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City boys find real outdoors life through YMCA camps
The article contrasts urban restrictions with country leisure and details YMCA summer and winter camps. It traces the rise of city boy outdoor programs from a Chicago YMCA start in 1900 to nine camps across Michigan Wisconsin Illinois, including Camp Duncan near Round Lake. It describes activities like ice skating, snow fights, woodcraft, and Indian lore, plus the aim of building character and self-reliance among 4,000 boys yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
Chicago Y. M
Young America
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Channing
Upper Scott Lake
Putman
Martin Johnson
Ludington
Pinewood
Echo Jake
Twin Lake
Wabash
Benton Harbor
North Woods
Nawakwa
Lae du Mambeau
Tminola
Duncan
Fish Lake
Round Lake Station
Chicago
Deneen
Hastings Lake
Fst
Harry Lazar
Camp Duncan
Round Lake
Hastings
Lake Villa
F. Kriz
South Kemensky Avenue
J.vrba
West Eighteenth Street
R. Lidster
Norman Park
H. Hopkins
Byron Street
F. Krist
Milwaukee Avenue
Dick Wren
Parnell Avenue
Ed Eagon
L. Ellis
Otto
M. Johnson
Greenview Avenue
W. Rosenow
Ill
A. B. Cross
Arthur Cutten
Chicago Board of Trade
C. H. Worcester
Chicago Association
3. P. Hargrove
Chicago Men
The
Englewood
Hyde Park
South Chicago
Clement Studebaker
Drexel Avenue
Blackbird
Red Men
Bach