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Another round of facts about the buildings of Birch Rock:
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From Ron Mattson, the first [[Field Director]], come these famous moments in Birch Rock [[baseball]] history.
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*[[Albert's Cabin]] has had two additions since its construction as the cabin for head cook Albert Bryant
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*In the 1970s, counselor Hub Burton, a future minor league baseball announcer, would keep a running commentary throughout each period of baseball. On hot days, he would claim that the hill was, “Hotter than Busch Stadium in July.”
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*The new [[Brewster Lodge]] has a sleeping loft only accessible by ladder
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*In 1981, counselor Dick Snyder, a Towson State University pitcher, threw a baseball through one of the boards on the backstop.
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*[[Cabin 5] has a secret compartment...somewhere...that has the names of many of the campers who inhabited the cabin
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*In 1981, the Birch Rock team beat Camp Skylemar on the road at Camp Skylemar.
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*[[Injun Joe's]], named after the antagonist in ''Tom Sawyer'', was moved further back from the lake in the early 2000s
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*In 1984, the Birch Rock team played the local Harrison boys team, who had recently won the local Little League championship.  Birch Rock lost 2-0 with pitcher David J. giving up only one hit, a two-run home run.
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*[[Eagle's Nest]] contains a road sign that many Eagle's Nest campers have signed
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*In 1985, the basepaths were dug out by hand in an attempt to create a more recognizable diamond.  This development backfired when many campers twisted ankles on the uneven surface.
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*The first group of [[CIT]]s to occupy [[Pete's Palace]] were required to work its construction before they moved in
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*In 1986, Seth B. broke the Spalding Mushroom, the biggest bat ever used at Birch Rock, with one mighty swing.
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*In the '90s a white pine leaning dangerously towards [[Cabin 8]] was cut down among speculation that the tree was trying to fall on Cabin 8 as revenge for being used as the "Pee Tree" by its inhabitants
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*From 1984-1994, the camper with the most enthusiasm for the game was awarded a blue mitt called the Joe B. Mitt, named after the camper who had left the mitt at camp in 1983.
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*[[The Kennel]] used to be the lower wash house building
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(Thanks Thomas and Seth)
 
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Revision as of 17:39, 18 January 2009

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Getting started

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News

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It is Saturday, April 27, 2024.

  • The new Chief's Cabin is under construction. Pictures and updates of the progress can be viewed here.
  • Over thirteen hundred images from the last 9 years have recently been uploaded. They can be viewed here.

See the news page for past news.

Featured article: Omar's

Omar's cabin is located on the path that runs past the office and into Upper Camp. The building is currently used as a staff cabin, although this is just the most recent use of the building.

In the 1980s and the early half of the 1990s, the building was known as the "Upper Shop." The upper shop held the power tools for the woodshop program and was used primarily by Donn Munn and the maintenance staff. By the late 1990s the woodshop program was not being offered as a regular activity. The building was used for tool and equipment storage and other assorted small projects such as working on the plaques.

Read more

Featured facts

Another round of facts about the buildings of Birch Rock:

  • Albert's Cabin has had two additions since its construction as the cabin for head cook Albert Bryant
  • The new Brewster Lodge has a sleeping loft only accessible by ladder
  • [[Cabin 5] has a secret compartment...somewhere...that has the names of many of the campers who inhabited the cabin
  • Injun Joe's, named after the antagonist in Tom Sawyer, was moved further back from the lake in the early 2000s
  • Eagle's Nest contains a road sign that many Eagle's Nest campers have signed
  • The first group of CITs to occupy Pete's Palace were required to work its construction before they moved in
  • In the '90s a white pine leaning dangerously towards Cabin 8 was cut down among speculation that the tree was trying to fall on Cabin 8 as revenge for being used as the "Pee Tree" by its inhabitants
  • The Kennel used to be the lower wash house building

(Thanks Thomas and Seth)

Featured picture

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The unusual outhouse on Saddleback Mountain
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