I’ve previously written about a 2011 LDS Encampment held at Camp Keowa, here is another this time from 2005. Does anyone have a list of LDS Encampment patches held at any of the TMR Camps?
Collecting Ten Mile River, one patch at a time
I’ve previously written about a 2011 LDS Encampment held at Camp Keowa, here is another this time from 2005. Does anyone have a list of LDS Encampment patches held at any of the TMR Camps?
1987 was the 60th Anniversary year for Ten mile River Scout Camps who issued a Series of six of earned awards as part of the celebration. There ere actually two varieties of each patch. One for Ten Mile River and the other for 10 Mile River. The Ten Mile River Family Camper patch is shown […]
Camp Sam Wood served as the primary camp for Genesee Council and is still being used today under the management of Iroquois Trails Council. Here is an example of the 1952 pocket patch from Camp Sam Wood. Does anyone else have any images of old Camp Sam Wood issues?
Another NYS Camp patch, this one is from Camp Wakpominee. The lodge which served this council also had the same name. Wakpominee was the camp of Mohican Council, it is still in use today as part Twin Rivers Council. Not sure of the year on this one it looks like a 1950’s or early 1960’s […]
Back in 1977 I was the Waterfront Director of Camp Ranachqua and later Canoe Base. It was also the 50th Anniversary of Ten Mile River Scout Reservation. This is one of my favorite ‘modern’era patches from Ten Mile River patches even though it does not use the iconic Indian Cliffs view. Some staff members wore […]
Still a work in progress, but the interior of the Ten Mile River Scount Museum is getting a long overdue facelift. Have a look and better yet join us for the 90th Anniversary Celebration at TMR this August.
Camp Wauwepex opened in 1921 in Miller Place, then moved to the present location. It has served campers from Nassau County ever since. Wauwepex served the Scouts of than Nassau County Council and still serves the Scouts of Theodore Roosevelt council under the name Schiff Scout Reservation. Here is an image of the patch issued […]
Fort Orange Council which merged in 1963 to become Fort Orange-Uncle Sam Council. was the owner of Stratton Mountain Scout Reservation. This is a dated patch from 1958. It did not use the image of a donkey or burro which appeared on many of their patches. Does anyone have other images from pre-1960 Stratton Mountain […]
During Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island adult Scouts were rowing to the rescue | SILive.com Scouters in Staten Island help out with the rescue efforts. Head ranger Gil Schweiger and others associated with the camp on Manor Road sprang into action on Oct. 29. They attached several row boats present on the grounds to a trailer […]
I’ve written about the Ten Mile River Scout Program before. Things began to change in 1938 when Alfred C. Nichols became the Director of TMR. A standard reservation‑wide program called the TMR Scout Award replaced individual borough awards and recognition programs. This program was designed around four of the program areas offered at camp. A […]
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