Camp Syracuse
General info
Dates of Operation:
1923-1943
Location:
Eagle Bay, NY
Lake:
1st location:
7th Lake (1923-1926).
2nd location:
Browns Tract Pond (1927-1943)
Camp Syracuse
In order to give the scouts of Syracuse a true Adirondack deep woods experience, in 1923 a camp was established on the north shore of Seventh Lake, near Black Bear Mountain. In 1926 the camp was moved to Brown’s Tract Pond, midway between Eagle Bay and Raquette Lake Village. It’s said the camp was much more primitive than Sabattis. Scout advancement was not stressed too greatly. Awards fell in the camping, cooking, canoeing, rowing, forestry and similar areas. The last season of camping took place in 1943.
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ABOUT US
The mission of the William Hillcourt Museum and Carson Buck Memorial Library is to preserve the history of Boy Scouting in Central New York and to tell the story of Boy Scouting in the USA and the world.
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CONTACT INFO
The museum is open on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and by appointment.
Please contact
longhouse@scouting.org
for more information.
Call the Council Service Center at:
315 463 0201
Visit the local council website: cnyscouts.org
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