A historical point of view.I enjoyed your article, "Children's Camping in the Adirondacks, "in the July/August 2003 issue. The Adirondack camps Founded in 1904, Adirondack Camp is a coeducational summer camp located on Northern Lake George in Putnam Station, New York. During the summer, the camp houses up to 180 campers and 60 staff members. seem to have preserved the essence of true camping: outdoor living with others the same age, away from home. At the beginning of the article, you cite Ernest Er´nest n. 1. See Earnest. Balch's Chocurua as the first in the camp movement, but you do not go on to its successors: Camps Asquam and Pasquaney who were near each other and interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. with similar philosophies. Chocorua and Asquam were short lived but Pasquaney is having its 109th season this summer! It was at Pasquaney that camp terms were introduced such as: "counselor"; "director"; "bugle calls Noun 1. bugle call - a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" recall - a bugle call that signals troops to return "; and the "camp uniform." I realize that Pasquaney is not in the Adirondacks, but it should not be slighted in camp history. --S. Hamill Horne Gladwyne, Pennsylvania Gladwyne is a suburban community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,050 at the 2000 census. As Gladwyne is neither an incorporated area nor a census-designated place, all data is for the ZIP code 19035, with which the community is . Camping Magazine welcomes letters to the editor. We reserve the right to edit all published letters for clarity and length. Please send your letters to Letters to the Editor, Camping Magazine, 5000 State Road 67 North, Martinsville, IN 46151-7902, or e-mail magazme@ACAcamps.org. |
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