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Camps of Geneva Lake / Carolyn Hope Smeltzer and Jill Westberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smeltzer, Carolyn Hope, author.
- Westberg, Jill, author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Camps.
- Camps--Wisconsin--Lake Geneva Region--History.
- Camps--Wisconsin--Lake Geneva Region--History--Pictorial works.
- Lake Geneva (Wis.)--Social life and customs.
- Lake Geneva (Wis.).
- Lake Geneva (Wis.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]
- Summary:
- Geneva Lake camps provided education, activities, spirituality, and community in a healthy environment away from the city.The first sites were located on the western shores of Geneva Lake, with Camp Collie established in 1874; seventeen more followed.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments and About the Authors
- Introduction
- 1. Place with a View: Camp Collie, Conference Point, Sunday School Association, and Conference Point Center
- 2. Body, Mind, and Spirit: Western Secretarial Institute, YMCA Camp, College Camp, and George Williams College
- 3. Opportunity for Clean Air: Holiday Home Camp
- 4. For the Kids: Vralia Heights, Olivet Institute Camp, and Norman B. Barr Camp
- 5. A Camp for Working Women: Eleanor Camp and Wesley Woods Retreat Center
- 6. Horse-Inspired Camp: Cisco Beach Camp and Camp Augustana
- 7. Spiritual Life and Growth: Williams Bay Bible Camp and Camp Willabay
- 8. Snug Harbor Estate Turned Bible Camp: Covenant Harbor
- 9. Life-Changing Experiences through Christ: Lake Geneva Youth Camp
- 10. Gone but Not Forgotten: Camp Northwestern, St. Anne's School-Camp, Camp Aurora, Timber Trails Camp, and Camp Offield
- Selected Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 127).
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4396-5502-2
- OCLC:
- 948250710
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