PORTLAND — The winners for the inaugural Maine Summer Camps “ Letters from Camp” video contest have been selected.

Two sets of contest winners competed against 13 other finalists as part of a statewide video contest between all campers attending participating Maine Summer Camps. The two winning videos are:

— “ Letters from Maine,” created by a group of campers at Camp Matoaka. Their entry won the 7- to 11- year- old age group. Their “Letter from Camp” entry can be seen at http://youtu.be/ eDs570Hx4zk.

— “We Love…,” sent in by campers at Camp Wyonegonic. Their entry won the 12- to 16-year-old group. Watch their “ Letter from Camp” at http://youtu.be/ QrCrUoxM4vQ.

The “Letters from Camp” contest was created and hosted by Maine Summer Camps to encourage campers to share what they love about attending summer camp in Maine.

Mary Ellen Deschenes, of MSC, said Maine has a long and rich history of providing top quality summer camps going back more than 100 years.

“Thousands of school age children come to summer camp in Maine each year from all over the world. Maine’s natural beauty makes it the ideal place for kids to attend summer camp. Each video was fantastic. They captured everything that campers have come to love so much when they come to camp in Maine,” she said.

All entries in the “Letters from Camp” contest were reviewed by a special panel of guest judges, including Jim Cole, a member of the fullservice media production company, Gum Spirits Productions based in Portland, Maine. Cole has been a judge for the Maine Student Film and Video Festival for five years.

“There were a lot of great entries to choose from, but the shooting, editing and creativity of ‘ We Love…’ and ‘Letters from Maine’ set them apart from the others. Most of all, they were fun to watch,” added Cole.

For winning the “Letters from Camp” contest, all contestants will receive commemorative certificates and gift cards to Amazon.com. Also, the winning videos will be used as part of Maine Summer Camps’ ongoing marketing efforts.

For more information about the contest or to view all of the entries, visit the “ Letters from Camp” YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/ lettersfromcamp.