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'''Camp Eagle Island''', known as EIC, is a resident [[summer camp]] located on Eagle Island in Upper [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]] in New York’s | '''Camp Eagle Island''', known as EIC, is a resident [[summer camp]] located on Eagle Island in Upper [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]] in New York’s Adirondack region and operated by the [[Scouting in New York#Girl Scouting in New York|Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex and Hudson Counties]], part of [[Girl Scouts of the USA]] . The camp occupies buildings originally built in 1899 as a summer retreat for New York Governor and United States Vice-President [[Levi Morton]] and designed by noted architect William Coulter. The mainland camp now known as Pine Ledge was originally a part of the Morton complex. Camp Eagle Island is registered as a National Historic Landmark. | ||
Camp Eagle Island has been a Girl Scout camp since 1937, when the then-property owners, the Graves family of [[Orange, New Jersey]], gave the island to the [[Maplewood]]-[[South Orange]] Girl Scout Council. In time that council became the Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex County, which merged with a [[Hudson County]] council in the late 1990s. | Camp Eagle Island has been a Girl Scout camp since 1937, when the then-property owners, the Graves family of [[Orange, New Jersey]], gave the island to the [[Maplewood]]-[[South Orange]] Girl Scout Council. In time that council became the Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex County, which merged with a [[Hudson County]] council in the late 1990s. | ||
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Camp Eagle Island is accredited by the [http://www.acacamps.org American Camping Association]. | Camp Eagle Island is accredited by the [http://www.acacamps.org American Camping Association]. | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Scouting in New Jersey]] | *[[Scouting in New Jersey]] | ||
*[[Scouting in New York]] | *[[Scouting in New York]] | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.gscgehc.org Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex and Hudson Counties] | *[http://www.gscgehc.org Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex and Hudson Counties] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:11, 7 May 2012
Camp Eagle Island, known as EIC, is a resident summer camp located on Eagle Island in Upper Saranac Lake in New York’s Adirondack region and operated by the Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex and Hudson Counties, part of Girl Scouts of the USA . The camp occupies buildings originally built in 1899 as a summer retreat for New York Governor and United States Vice-President Levi Morton and designed by noted architect William Coulter. The mainland camp now known as Pine Ledge was originally a part of the Morton complex. Camp Eagle Island is registered as a National Historic Landmark.
Camp Eagle Island has been a Girl Scout camp since 1937, when the then-property owners, the Graves family of Orange, New Jersey, gave the island to the Maplewood-South Orange Girl Scout Council. In time that council became the Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex County, which merged with a Hudson County council in the late 1990s.
Like most Girl Scout camps, Camp Eagle Island offers a varied program that includes sailing, canoeing, swimming, hiking, campcraft, and various crafts. The camp has many traditions, including the singing of particular songs and a sequence of evening activities during each two-week camp session that includes staff introductions and a final night campfire and ice cream sundae party.
The camp has a capacity of over 120 campers when full. The camp season for children, ages 8 through 16, runs from early July to mid-August. There are also special events such as Work Weekends, Women's Weekend (a camp-like experience for adult women), and Family Camp.
Camp Eagle Island is accredited by the American Camping Association.
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