Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Ingersoll Scout Reservation / Wilderness Camp Staff Totems

The camp now known as Ingersoll Scout Reservation first opened for the 1965 summer camp season as Wilderness Camp.  The 50th Anniversary was celebrated in the summetr of 2015.  In honor of the many summer camp staffs, all known camp staff totems were placed on display in the Wilderness Training Center at camp, with the inaugural unveiling at the Wenasa Quenhotan Lodge 23 Spring Conclave, May 17th, 2014.
For a peek at the totems  Click here

ISR-Wilderness Camp Pictorial History
An extensive pictorial history of Wilderness Camp/Ingersoll Scout Reservation was created by the SHSCI, which shows photos of the original property (pre-purchase), the building of the camp, camp staffs and scenes over the years, as well as many features and program areas around the camp - some still here, some gone, and some new.
To view that slideshow presentation Click Here

(Thanks to members Paul McKim, Steve Rhodes, Jeff Vallosia, Jim Stuttle, Joe Leibold, and Mike Stobaugh, for contributing photos and historical perspective and recollections.)