YMCA Camp Gorham
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Camp Gorham is the name of a YMCA
summer camp
located just north of Eagle Bay, New York
in the Adirondack Mountains
of New York
. The camp is made up of over 1500 acres (6.1 km²) with a 400 acres (1.6 km²) lake.
The camp originated as a camp which trapper Bill Darts built for himself in 1879. That cabin is now the main part of the Camp Gorham Cottage. As his business grew, more cottages were built and by 1927 Bill's daughter Emma ran it as a boys' camp. In 1960 the camp was sold to the YMCA of Greater Rochester
and was originally an offshoot of Camp Cory
. Cory staff and campers helped to build the camp, and until 2002 both camps were supervised by the same Executive Director. The camp was then named Camp Gorham in honor of Jack Gorham. The minimum age for attendance is seven and the maximum age is sixteen, with counselors' assistants being slightly older.
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
summer camp
Summer camp
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located just north of Eagle Bay, New York
Eagle Bay, New York
Eagle Bay is a hamlet on Route 28 in the Town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York. Eagle Bay is on the border of the Herkimer and Hamilton counties, and borders Fourth Lake. Its permanent population is 293 spread out among 968 housing units .-Sources:Eagle Bay is a hamlet on Route 28 in the Town...
in the Adirondack Mountains
Adirondack Mountains
The Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties....
of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The camp is made up of over 1500 acres (6.1 km²) with a 400 acres (1.6 km²) lake.
The camp originated as a camp which trapper Bill Darts built for himself in 1879. That cabin is now the main part of the Camp Gorham Cottage. As his business grew, more cottages were built and by 1927 Bill's daughter Emma ran it as a boys' camp. In 1960 the camp was sold to the YMCA of Greater Rochester
Greater Rochester
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and was originally an offshoot of Camp Cory
YMCA Camp Cory
YMCA Camp Lawrence Cory, better known as "YMCA Camp Cory" or simply "Camp Cory," is a resident-style summer camp in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. It was founded in 1892 and established at its current location in 1921. The name comes from Lt. H...
. Cory staff and campers helped to build the camp, and until 2002 both camps were supervised by the same Executive Director. The camp was then named Camp Gorham in honor of Jack Gorham. The minimum age for attendance is seven and the maximum age is sixteen, with counselors' assistants being slightly older.