Because the swimming area of the waterfront wasn’t suitable for docking and using watercraft, Chipmunk Point became the boating area early in the camp’s history. When staff cabins were constructed early in the 30s the Chipmunk Point cabin became the home of several of the waterfront staff, particularly the boating instructors.

The area has seen many rowboat docks and canoe racks built and replaced over the years and lots of boys have learned the arts of rowing and canoeing here.  We have seen a fleet of heavy canvas canoes replace by aluminum and fiberglass and rowboats go from heavy planked designs to lighter, more modern craft.  Many styles of kayaks and sailboats have passed through the program, along  with a  few motorboats, both for merit badge instruction and for water skiing.

Of course, Chipmunk Point has always been the anchor of the ferries and the bridge to the Tenny sites, and for years the basin was also the winter berth for a very large swim raft, floating on barrels, which could not be brought ashore. You can probably still find rusted out barrels on the bottom which dropped from under the raft.

Unfortunately the cabin is no more – a planned relocation was cut short when a falling tree destroyed what was left of the cabin.