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Camp Hayden Polar Bear Update

billmul — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:54:34 +0000

A couple of years ago, I posted an image of a Polar Bear Patch from Camp Hayden. It was in pretty rough shape, but I can now share a mint example.

Rockland County Council worked out an agreement to operate Camp Hayden (the last year as a GNYC Camp was 1974) and leased the camp from Greater New York for use as a summer camp. This lasted until the mid-1980′s.

Camp Hayden Polar Bear Club

Can anyone confirm the years this patch was used?

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Camp Hayden – Polar Bear Club

billmul — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:10:25 +0000

While I’m posting on Camp Hayden I have another undated Camp Hayden Patch which I had never seen before. It is in pretty rough shape, apparently having been glued sometime in the past. The patch should have a white twill background.

It is a 3″ round with the test Camp Hayden Polar Bear Club.

Camp Hayden Polar Bear Club Round

Can anyone confirm its years of use, provide a scan of a clean patch and maybe a trade?

Camp Hayden – 1976

billmul — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:47:15 +0000

I had previously posted on Camp Hayden and what I believed to be its first patch. Either that patch is from a later year (which seems more likely), or there were multiple patches issued.

Camp Hayden was last run by GNYC in 1974. My 30+ year old memory was that it was closed in 1975 and reopened in 1976

During this time period (mid-1970′s to the early 1980′s) Camp Hayden was leased to Rockland County Council. Pictured below is a dated patch from 1976.

1976 Camp Hayden

Ten Mile River – Camp Hayden

billmul — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:41:51 +0000

Due to changes in the Scouting Program and perhaps the times, attendance at Ten Mile River Scout Camps was falling in the 1970′s. Where just a short time before there were 11 operating camps, by the mid 1970′s only a handful were open; Aquehonga, Keowa, Kernochan, Kunatah and Ranachqua. Other local councils were selling or closing their camps in order to balance their budgets. Circa 1976, while Greater New York Councils no longer found it feasible to operate Camp Hayden (the last year as a GNYC Camp was 1974) worked out an agreement with Rockland County Council to lease the camp from Greater New York for use as a summer camp. This lasted until the mid-1980′s.

Camp Ranachqua was closed after the 1977 summer camp season and in 1979 an agreement was worked out with Hudson Delaware Council to lease this property to use as both their summer camp and for short term camping year-round.

A different subset of collecting TMR, would be to collect the leased camps. While not issued by GNYC, they are TMR memorabilia.

Pictured below is what I believe to be the first patch issued for Camp Hayden in 1976 by Rockland County Council.

I will be posting other Camp Hayden issues in the upcoming weeks. Any help in confirming (or dating) the undated ones would be appreciated.