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Eagle Island Camp

Adirondack Great Camps, Rustic Tradition Talk Near Schenectady

October 15, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Kelly Adirondack Center

New York State’s Adirondack Park, a six-million-acre mixture of public and private lands, is the largest park east of the Mississippi River. Sixty percent of the region’s lands are constitutionally protected as “forever wild” and these lands include vast forests, hundreds of mountains, thousands of lakes and ponds, and miles of wild and scenic rivers.

During the late 19th century, the region became a mecca for sportsmen and other people seeking recreation and revitalization in the wild places of the region. In response to this, native builders and professional architects developed a rustic style of architecture that is best represented by a series of building complexes known as Great Camps. [Read more…] about Adirondack Great Camps, Rustic Tradition Talk Near Schenectady

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Architecture, Camp Santanoni, Eagle Island Camp, Great Camp Sagamore, Historic Preservation, Kelly Adirondack Center

Historic 1930s Girl Scout Camp Reopens to Campers

June 20, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

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After a decade of disuse, the 116-year-old National Historic Landmark on Eagle Island will again be a children’s summer camp. Eagle Island Camp is starting small and with two one-week sessions of day camp for 4th, 5th, or 6th graders.

Eagle Island Camp is a Great Camp designed by architect William Coulter that contains some of his most notable rustic work. The 30-acre island is located below Upper Saranac Lake’s narrows east of Gilpin Bay. The camp was built in 1903 for Levi P. Morton, U.S. Vice President under Benjamin Harrison and later Governor of New York. [Read more…] about Historic 1930s Girl Scout Camp Reopens to Campers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, camping, Eagle Island Camp, Saranac Lake

Great Camp Eagle Island Celebration Planned

July 6, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Eagle Island CampEagle Island, Inc. is sponsoring a celebration of Great Camp Eagle Island on Wednesday, August 15, at 7 pm at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. The event will feature award-winning Adirondack folk singer Dan Berggren.

Eagle Island was designed in 1903 by Adirondack architect William Coulter for Levi P. Morton, the former U.S. Vice President and former Governor of New York. In 1910 the camp was sold to Henry Graves Jr. who donated this Great Camp to the Girl Scout Council of the Oranges, New Jersey in 1937. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2003, it was operated as a summer Girl Scout Camp for 70 years thru 2008; in 2010 the Girl Scouts put Eagle Island up for sale. [Read more…] about Great Camp Eagle Island Celebration Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Eagle Island Camp, Historic Preservation, The Wild Center, Tupper Lake

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