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100
This camp was originally opened for Staten Island Scouts.
What is Camp Aquehonga?
100
In 1933, President FDR was inducted into this Boy Scout Honor Society at TMR.
What is the Order of the Arrow?
100
During the late summer of 1969, this concert could be heard loud and clear in Camp Keowa.
What was Woodstock?
100
He was a Camp Director of both Kunatah and Keowa, and eventually the Reservation Director, as well.
Who is Frank Rickenbaugh?
100
This place had more than their famous pastries, as they served all types of sandwiches, eggs, and even homemade ice cream (it was yummy).
What was the Doughnut House (or Doughnut Farm)?
200
In the 1950's, this was the name of the Brooklyn Camp known as D-1.
What is Camp Kotohke?
200
In 1998, at Camp Ranachqua, she became the first female Camp Director in TMR History (she was also Camp Director of Keowa in 2009).
Who is Cathy Riehi?
200
This was the location of the "Kunatah Movie House" in the 1980's.
What was the Chappegat Dining Hall? (Acceptable: What was the Chappy Dining Hall?)
200
He was the first director of TMR.
Who was Al Nichols?
200
The names of Kunatah, Chappegat and Kotohke were first used here to name campsites.
What were the Brooklyn Scout Camps?
300
With a name like this, you might think that this camp was opened for Manhattan Scouts, instead of the Queens Scout who went there.
What was Camp Man?
300
He is the founding force of the TMR Museum, and it's first chairman?
Who is Dr. Eugene Berman?
300
This was the location of the last old-style "Tip-Pan" latrine in TMR.
What was Camp Chappegat? (Acceptable: What was Chappy? or What was Chappy Hill?)
300
He was the Kunatah Camp Director from 1986 to 1988, and he went on to be the TMR Reservation Director in 1995 & 1996, and then directed again in 2003.
Who is Bob Madsen?
300
For many years before the Thruway was built, this was a favorite stop for a break and a snack on the way up to TMR. (Hint: It was across the road from Spruce Pond Scout Camp).
What was the "Red Apple Rest"?
400
This camp first opened to only Scouts from the Bronx.
What was Camp Ranachqua?
400
Morty Hyman and Nick Dale connected the entire reservation in the 1930's with this very ambitious project.
What is the "Red Dot Trail"?
400
This famous lodge, which was the Brooklyn Camps Headquarters, burned down in 1940.
What was Talequah Lodge?
400
He was the last Director of the Brooklyn Scout Camps.
Who was Harvey Smith?
400
Camp Lakeside eventually merged into this camp after 59 years of existence.
What was Camp Kernochan?
500
In 1941, the first Dining Hall in TMR was built in this camp.
What is Camp Kunatah?
500
He was considered the "Chief of Construction" of TMR.
Who was Harvey Gordon?
500
In 1967, the location of this original camp closed, and in 1968, this camp moved across Half Moon Lake and re-opened.
What is Camp Aquahonga?
500
He was the Camp Director of Aquehonga for 19 Summers, from 1975 to 1993 (a TMR Record).
Who is Bruce DeSandre?
500
In 1948, bringing this to TMR, lighted the way for many new things in camp.
What was electrifying the camp? (Acceptable: What is electricity?)
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