Treasure Island is a former Boy Scout property located between Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania and Frenchtown, New Jersey, United States. The property is situated on two islands in the middle of the Delaware River and was owned by the Cradle of Liberty Council. Treasure Island was the second oldest continually operated Boy Scout Camp, behind Owasippe Scout Reservation in Michigan, in the country and had been continuously associated with Scouting since 1913.[1]
In April 2005, storms caused some of the highest flooding since 1955.[2] As a result, Treasure Island was closed to summer campers in 2005 for the first time in twenty-five years. The council spent more than $1-million to rehabilitate the camp in preparation for reopening in June 2006. On June 28, 2006, the camp was once again inundated. While its long-term future was in doubt,[3] it opened again successfully in 2007 and 2008. However, on September 10, 2008, the Council Executive Board voted to close Treasure Island for the 2009 season,[4] the camp remained closed for the 2010 season and is now permanently shuttered.
It was announced on March 2, 2018 that Treasure Island was sold to Haubert Outdoor Oriented Adventure Hospitality, LLC, a family-owned business that intends to re-open the historic property as a commercial family campground. Haubert, with a partnership with the Friends of Treasure Island, have made Treasure Island available to Scouts free of charge.[5]
Since 2018 the Friends of Treasure Island non-profit group has been rehabilitating the camp facilities and now operates the camp for multiple weekends in the spring and fall. [6]
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^Naedele, Walter F. (2005-06-17). "Roiled by the river: Boy Scouts struggle to restore a historic camp ravaged by floods". Philadelphia Inquirer.
^"Scout camp digs out — again". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.
^"Press release". COLBSA. Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
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^Weise, Hank. "Friends of Treasure Island". Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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