Pleasant Valley
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Pleasant Valley Camp, in the town of Green Springs, is the most western of all the GSNEO camps. It is located in the Fremont/Tiffin area and is in striking distance of Cedar Point for out of state troops looking for nearby accommodations.
Pleasant Valley is the first camp in GSNEO to be used for logging. Pleasant Valley is the only camp in the area to have unique platform tents with hard shingled roof and roll-up canvas sides. Wetlands along the edge of the camp offers eco-variety. Former owners raised maple trees & one of the trails has the remnants of a "sugar-bush" station on it.
Camp Pleasnt Valley is a half hour drive from Seneca Caverns, 'The Caviest Cave in the USA" http://www.senecacavernsohio.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Caverns_(Ohio) for an easy STEM ( geology / gemstone mining) program, spend a weekend at PV, and head out for a leisurely -paced excursion to the caverns on Saturday. IN the summertime, enjoy the naturally cool underground temperatures.
Pleasant Valley Camp, in the town of Green Springs, is the most western of all the GSNEO camps. It is located in the Fremont/Tiffin area and is in striking distance of Cedar Point for out of state troops looking for nearby accommodations.
Pleasant Valley is the first camp in GSNEO to be used for logging. Pleasant Valley is the only camp in the area to have unique platform tents with hard shingled roof and roll-up canvas sides. Wetlands along the edge of the camp offers eco-variety. Former owners raised maple trees & one of the trails has the remnants of a "sugar-bush" station on it.
Camp Pleasnt Valley is a half hour drive from Seneca Caverns, 'The Caviest Cave in the USA" http://www.senecacavernsohio.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Caverns_(Ohio) for an easy STEM ( geology / gemstone mining) program, spend a weekend at PV, and head out for a leisurely -paced excursion to the caverns on Saturday. IN the summertime, enjoy the naturally cool underground temperatures.
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A framed poem hanging in the main lodge at
Camp Pleasant Valley: I remember the campfire As we sat on bended knees, Tugging and pulling and happy memories Ever so pleasant, we can't escape these. I remember her happy face as she burst into song When the day had ended It had been long We felt as we sang, we could do no wrong I remember the many gadgets That hung by her side - Knife, compass, hatchet, pans - nothing denied Instead of a hike, she needed a ride. I remember her energy As we hiked through the field Or watched from afar as an axe she would wield Gladly I pondered what the next hour could yield. I remember how she wanted to do everything from scratch For example, start a campfire without a match Build a latrine with a cumbersome latch I remember the raindrops that slowly Leaked through our tent. And the safety pin she used - oh how bent! It served the purpose for which it was meant. I remember she was always enthusiastic, Always a-glow And yet all your best made of sunshine and snow I wanted her with me wherever I go. I remember she never found fault with me, Never implied my wrong by her right. And girls by her side grew nobler and purer as they kept in stride. I remember the weak and the gentle, the ribald and rude She took as she found them And did them all good Taught them to act the way that they should We remember And because we remember, The Girl Scouts of the Past Dedicate these books to Scouts of the future So her memory will last by Lue Lather for Katheryn Kalbfleisch a GS memorial program May 6, 1965 |
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