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'''Camp Rainbow''' was a boys’ camp on [[Bluff Island]] in [[Lower Saranac Lake]] operated by [[Philip M. Seixas]] in the early 1900s. | |||
[[Wikipedia:Charles_Daniels_(swimmer)|Charles Daniels]], an American eight-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in two freestyle swimming events, was a camper there in 1901 and 1902. | [[Wikipedia:Charles_Daniels_(swimmer)|Charles Daniels]], an American eight-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in two freestyle swimming events, was a camper there in 1901 and 1902. | ||
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''Utica Herald-Dispatch'', June 17, 1903 | |||
Camp Rainbow on Bluff Island, the large boys’ camp, will open shortly with forty campers. | Camp Rainbow on Bluff Island, the large boys’ camp, will open shortly with forty campers. | ||
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''Mount Vernon Daily Argus,'' September 1, 1906 | |||
Camp Rainbow, which was at Bluff Island in the Adirondacks this year, under the direction of P. M. Seixas, of Mount Vernon, closed on Thursday. Among those from the city who spent the summer there were Oscar and Victor Carlson, North Columbus avenue. | Camp Rainbow, which was at Bluff Island in the Adirondacks this year, under the direction of P. M. Seixas, of Mount Vernon, closed on Thursday. Among those from the city who spent the summer there were Oscar and Victor Carlson, North Columbus avenue. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:15, 3 February 2026
Camp Rainbow was a boys’ camp on Bluff Island in Lower Saranac Lake operated by Philip M. Seixas in the early 1900s.
Charles Daniels, an American eight-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in two freestyle swimming events, was a camper there in 1901 and 1902.
Utica Herald-Dispatch, June 17, 1903
Camp Rainbow on Bluff Island, the large boys’ camp, will open shortly with forty campers.
Mount Vernon Daily Argus, September 1, 1906
Camp Rainbow, which was at Bluff Island in the Adirondacks this year, under the direction of P. M. Seixas, of Mount Vernon, closed on Thursday. Among those from the city who spent the summer there were Oscar and Victor Carlson, North Columbus avenue.