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Created page with " <strong>Camp Rainbow</strong> 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. ---- <em>Utica Herald-Dispatch</em>, June 17, 1903 Camp Rainbow on Bluff Island, the large boys’ camp, will open shortly with fo..."
 
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<em>Utica Herald-Dispatch</em>, June 17, 1903
<em>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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<em>Mount Vernon Daily Argus,</em> September 1, 1906
<em>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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Revision as of 22:11, 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.