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YMCA Camp Eberhart is a branch of the YMCA of Greater Michiana located in Three Rivers, Michigan. Camp Eberhart[clarification needed] was first built in 1909. The camp was the first YMCA camp in the country to offer a summer program for young women. Camp Eberhart was fully co-educational in the 1970s. Today, the camp serves both children and adults. Camp Eberhart is situated on 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land with over a mile of shoreline on Corey Lake, in Three Rivers, MI. With the girl cabins of Morris 1 for seven- and eight-year-olds; Morris 2 for eight- and nine-year-olds; 1&2 for 10- and 11-year-olds; 3&4 for 11- and 12-year-olds; 5&6 for 12- and 13-year-olds; 7&8 for 13- and 14-year-olds; and Leighton for 14-, 15-, and 16-year-olds; the boys cabins are Baker Cooper for seven- and eight-year-olds; 9&10 for nine- and 10-year-olds; 11&12 for eleven- and 12-year-olds; 13&14 for 13- and 14year-olds; 15&16 for 15-year-olds and 16-year-olds; and the Hill for every older kid. At Eberhart today there are the programs of rocketry, swimming, sailing, boats, canoes, kayaks, fishing, photography, archery, riflery, nature, outdoor living, and many more. There also the specialty programs of waterskiing, horseback riding, trail biking, challenge course, and others.