| One June Saturday
in the mid 1980's the OA was hard at work with the June ordeal when a parade
of flatbed trucks drove into camp, each one loaded with two old tourist
cabins, the gift of someone in Saco who was closing his campgrounds.
Glen had the cabins (now known as Condos) unloaded into the only open spots
accessible to the trucks and accompanying crane, and positioned them behind
the Recreation hall, except for one next to the A-frame behind the kitchen.
Marty Kadel recalls "Neal Paulson, a volunteer, arranged the gift of the "condos". We had less than a week to accept the gift and have them delivered. We were desperately in need of staff housing and places for week-end staff, a VIP cabin, and an in-camp rangers building so I accepted the gift after Glen Gisel visited the cabins and reported back that they were in sound shape. They were a huge benefit to the camp even though it would have been nice to have more time to locate them, and they were FREE. Glen hooked up the electricity." The single cabin near the A-frame has since been relocated but the others have not moved in over twenty years, despite discussions in the camping committee about finding a more secluded site for a “staff village” or “family area.” The cabins are still used as staff housing, replacing some of the lost cabins such as MacArthur and Chipmunk Point. |
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Dean B. Zaharis Created: October 18, 2010 Last Update: February 11, 2011 Send comments to: FriendsOfHinds@gmail.com |