Camp Pathfinder

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Camp Pathfinder is a boys' camp located in Algonquin Provincial Park, in Ontario, Canada. The camp is best known for its canoe tripping program. Pathfinder's canoes are traditionally painted bright red. The current director is Michael Sladden.

[edit] History

Camp Pathfinder was founded in 1914 by William Bennett and Franklin Gray. In 1922, the camp was sold to Herman J. "Chief" Norton, who became one of Pathfinder's most influential owners. Pathfinder was almost shut down or sold to the Canadian Government when the government told Norton the lease would not renewed. The government later renewed the lease and the camp remained in operation. Since then, owners or co-owners have included Frank Horton, Bill Swift, Roy Thrall, Mac Rand, Glen Arthurs, and Michael Sladden.

[edit] External links

• Camp Pathfinder

[edit] Sources

• [1]
• Rand, Mac (Ed.) (1995). Paddles Flashing in the Sun: The Stories of Pathfinder in Algonquin Park. West Seneca, NY: Quaker Park Press. ISBN 0-9649728-0-8.