Camp Minsi at Lake Tobyhanna

After losing their beloved camp along the Delaware River, the Scouts relocated to Lake  Tobyhanna, a 1230-acre property owned by the Mountain Ice and Fuel Corporation. The camp,  much larger than their former one and included a three-story building that had previously  housed the workers of the ice company¹. The new location offered significant improvements  over their previous spot, including a 170-acre lake for more boating and swimming activities,  which was much safer than the river. At one point, the Scouts even had a 20+ foot long, double masted wooden sailboat.

However, in July 1948, the Mountain Ice & Fuel Company, owned by Samuel Rubel, decided to  sell the land and move operations elsewhere. After twenty-one years, Camp Minsi had to  relocate again. Fortunately, J. Jay Wilcox, the Chief Executive, was able to convince Rubel to  donate the land around Lake Stillwater. Lake Stillwater is almost twice the size of Lake  Tobyhanna and the acreage of the property donated, 1100 acres, is also comparable to the  Tobyhanna site. 

Sadly, Rubel would not live long enough to see the new camp dedicated. He  died on April 29, 1949, aged 66².

The 1949 camping season was the last one held at Lake Tobyhanna³.