The boardwalk between Shaver's Creek and Stone Valley Recreation Area is closed for repairs until further notice. When hiking the Lake Trail, please follow detour signs to avoid this section.

McLaughlin, Sean (Fiddlehead)

Sean wearing a red apron and red hat, posing with a co-worker in front of a griddle with pancakes.

Shaver’s Creek has been a through-line of my entire life; I could not have asked for a better community to grow up in.

Years at Shaver’s Creek: 2006–2026

Positions Held: Leader in Training, Summer Camp, Volunteer

Current Company/Organization: Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory

I have been coming to Shaver’s Creek my entire life (a brief 24 years), and I have had the honor to be a summer camper, Outdoor School student, LIT, naturalist, Eagle Scout, batter master, and flipper skipper. This community has given me both a home place and the diving board into the great big world.

Since leaving Summer Camp staff, I have worked seasonally across the country, and I currently lead the raptor migration counts at Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory in MN, and Whitefish Point Bird Observatory in MI. I have worked as a wildlife technician in Oregon and Minnesota and as an instructor at Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine. I have still yet to miss a Maple Harvest Fest!