F A C I L I T I E S
Our Dining Hall includes a full commercial kitchen out of which we cook delicious, nutritious hot meals 3 times a day under the leadership of Chef Alexis.
Our on-site infirmary is run by Dr. Susannah Tripp
The Campground is equipped with large platformed four person canvas tents as well as various sized cabins. Campsites include composting toilets and shower houses.
The pristine lake includes a shallow wading area as well as deeper waters for experienced swimmers. The floating dock and slide provide hours of fun in the sun!
The lake is perfect for paddle boarding and kayaking with friends.
Campers enjoy the waterfront under the watchful eye of our certified lifeguards.
STAFF
Our staff includes experienced camp leaders, an on-site Family Practice physician, two trained lifeguards, and a professional chef with volunteer kitchen staff. We happily accommodate children with food allergies, as long as notice is given ahead of time through the application process. Every group is lead by one or two experienced counselor as well as a counselor-in-training (CIT). We have staff training for three days before camp begins to assure safe and consistent practices throughout the camp experience.
Our Team
Rev. Carol Kelly
BIO COMING SOON!
Rev. Carol Kelly serves the congregation in Hillsdale, NY and its affiliates in Massachusets, Vermont, and Camphill Village Copake. She is the director of the East Coast children’s summer camp. Carol was ordained in 2001.
Director
Rev. Aaron Mirkin
I have been leading and running Christian Community Children’s and Youth camps for the past 24 years in South Africa (8 years) and England (16 years). After completing a degree in Chemical Engineering in Cape Town, South Africa, I worked 2 years in the petroleum industry. I then worked 2 years as sound engineer in the film industry in Johannesburg and then 9 years as a bio-dynamic farmer at Camphill West Coast community for adults with special needs. I then studied at the priest seminary in Stuttgart and was ordained in 2001. I then worked 8 years in the Johannesburg congregation and 16 years in the Stroud congregation in England. I have been the priest in the Spring Valley, NY congregation since September 2025 and look forward to taking up the East Coast Childrens’ camp work in the coming years. I have three children (and 2 grandchildren) and my wife, Judy, is a huge supporter of the work in the congregation and beyond – and keeps my body and soul together. I am 64 years old and not quite as energetic as in my earlier years, but still have a huge passion for working with children.
Director
Born in Moscow, Russia, Daniel met the Christian Community in Boston, MA, while he was doing his Ph.D. in pure mathematics at MIT. Shortly after this momentous meeting, it became clear to him that he was called to the priestly vocation in our movement. After finishing his Doctoral Studies, he began his studies in the Seminary of the Christian Community to see if this inner calling to priesthood was a true voice of God.
After studying in the Seminaries in Toronto and Stuttgart and doing an internship in Hannover, Germany, Daniel was ordained in Toronto on the 7th of July 2024. He spent his first year of priesthood helping to establish the community in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. And in August 2025 he began his work in the Christian Community in the Greater Washington-Baltimore Area.
He is full of joy for an opportunity to join the team of the Camp Harmony Lake this year in service of nourishing the religious life of children.
Co-Director
Rev. Daniel Kalinov
Medical staff :
Dr. Susannah Tripp, MD
Dr. Susannah Tripp, MD graduated from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 2007. She works in Pittsburgh, PA and specializes in Family and Geriatric Medicine.
Interested in joining our camp community as a staff member?
EMAIL: carolkellycc@gmail.com
Would you like to be a counselor or a volunteer?
Fill and submit the application below!
Camp Counselor and Volunteer
Application Form 2026
COUNSELOR DATES:
The Camp runs from Friday, July 31 until Wednesday, August 12. Counselors are expected to arrive early for training and to acclimate themselves to the surroundings and stay 1 day later to assist with wrapping and cleaning up. Therefore, counselors are expected to arrive by noon on Tuesday, July 28 and stay until cleanup is finished on Thur afternoon, August 13.
Camp Harmony Lake will be held at:
Camp Archbald
100 Camp Archbald Rd,
Kingsley, PA 18826, United States
Health Forms are due by July 1
If you will be under 18 on the first day of camp, July 28, 2026, you will have to have a health form submitted by July 1st as as follows:
Please DOWNLOAD • FILL-OUT (signed by Doctor.) Yes, they are physical forms that need to be printed and mailed in. HIPA laws make it difficult for a small outfit like ours to handle digital medical information legally and securely. The camp is in the woods where internet access is limited making paper forms a necessity.
Mail forms to: Dr. Susannah Tripp
℅ Carol Kelly, 10 Green River Lane, Hillsdale, NY 12529
We are looking forward to another fantastic summer on the lake, hiking, canoeing and giving campers the best summer of their lives!