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	[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|thumb\|500x500px\|[[Camp Colby]] at [[William Morris]]'s [[Camp Intermission]] on [[Colby Pond]] ]]		[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|thumb\|500x500px\|[[Camp Colby]] at [[William Morris]]'s [[Camp Intermission]] on [[Colby Pond]] ]]

	'''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris]]'s camp on [[~~Lake Colby\|~~Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.		'''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.

	There is also a Teen Ecology Camp for 14-17 year-olds.		There is also a Teen Ecology Camp for 14-17 year-olds.

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	[[File:Camp Colby.jpg~~\|right~~\|thumb\|~~400px~~\|Camp Colby on [[Colby Pond]] ]]		[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|thumb\|500x500px\|[[Camp Colby]] at [[William Morris]]'s [[Camp Intermission]] on [[Colby Pond]] ]]

	'''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.		'''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.

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	[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|right\|thumb]]		[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Camp Colby on [[Colby Pond]] ]]

	'''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[~~Conservation Department\|~~Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[~~William Morris\|~~William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[~~Ray Brook Camp\|~~Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.		'''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.

	There is also a Teen Ecology Camp for 14-17 year-olds.		There is also a Teen Ecology Camp for 14-17 year-olds.

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	[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|right\|thumb]] '''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department\|Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris\|William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp\|Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.		[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|right\|thumb]]

			'''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department\|Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris\|William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp\|Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.

	There is also a Teen Ecology Camp for 14-17 year-olds.		There is also a Teen Ecology Camp for 14-17 year-olds.

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	[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|right\|thumb]] ]] '''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department\|Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris\|William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp\|Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.		[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|right\|thumb]] '''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department\|Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris\|William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp\|Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.

	There is also a Teen Ecology Camp for 14-17 year-olds.		There is also a Teen Ecology Camp for 14-17 year-olds.

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	[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|right\|]]]] '''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department\|Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris\|William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp\|Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.		[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|right\|thumb]] ]] '''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department\|Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris\|William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp\|Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.

	There is also a Teen Ecology Camp for 14-17 year-olds.		There is also a Teen Ecology Camp for 14-17 year-olds.

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	''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', April 21, 1978		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', April 21, 1978

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	''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', July 26, 2005		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', July 26, 2005

	'''DEC'S Camp Colby about fun and learning'''		'''DEC'S Camp Colby about fun and learning'''

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	"We're a conservation camp, so we're not taking kids out on the wilderness and saying, 'Here are our resources, but let's never touch them,'" he said. "We're saying, 'Let's use our resources in a way that we can make them last forever.'"		"We're a conservation camp, so we're not taking kids out on the wilderness and saying, 'Here are our resources, but let's never touch them,'" he said. "We're saying, 'Let's use our resources in a way that we can make them last forever.'"

	'''External link:''' [[http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1877.html\|Camp Colby]]		'''External link:''' [http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1877.html Camp Colby]

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	[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|right\|]]]] '''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation~~%20Department~~\|Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp~~%20Intermission~~\|Camp Intermission]], [[William~~%20Morris~~\|William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake~~%20Colby~~\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray~~%20Brook%20Camp~~\|Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.		[[File:Camp Colby.jpg\|right\|]]]] '''Camp Colby''' is a summer camp program for children 11 to 13 years old, operated by the [[Conservation Department\|Conservation Department]]; it is based at [[Camp Intermission\|Camp Intermission]], [[William Morris\|William Morris]]'s camp on [[Lake Colby\|Lake Colby]]. The camp was purchased by the state in 1961, and opened in 1963 as a boy's conservation education camp, replacing [[Ray Brook Camp\|Ray Brook Camp]] which had operated since 1950. In 1971, Camp Colby became the first co-educational DEC Camp.

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	''[[Adirondack~~%20Daily%20Enterprise~~\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', April 21, 1978		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', April 21, 1978

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	While learning about ecology and environmental science, children at the camp — which is run by the states Department of Environmental Conservation — get to practice archery go fishing and explore Lake Colby's bog, Children interested in hunting even have the opportunity to take a firearms safety course during their week at camp.		While learning about ecology and environmental science, children at the camp — which is run by the states Department of Environmental Conservation — get to practice archery go fishing and explore Lake Colby's bog, Children interested in hunting even have the opportunity to take a firearms safety course during their week at camp.

	The kids also get to leave the camp's headquarters on the western shore of Lake Colby and explore the Adirondacks by canoeing through Lower Saranac Lake, going on overnight camping trips and climbing Adirondack mountains like [[St.~~%20Regis%20Mountain~~\|St. Regis]], [[Ampersand~~%20Mountain~~\|Ampersand]] and [[Scarface~~%20Mountain~~\|Scarface]].		The kids also get to leave the camp's headquarters on the western shore of Lake Colby and explore the Adirondacks by canoeing through Lower Saranac Lake, going on overnight camping trips and climbing Adirondack mountains like [[St. Regis Mountain\|St. Regis]], [[Ampersand Mountain\|Ampersand]] and [[Scarface Mountain\|Scarface]].

	'"You can get out here and do anything," said Jordan, 14, a camper from Adams. Archery is his favorite part of camp, he said.		'"You can get out here and do anything," said Jordan, 14, a camper from Adams. Archery is his favorite part of camp, he said.

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	'''External link:''' [[http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1877.html\|Camp Colby]]		'''External link:''' [[http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1877.html\|Camp Colby]]

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