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Established in 1913, YMCA Camp Chingachgook is one of the oldest children's camps in America and is prèsen tly celebrating 100 years of operation, Over 350,000 children have participated in Camp Chingachgook programs in the last century.
Started by the Schenectady YMCA as a summer camp for boys, the first campers arrived by steamboat to the Pilot Knob, NY wharf for a few weeks of outdoor education and recreation. The camp served about 90 boys the first summer, with college students serving as counselors and a military-style camp program that was typical during that time period. The boys slept in army tents on cots, with mattresses stuffed with straw, and ate in the large mess tent at the top of the hill. Their day was filled with swimming, boating, archery, hiking, campfires, and chores to keep the...