Draft talk:Adirondack Camp

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Validation of all referenced pages

I have verified all sources referenced by this page:

Verified: Reference 1: https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/a-bunch-of-happy-campers article named: "A Bunch of Happy Campers". This article exists from the New York Historical society. It provides a reference as shown in the draft article of the camp being founded by Dr. Elias G. Brown in 1904, as well as being one of the oldest camps in America still in operation. This is a real, valid reference.

Verified: Reference 4: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100607088 - pointing to a PDF of an original, early pamphlet of the camp from approx 1920. THis is a valid, real reference that provides validtion of the camp's founding in 1904. Actual pamphlet refered to by the page is here: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112100625893&seq=21

FIXED: Reference 5: Was an incorrect or outdated link. Fixed to actual link https://www.acacamps.org/about/history/presidents . This improved the page.

Verified: Reference 6: American Camp Association article from 2003 verifying ADK is one of the two oldest camps still operating in Americe today. https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/childrens-camps-adirondacks

REMOVED: Former Reference 7: National Park Service reference to more general Adirondack Camps and their history in the Adirondack region. This was more contextual and did not reference this specific camp.

Verified: Now Reference 7. Colonel William Warrick NY Times Obituary. Colonel Warrick was an important figure for both Adirondack Camp and the Knickerbocker Greys (A youth group active in NYC providing boys a traditional military training. THe knickerbocker greys was a NYC institution with many famous members including John D. Rockefeller and Cornelious Vanderbilt -- see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knickerbocker_Greys ) Colonel Warrick was an important figure in ADK history and ran the camp for for over 2 decades. https://www.nytimes.com/1971/08/27/archives/col-william-h-warrick-dies-headed-knickerbocker-greys.html

Verified Now Reference 8: Alexandre Levitch was owner of Adirondack Camp for 35 years and was responsible (with his wife Linda Goodwin) for many of both keeping the camp running for 35 years and for many of the changes that are reflected in the camp today. https://suncommunitynews.com/news/83768/alexandre-charles-levitch/ )

Verified now reference 8: This article documents wilderness hiking accomplishments of campers from Adirondack Camp while Levitch was owner of camp. This demonstrates continuation of the original mission of the camp. https://www.adirondack.net/news-archive/fedor46/

Verified now reference 9: Verifies Levitch's role in maintaining and expanding programs and capabilities of the camp during his time from 1979 to 2016. https://www.adirondackcamp.com/about-us/meet-the-owner

Verified References 10-18 Refer to the camp website but provide important information on the mission of the camp and it's programs.

Verified reference 19: Demonstrates the camp is still active and running today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIsYRCL1eYM

Verified references 20, 21: the Adirondack Camp Scholarship fund has a separate organizing with a separate board that focuses on expanding access to the camp for a broader group of people. Kbedell (talk) 00:41, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comparison to other camp pages in wikipedia

The page List of summer camps has a good number of other camps. We have reviewed these pages and find them to be similar in content and orientation to this page. However, none of the camps we reviewed have the history or recognition that Adirondack Camp has -- Adirondack Campss original founder was one of the first presidents of the American Camp Association, it's one of the oldest camps in operation today, and it has been recognized by both the American Camp Association as well as the New York Historical Society for it's place as one of the oldest camps in America.

Other camps in wikipedia when reviewed also have a significant portion of their articles pulled from the camp websites to describe programs and other aspects of the camps. I believe this is appropriate as it provides an understanding of what these camps do. I believe this is appropriate and not marketing as such -- it simply describes what these camps do and how they impact young people's lives.

Adirondack Camp is notable and deserves a place in wikipedia. Kbedell (talk) 00:47, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]