Ten Mile River Trader

While the 1976 Ten Mile River Jacket Patch continued to use the Indian Cliffs design, the shape of the patch changed from a round to a square patch with rounded corners. The border color is reminiscent of the round jacket patch used throughout the mid and later 1960′s. By now the number of open camps [...]

1972 marked the 45th Anniversary of the purchase of the Ten Mile river Scout Camps.  Several items were issued for the event including the Jacket Patch pictured below. This is another of the easily available Jacket Patches even 35+ years later.  With 8 camps open on the reservation for an 8 week season there are [...]

Although this patch is nearly 40 years old, it is still relatively easy to find today whether on eBay, at a TOR or even at the TMR Museum.  This is one of two patches using this design and color scheme.

I recently acquired a leather TMR neckerchief slide from 1974, Siesta Merit Badge.  While I was on staff in Family Camp that year I don’t have a specific memory of the issue.  I’ve seen these over the years, but only recently picked one up. I understand it was an official issue and used at least [...]

Some sad news to pass along, long time TMR Ranger Ed Gettel has Gone Home.  Although he has been retired from Camp for a number of years, he was well know to staff members from the 70′s throgh the 90′s.  Ed ran the shop and was in charge of all of the camp trucks and [...]

I had previously written about the 2008 Camp Aquehonga Pocket Patch, at the NE-2C conclave last weekend I came across a different looking version.  It appears that the first version (which I acquired on Alumni Day) ran out and when the patch was reordered, some changes where made.  The most obvious replacing the red top [...]