E. L. Rose Conservancy Presents Local Historical Booklet

December 5, 2008: Among the eighty-seven charitable funds currently managed by The Community Foundation of Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties is an endowment for the benefit of E. L. Rose Conservancy of Susquehanna County. The Conservancy is proud to announce the recent release of a facinating historical booklet about summer camps in Silver Lake. It is The Community Foundation's pleasure to help spread the word about this interesting look back at our local heritage.

Camp Red Wing / Camp Red Cloud 1912 - 1939 Reprinted by The E. L. Rose Conservancy of Susquehanna County, Inc.

The original brochures from Camp Red Wing for Girls and Camp Red Cloud for Boys have been faithfully reprinted with more than 52 pages of photographs and text. They tell of a time gone by at Silver Lake and Susquehanna County, when the camps were first established by J. Russell Townsend in 1912 for the sons and daughters of some of the most prominent and discriminating families in America. They describe a fascinating glimpse of camp life in the early part of the 20th century, and also a retrospect of a vanished era in the history of Silver Lake. Imagine what $300 could buy for an entire camp season in 1934.

The paperback books are available for $18 at Sea Hag Soaps and Mercantile in Brackney, PA., 570-663-2297. (They make wonderful holiday gifts!)

All proceeds raised from this project, which was underwritten by two friends of the Conservancy at no cost to us, go to our Stewardship Fund which is used to monitor land under our easement protection.

For further information, please visit our website: elrose.org and contact us by email at info@elrose.com.

The Conservancy is a 501-(c)3 organization devoted to the protection of natural resources through land and water conservation, as well as providing sanctuary for wildlife and preserving scenic beauty.