper when they arrive at camp in the morning at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. Campers are dropped off in designated areas where they are met by a camp counselor where they get their temperatures checked. Any camper with a temperature higher than 100.4 would not be allowed to go to camp. After campers are cleared to go to camp, they meet with their group in a designated area in the field until morning announcements. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camp counselor Matt Czaplinski checks camper Trevor Summa temperature when he arrives at camp in the morning during the first week of summer camp at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. Campers are dropped off in designated areas where they are met by a camp counselor where they get their temperatures checked. Any camper with a temperature higher than 100.4 would not be allowed to go to camp. After campers are cleared to go to camp, they meet with their group in a designated area in the field until morning announcements. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camper Greta Koscuk, 10, hangs one her paintings up to dry during Art Camp at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday.

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Musical theater counselor J.T. Szawerda works with campers in a musical number from the play Annie Kids during camp at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday. Photos by Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Musical theater camper Ava Perez, 7, rehearses a musical number from Annie Kids.

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At left, Camper Ethan Mendoza 11, enjoys the ride as he slides down the Turbo Chute as he cools off from the summer heat.

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Camp counselor Bryan Brazeo disinfects the ball between innings of a kickball game during camp at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. Each group has their own sports equipment and cleaning supplies that they use to disinfect the equipment. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camper Quadir Lindsey, 6, watches as campers from his group go down the Turbo Chute as they cool off from the summer heat at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday.

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Camper Sonny Parisi, 6, plays with bubbles at camp. See more photos on Page C5 and online at myrecordjournal.com.

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Camper Syann Atwater cools off in the pool.

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Camp counselor Jaylon Malone splashes around with the campers as they cool off in the pool at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camp counselor Brandon Hernandez draws with his campers as they sit in their campground area in the woods at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. Each group has its own designated camping area where they do their arts and crafts, eat lunch, have campfires and spend time together. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camp counselor Britney Felix, back left plays a game of Four-Square with her campers Benny Dean 8, front left, Charista Protee 10, back right and Zariah Atwater 10 as they wait for the morning announcements at Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camp counselor Lindsey Pytel dances with her Music Theater Campers as they stay in their designated area before the start of morning announcements at Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. After campers arrive to camp they stay with their groups. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camper Paiton Destefano splashes at the bottom of the Turbo Chute as he cools off from the summer heat at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camp counselor Nikki-Lee wears a mask as she paly chess with Robbie Chow 8, as they wait for morning announcements at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camper Alex Rhodes 13, gets ready to hit the ball at the Gaga Pit during a game at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. Each group has their own sports equipment and cleaning supplies that they use to disinfect the equipment. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Camper Emma Chow, 6, splashes at the bottom of the Turbo Chute.

June 27, 2020 11:04PM

Record-Journal staff

Photographer Aaron Flaum captured scenes of summer camp amid coronavirus precautions this past week at Mountain Mist Day Camp run by the Meriden-New Britain-Berlin YMCA.

At Mountain Mist, like at Camp Sloper in Southington and other area camps, children do not have to wear face masks, but counselors are required to wear them while working.

Many of the safety guidelines were set by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state, officials said.

For more about the decision to open local camps and precautions in place click here.

PHOTOS: Summer Camp in a pandemic at Mountain Mist in Meriden

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