Collecting Ten Mile River, one patch at a time
Tom Spiegel has created a web site for the Friends of Family Camp. Still a work in progress, but if you’ve stayed there, been a staff member or just have an interest in Family Camp go check it out. My association with Family Camp was back in the last millennium, I was the Waterfront Director working [...]
I know I don’t post as often as I should, perhaps I need an assistant.
Was just reading the current Sullivan County Democrat, which had an article on the gas drilling leases signed in Sullivan County. Included in the article, are those leases currently on file in the county clerks office. Following is the most currently available list, arranged from the oldest to most recent. Please note that the green [...]
The staff has set up each camp, the program areas are done and supplies delivered from the headquarters warehouse. The staff is putt the finishing touches on each camp, on Saturday and hopefully enjoyed the rest of the day off. The 2008 Summer Camp Season began earlier today on Sunday July 6 with the arrival [...]
GNYC has placed several videos on You Tube. Here is a promotional Video on TMR. How much do you recognize? How much has changed?
For those whose experience at TMR goes back to the 1960′s and earlier, you likely remember the Donut Farm and the Slide Farm. Another institution in the TMR area is coming to and end. Benton Wallace Mitchell of Barryville, NY, owner of Bakers Tap Room, a retired machinist and longtime resident of the area, died [...]
Update: August 13, 2007 - I have been remiss in updating this post. I personally spoke with Bob Madsen on Alumni Day in July. He confirmed to me that while the Council is exploring the possibility of leasing , at that point no lease has been signed. The Council continues to gather information and exploring [...]
During the 80th Anniversary celebration, the TMR museum a number of Scouting items were donated to the museum. After the great response I had last night I thought I would try another. I am trying to find more information on the item pictured below. As you can see, it is a small round approximately 52mm [...]
Regardless of our political persuasions, Lest we forget… When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s [...]
The main purpose of this blog is to share information about new Ten Mile River Scout Camp issues, the discovery of previously uncatalogued issues, warnings about fakes, spoof, and reproductions and information that may be of interest to other Ten Mile River or Scout Camp Patch Collectors. In addition, I plan to use this site [...]
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