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6.2 ... camping is the joyous part of a Scout's life, but you must know how to do it properly

Resident camps are camps at a fixed site with permanent facilities in a
natural setting and conducted under trained leadership. This camping
form has traditionally been very popular in the U.S.A., where there
are many established Scout camps operated by the councils.

The Kanohwahke Scout Camp in Orange, NY was operated 191 7-
1929 and was the principal Boy Scout camp serving New York City.

The Kanohwahke l ake, NY camp post office was the first of only four seasonal post
offices within the boundaries of resident Scout camps in the U.S.A. The camp post
office was established in 1925, and was in use through 1929 when the new Ten Mile
River Scout Camp became fully operational.

Ten Mile River Scout Camp replaced the Kanohwahke Lake Camp, ,104- /q J ','f
and is a 48 km2 camp near Narrowsburg, N.Y., operated since 1928
by the Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America.

The Ten Mile River, NY camp post office operated 1928-1953, and became a rural
substation ofNarrowsburg in 1954.

Owasippe Scout Reservation, located in Twin Lake, Michigan is the
resident camp operated by the Chicago Area Council of the Boy
Scouts of America. It began in 1911 as Camp White and is the United
States' oldest and longest continuously operating Boy Scout camp.

The Owasippi, Ml camp post office was established 1924, name change to Owasippe
1929, rural of Whitehall from 1955, rural a/Twin lake from 1960 and closed 1984.

FO R CO RR ESPONDENCE Treasure Island is a Boy
Scout Camp located
between Point Pleasant,
Pennsylvania and French-
town, New Jersey. The
camp is situated on an
island in the middle of the
Delaware River and
owned by the Cradl e of
Liberty Council.

The Treasure Island, NJ camp
post office operated 1931-1953.
Postcard with postmark fro m the
first season.