General info on Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks: http://mylonglake.com/raquette-lake/

Rich NYC folk like to send their kids Upstate over the summer. Never thought about it, but some may be more nefarious than others.

Yes you are getting carried away. Nothing wrong with these summer camps. Tradition goes way back as the wealthy would send wives and children away into the Adirondack s since the 1800s to escape the diseases that plagued the urban areas in the summer heat, fevers, polio, etc. That said, summer camp can be a wondrous experience for a child unless there is a pedophile lurking in their midst or nasty pranksters amongst the older campers. Fold up your tent and look elsewhere.

Look at the islands. Hen and chicken islands?

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Camp is a tradition passed from generation https://imgoat.com/uploads/74d97b01ea/15707.PNG

Camp Climax, seriously???

Summer camp for the rich to send their kids to learn how to be evil pedophiles?

An article about RACQUETTE LAKE KIDS CAMP:

This Sleepaway Camp In The Adirondacks Costs $11,400 A Summer And Is Practically Impossible To Get Into | By Meredith Galante | Business Insider website | Jul. 2, 2012

Excerpts (the entire article reads like a gigantic RED FLAG):

... exclusive and expensive ... offers campers million-dollar facilities, a camper to counselor ratio of 2:1 , full-uniform attire, Olympic-level sports coaches, and around-the-clock counselor supervision in the bunks , ...

$11,400 for the summer, just for the basics. "The camp may sound a little resort-like, but our campers are far from on holiday," said Ed Lapidus, whose wife Kathi has owned the camp for a little more than a decade (he calls himself "the camp grandpa") . "Parents want their children to get as much life experience as possible. We're old school." ...

There's space for just 450 campers between the ages of 6 and 16 years old in the boys' and girls' camps, and most of those spots are filled by children returning from previous summers. Siblings and legacies (some kids are third- and fourth-generation campers) are admitted next. ...

Camp staff uses a map to make sure that there are not too many campers from the same school or hometown , so the children truly have a diverse experience. There are campers from 18 countries and 21 states ...

All electronics, including cellphones , video games, and even hair dryers, are forbidden. ...

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The rest of this MIGHT be worth it's own OP, but I'll just run it up the flagpole here, and see if anyone salutes. I haven't look in depth at any of these links, yet. (I did find a ping pong paddle pic on one home page.) Question: What to do with those pesky kids, when you want some yacht and country club time? Easy An$wer (if you have the mean$): Pack them off to a swanky SUMMER CAMP ...

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Here's another article, by the same author, about EXPENSIVE SUMMER KIDS' CAMPS : Send Your Kid To One Of These 18 Absurdly Expensive Summer Camps | By Meredith Galante | Business Insider website | Jun. 8, 2012

Excerpt: Here's a round-up of the most expensive sleep-away camps we could find. Most are in Maine, near a lake, and offer everything from waterskiing to horseback riding. In the top 18, not a single camp costs less than $10,000. To put it in perspective: the cost of these camps are equivalent to a semester at a state college.

The featured camps, with cost per child/per summer: (Note: Locations PA-2; ME-9; NY-10; NH-2.)

1) $10,350. Moultonboro, NH. Camp Winaukee

2) $10,400. Honesdale, PA. Lake Bryn Mawr Camp

3) $10,400. Smithfield, ME. Camp Matoaka

4) $10,450. Casco, ME. Camp Cedar

5) $10,450. Naples, ME. Camp Mataponi

6) $10,475. Brant Lake, NY. Brant Lake Camp

7) $10,500. Bridgton, ME Camp Wildwood

8) $10,600. Fayette, ME. Camp Vega

9) $10,650. Oakland, ME. Camp Manitou

10) $10,750. Naples, ME. Camp Skylemar

11) $10,750. Brant Lake, NY. Camp Point O'Pines

12) $10,775. Moultonboro, NH. Camp Robindel

13) $10,850. Naples, ME. Camp Takajo

14) $10,850. Poland, ME. Tripp Lake Camp

15) $10,850. Raquette Lake, NY. Raquette Lake Camp

16) $14,700. Greenfield Park, NY. The International Riding Camp

17-23) The TLC Family of Camps:

• $12,975. Tyler Hill, PA. Tyler Hill Camp

• $12,975. Shandaken, NY. Timber Lake Camp

• $7,450 (1 month). Roscoe, NY. Timber Lake West

• $5,000 - 9,300 (3 - 8 weeks). Glen Cove, NY. North Shore Day Camp

• $1,750 - $9,175 (1-8 weeks). East Hampton, NY/Glen Cove, NY. Hampton Country Day camp

• $$1,575 - $8,375 (1-8 weeks). East Hampton, NY/Glen Cove, NY. Southampton Camp and Club

• $18,250 (Full Days 2017-2018 School Year). Glen Cove, NY. North Shore Day School

and...

• The TLC Starfish Foundation : When you enroll your child in one of the TLC Family of Camps, a portion of your paid tuition goes directly to the TLC STARFISH Foundation. The Foundation partners with charitable organizations to provide underserved children with summer camp, educational, community and wellness opportunities. Over the past 10 years, the Foundation has donated more than $6.5 million to worthy causes and close to $10 million in total since its inception in 1980.

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ANOTHER KIDS' CAMP: Pinmere Camp, Est. 1942

Pinemere Camp is a dynamic community made up of campers, families, staff, and alumni from around the world. Each summer, Pinemere Camp creates a safe space for children, where they can leave behind the hectic pace, pressure, and technology of “the real world” and just be kids. Many people say that Pinemere Camp feels more like a family! This is probably why more than 90% of our campers return each summer to our home in the beautiful Pocono Mountains. We set ourselves apart with our intimate camp size (maximum of 250 campers), rustic setting, innovative programs, inclusive Jewish programming, and a fun and welcoming environment. We hire and develop the best staff in camping. Our goal is to assist your camper(s) in building friendships, in fostering their Jewish identity, in acquiring new skills, and to have the BEST SUMMER, EVERY SUMMER!

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Add: After posting this comment, I've come to realize, I might be coming across as a rude, insensitive, and/or ignorant jackass, regarding summer camps. Please know, I'm NOT inherently adverse to summer camps for kids. I KNOW 1) there are plenty of summer camps that are legit, providing excellent life experiences; 2) plenty of working parents who depend on kids' summer camps, so they can go to work and feed their families. And, 3) I have nothing against "the rich" in general, or having/inheriting/earning lots of money. I like money as much as the next person. But, nowadays, when I see these things, the FIRST thing I think of is DANGER. That's what Pizzagate has done to me. I apologize if I've offended anyone.

Actually crossed paddles are design cliche. Do a Google image search and you'll find thousands of examples.

The Lolita camp sign: Camp Climax for Girls (from this archived Reddit post ).