Collecting Ten Mile River, one patch at a time
Many of the neckerchiefs and patches issued for Sanita Hills were undated, here is a dated neckerchief from 1970. This one is used, anyone have a mint example? Share on Facebook
That was the title of the most recent article on Camp Pouch in the Staten Island Advance. Don’t expect the state to be Pouch Camp’s white knight.Tucked inside Gov. David Paterson’s preliminary budget released last week was a proposal to place an indefinite moratorium on state land buys. But the potential loss of the state [...]
Financial woes may force the sale of Camp Pouch, 140 acres where generations have learned to rough it.
Planning continue on ways to save Camp Pouch. A recent article in the Staten Island Advance outlines some of the discussions which are underweigh. Discussions to save Pouch Camp in the Greenbelt are under way and involve surprising potential saviors: A luxury home builder and the Richmond County Country Club; and possibly the New York Container [...]
I recently picked up an oddity from Henry Kaufmann Scout Camp. Issued for the Bicentennial, it appears to be silk-screened on a light piece of canvas, perhaps to be ironed on to a neckerchief. I also have a similar item from Camp Pouch, although that one is a rectangle. Does anyone have simialr items from [...]
I’ve always like the design of the Alpine Scout Camp Bicentennial Patch, with the American Flag, Eagle and Liberty Bell. I never realized that there were two varieties. The upper image shows a single flat rolled edge border, the bottom image has a second lighter yellow border appears to be added to the original. Both [...]
The Boys Scouts of Greater New York Councils took over Sanita Hills Camp, a 1100-acre resort for employees of the New York City Department of Sanitation in May 1956. The camp was used by GNYC for many years including a stint as a separate summer camp during the late 1960′s and early 1970′s. It was [...]
Spruce Pond Scout Camp is located across the road and up the Goat Trail from the recently closed Red Apple Rest in Tuxedo, NY. This was one of the standard jacket patches used for the Camp in the late 1960′s and early 1970′s. Share on Facebook
Spruce Pond was located across the road (old Route 17) from the Red Apple Rest. I am aware of 3 patches issued for this camp during its use by GNYC. The Boy Scouts did not own this land, but leased it from September to June each year from the Palisades Park Commission. It is currently [...]
In the Scouting in the News Department, a new cabin will be built at Camp Pouch in Staten Island Staten Island – State Senator Andrew J. Lanza (R-I, Staten Island) announced today that he has secured $200,000 in capital funding for a new state of the art cabin facility to be built at William H. [...]
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