Lake Clear Camp is a Girl Scout Camp on Lake Clear. The camp occupies a 91-acre site on a peninsula on the northwestern shore that was bought from Paul Smith's College in 1960, and the camp was built over next three years.
Essex County Republican, October 28, 1960
Girl Scout Council Has Camp Deed
Girl Scouts are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of their founder, Juliette Low, who was born in Savannah, Ga., October 31, 1860. She wanted to help the girls of her day and, from a group of a few girls in 1913, the largest girl's organization in the free world was started, which now numbers over three and a half million girls and 800,000 adults.
“We in the North Country, are still trying to make her dream come true, to give Scouting to all the girls who want it, and that includes the wonderful experience of camping outdoors in the midst of our beautiful woods and lakes," says Mrs. Martha Day, president of the North Country Girl Scout Council. “We are grateful to all folks who have contributed to our Camp Development Fund. We have received over $58,000 in pledges and cash. Although our need is more than double that amount to complete our camp program, the dream is turning into reality as we received the deed for the Lake Clear Camp property on October 25. Now we can begin to develop it for the girls. Those friends of Scouting who feel that the development of our young women is one of the great strengths of our country, still have a chance to contribute to our Camp Fund at any time by sending their check or cash to Camp Development Fund, Girl Scouts, Box 397, Saranac Lake.
“To carry on Scouting, we are always in need of leaders and adult help in many fields. All those who want to contribute their services in a work that will give them great personal satisfaction as well as answering a great need today, we would urge to join the ranks of Girl Scout helpers.
“Again I want to express my personal appreciation to all who contributed their time and money in giving us a big start towards the Girl Scout Camp at Lake Clear,” Mrs. Day concludes.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 25, 1962
North Country Girl Scouts Enjoy Camping at New Site
The first encampment of the 1962 season at the North Country Council's new campsite at Lake has just ended. Thirty-one Intermediate and Senior scouts experienced in camping, enjoyed nearly perfect weather during the twelve-days.
The new leanto unit, a gift of the Mose Ginsberg family of Tupper Lake, is now in use. Also, a large chalet-style troop house has just been completed. It is used for rainy day activities such as folk dancing and campfire programs when both units come together. It is also now used as camp headquarters. A large fireplace is the focal point of the building.
The campsite includes 5000 feet of sandy shoreline. The swimming and boating area is now being developed and when completed will include an L-shaped permanent dock with springboard and three areas for different degrees and rowboating are also an important part of the waterfront program.
During the first encampment the campers, carrying their own duffle, took an overnight trip to an undeveloped part of the site on a point of land about a mile's walk from the main part of camp. Each girl searched for and found herself a sleeping “nest" making herself as comfortable as possible on the ground.
The camp staff is headed by the camp director, Mrs. Benjamin Fletcher of Westport. She has spent many summers as camp nurse both at a private boys' camp and at the Girl Scouts' former primitive camp at Heart Lake and Canoe Camp. She is the leader of the Westport Intermediate Troop. She is now serving as a nurse at the National Senior Girl Scout Round-Up at Button Bay, Vt.
Mrs. Beverlv McNeice of Rochester is a unit head and nurse. She is also troop camping coordinator during the present interval while the Senior Roundup is taking place. Mrs. McNeice is also a troop leader in her home town of Rochester.
Miss Mary Wilkinson of Berkeley, California, is the other unit head who also assists on the waterfront. She is an experienced camper and counselor, who not only attended the 1959 Senior Roundup near Colorado Springs, but who is also on the staff at Button Bay.
Miss Judy Volk of Lansdowne, Pa., another experienced camper and counselor, is waterfront head. She has her Red Cross Water Safety Instructor's certificate and also her certificate in boating and canoeing, she will continue as waterfront head for the troop camping during the Round-up time.
Miss Leslie Mace of Sabbatis is a unit assistant. She has spent a number of seasons doing primitive camping and served as a trips counselor on the staff of the Onondaga Council Girl Scouts last summer.
Miss Mary Wilson of Champlain served as unit assistant during the first two weeks. She is the patrol leader of the North Country Council's Roundup patrol and is now at the Roundup. Later she will be a unit assistant on the council's Camp Tapawingo staff.
Also serving at Lake Clear during the first encampment was Miss Peggy Foley of Lansdowne, Pa. She is an experienced camper and counselor with special interest in crafts. She is now serving as a troop leader at the Round-up. Mrs. Frances Hershman of Tupper Lake is acting as chairman of the Lake Clear Camp committee, and Miss Agnes Johnson of Saranac Lake, is chairman of the council's camp development committee. Both of them have been working hard to ready the camp-site for the season. Mrs. Morrison J. Hosley, Long Lake, council president, has also worked with them. Miss Janet Webb, executive director of the council, is the council camping coordinator. During the troop camping interval she will be on the staff at the Senior Roundup.
