{"id":1134,"date":"2014-05-23T12:41:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T17:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2014-09-13T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2014-09-13T16:42:03","slug":"camp-ranachqua-1996-polar-bear-swim-patches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/23\/camp-ranachqua-1996-polar-bear-swim-patches\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp Ranachqua 1996 Polar Bear Swim Patches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Greater New York Councils\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bsa-gnyc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage\">Camp Ranachqua<\/a> has issued a Polar Bear Swim Patch for many years. Here is an example from 1996 <del datetime=\"2014-05-23T21:17:40+00:00\">one of the last under the auspices of Hudson Delaware Council<\/del> the first season as the newly reorganized Hudson Valley Council.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1135\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/RAN96PB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1135\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/RAN96PB.jpg\" alt=\"Camp Ranachqua 1996 Polar Bear Swim Patches\" width=\"450\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/RAN96PB.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/RAN96PB-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camp Ranachqua 1996 Polar Bear Swim Patches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can see the lower of the two patches has a small metal stud attached to the patch. Can anyone tell me if this was an official addition? Perhaps for completing more than one Mile Swim? Or was some scout just looking to embellish their patch?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Always looking for Ranachqua patches I don&#8217;t have.<\/p>\n<p>[auction-affiliate]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camp Ranachqua has issued a Polar Bear Swim Patch for many years. Here is an example from 1996 one of the last under the auspices of Hudson Delaware Council the first season as the newly reorganized Hudson Valley Council. You can see the lower of the two patches has a small metal stud attached to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-1134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camp-ranachqua","tag-74","wpcat-21-id"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Tidi-ii","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":690,"url":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/02\/camp-ranachqua-1990-polar-bear-patch\/","url_meta":{"origin":1134,"position":0},"title":"Camp Ranachqua 1990 Polar Bear Patch","author":"Bill Mulrenin","date":"March 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Hudson Delaware Council ran Camp Ranachqua for a number of years. One of their traditions has always been the Polar Bear Swim. Here is a patch issued for those who 'joined' the club in 1990. Does anyone have other images they can share? Or available for trade or sale? [phpbay]Camp\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Camp Ranachqua&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Camp Ranachqua","link":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/category\/tmr-individual-camps\/camp-ranachqua\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RAN90XPB.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":700,"url":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/20\/1997-camp-ranachqua-staff-patch\/","url_meta":{"origin":1134,"position":1},"title":"1997 Camp Ranachqua Staff Patch","author":"Bill Mulrenin","date":"March 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"In 1996 Hudson Delaware, Rockland County and Dutchess County Councils merged to form Hudson Valley Council. They continued the Hudson Delaware lease of Camp Ranachqua. Here is a patch from the camp during its first year under the combined regime. As you can see from the image, it now contains\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Camp Ranachqua&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Camp Ranachqua","link":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/category\/tmr-individual-camps\/camp-ranachqua\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RAN97XStaff.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RAN97XStaff.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RAN97XStaff.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RAN97XStaff.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RAN97XStaff.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":490,"url":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/18\/camp-ranachqua-2011-pocket-patch\/","url_meta":{"origin":1134,"position":2},"title":"Camp Ranachqua 2011 Pocket Patch","author":"Bill Mulrenin","date":"August 18, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2011 pocket patch sports a simple design using the arrowhead design and Red \"R\" logo. There is also a ghosted black FDL. Rather than the arrowhead pointed straight up, it points at a 45 degree angle and to the its own right when worn on the pocket. It lists\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Camp Ranachqua&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Camp Ranachqua","link":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/category\/tmr-individual-camps\/camp-ranachqua\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/RAN2011R1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":120,"url":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/20\/camp-ranachqua-2008-polar-bear-swim\/","url_meta":{"origin":1134,"position":3},"title":"Camp Ranachqua 2008 &#8211; Polar Bear Swim","author":"Bill Mulrenin","date":"July 20, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"This is the second of two issues from Camp Ranachqua for 2008. AS has been the pattern for the last several years, there is a patch issued for those brave enough to try the waters of Lake Nianque on those cool Catskill mornings. While issued in 2008, the patch is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Camp Ranachqua&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Camp Ranachqua","link":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/category\/tmr-individual-camps\/camp-ranachqua\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ran2008x1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ran2008x1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ran2008x1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58,"url":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/23\/camp-keowa-2007-polar-bear-swimmer-keo2007x2\/","url_meta":{"origin":1134,"position":4},"title":"Camp Keowa 2007 Polar Bear Swimmer &#8211; KEO2007X2","author":"Bill Mulrenin","date":"July 23, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Another new addition for Camp Keowa in 2007 is a patch issued for their Polar Bear Swimmers.\u00c2\u00a0 This is to my knowledge, the first Polar Bear Swim patch for Camp Keowa, at least in the modern era.\u00c2\u00a0 Camp Ranachqua has had a number of Polar BEar patches over the years,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Camp Keowa&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Camp Keowa","link":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/category\/tmr-individual-camps\/camp-keowa\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":577,"url":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/05\/camp-ranachqua-1996-pocket-patch\/","url_meta":{"origin":1134,"position":5},"title":"Camp Ranachqua 1996 Pocket Patch","author":"Bill Mulrenin","date":"November 5, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"By 1996 Hudson Delaware had merged with Ducthess and Rockland County Councils an was now known as Hudson Valley Council. 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