Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-08
''Y"'VACAIl0N
CAMP CLOSES
Eight Hundred Boys From
All Classes End Recrea-
ton in Wisconsin

Milwaukee. Oct. s.--With the cIos7
ing of, the "Y'' vacation camp for boys
at Lake Amy Belle. Is or - miles
northwest Of Milwaukee, approx
n1ately 800 boys, some from the
Weather families, many "newsies,''
and others, youthful members OF. the
y. M. c. A. and still another group
brought to the camp under d NJ
pervidon OF the big Brother" move
ment ended a period OF. recreation,
and country life experience new to
many Of them. The stay Of the boys
was divided into ''periods' of from
one to four weeks The youngsters
were taught the art, of swimming.
rowing. and many useful phases Of
camp and outdoor life, inciudinx life.
saving.
(" Strict discipline was maintained
and prize banners awarded for the
best kept cabins and e hall
tables, making keen competitions. A
pleasing feature was the telling or
stories around the camp fires, often
relating tales of the Indian chiefs who
roamed over these regions when Fa-
theirs Marquette and Hennepin ven
tured into the Wild north country two
centuries ago.
New Enterprise.
IL camp Is a new enterprise but
has proven more than . C. Tho
lake itself Is Less than a mile wide.
somewhat longer, but attAins a depth
Of 50 feet Of more. The camp differs
from most others IN that the boys
are housed in ~ huts or cabins, in
stead Of tents, and have an excellent
dining hall" formerly a farmhouse.
located on the ground that comprises
forty acres. A number of good sized
IN mara aAH ~-l 49, ->kl-~ <-.
est trees surround the lake, giving
the place a touch Of Wild life.
The "huts' or cabinaI are the gifts
OF Milwaukee churches and business
men Eight new huts are placed at
the lake side in Column twos' for
nation Some are named in recogni-
ton of their: donorzsS others bear In
dian James while the honor. post is
DESIGNATED a. THE ,CorDora1l Harry
Wilson Cabin in mon4D1fy OF a for
smer ~, boy who, fell, in action in
Montfaucon. France, September Is.
1913 Wilson left Milwaukee the
year Of 1918 to attend. tho University
of Cincinnati but his friends Of tho
church and Y. NJ. c. A. did % for
get his work with : the .kids' at
Phantom Lake camp, in i913-15.
Enlisted IN Infantry.
Corporal Wilson. who q the sor.
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Wilson Of Gin
%cinnati, formerly OF Milwaukee,, en-
listed in the old. Ohio First, infantry,
Cincinnati. Colonel Frederick Gal
braith's regiment) and while ut Camp
Sheridan, Ala. was detailed to. be
principal Of the ~" school which was
organized to teach English to the
foreign language soldiers there. In
France, Wilson was company nom
commissioned gas oficer.
Phantom Lake camp, 4 few miles
south of the Waukesha lake region IL
known as the Wisconsin Boys
Camp" for boys throughout tho state.
The lake is said to be $50 feet deep.
Just how these small lakes reach such
la depth might be explained by the
small boy who said they were hollow
hills turned upside DOWN but ~
many g~eologists say that rocks found
IN Wisconsin are the oldest known-on
the American continent. It would seem
that upheavals,; erosion, or glacial
slide processes must have had some
thing to do with their formation.