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Early Boy Scout History & Camp Saratoga

October 4, 2022 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Camp Saratoga, 1960 retreatCamping has been the backbone of the Boy Scout program since its inception. The national Boy Scouts of America kick-started its organization with a two-week summer camp at the YMCA’s Silver Bay facility on Lake George in August 1910.

BSA commissioned its first scoutmaster – S.F. Lester of Troy, NY – September  10th, 1910. Lester brought his troop to summer camp at the Vermont YMCA camp in 1911. [Read more…] about Early Boy Scout History & Camp Saratoga

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Albany County, Boy Scouts, Gansevoort, Lake George, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable

Camp Boyhaven Property Added To Middle Grove State Forest

March 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the addition of 219 acres of land formally belonging to Camp Boyhaven to the Middle Grove State Forest in the town of Milton, Saratoga County.

Camp Boyhaven was established in 1924 as one of the longest operating Boy Scout camps in New York State, serving scouts from Schenectady County and the greater Capital District. [Read more…] about Camp Boyhaven Property Added To Middle Grove State Forest

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Boy Scouts, DEC, Forestry, hiking, Logging, Middle Grove State Forest, Milton, nature, Saratoga County, Wildlife

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