Lakeside Fresh Air Camp Cache Traditional Cache
Lakeside Fresh Air Camp Cache
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Park at the South Entrance of Camp Morton Park and follow the trails to the site
This cache is a lock 'n lock container with several water related items, Swim Goggles, 2 geese, 15 water balloons, Pkg of Ice Balls, Turtle, Snail, Stickers, Corkscrew for that picnic by the lake, Princess Phone Travel Bug and a Pkg. of mini clips. This area was the site of the Lakeside Fresh Air Camp. It was sponsered by a group called Gyro. There were 6 camps held throughout the summer. The first for handicapped children (crippled) then there were 2 boys camps and 2 girls camps for under priviledged children followed by a camp for Senior citizens. There was no charge for these camps and the groups came by train to McElhern Station which is no longer there. My grandfather used to haul the suitcases by team of horses to the camp while the campers walked the 1/2 mile to the camp. Each group was 60 to 80 kids.
The summer I was 13 I worked as a cooks helper(my aunt was cook) then I spent 2 summers as a dishwasher. Got paid a whole $60 a month and loved every minute of it. Worked from 6:30am to 6:30pm each day but had time off in the afternoon to swim.
We walked all through there the other day and it was sad to see that there is no sign of any of the buildings that used to be there. The only thing we found was a broken basketball hoop where the sports field used to be. The area holds a lot of memories.
Please Note: There is an entrance south of the cache that used to be an old yard site. This is part of the park. Park there and walk through the bush. There is no need to go anywhere near the bridge that is out. Please take the safe route.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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