April 2001

Vol. 12, Number 2

Get in the picture for Dover Dam Weekend, May 4-6

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   Put away the pans and dishes. This year, visitors will be served all three Saturday meals during our annual Dover Dam Weekend, May 4-6. Bob Spencer and his crew will have the chow ready and waiting.
   Of course, eating is only part of the fun. Once again, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will lead guided tours through Dover Dam. Each year visitors of all ages journey into the heart of the great dam. Visitors will also have an opportunity to participate in our first-ever Tuscazoar photo contest. Bring your camp photos down for the weekend. Our team of judges will select three winners. There is no limit on the date of the photos, but they must have been taken at Tuscazoar. To enter, fill out the form on page 2 of the Breeze. All entries will be published on the Camp Tuscazoar website (with permission) following the weekend.
   Chairman Mike Snider is planning several other events as well. As usual, a campfire program at the Hoover Amphitheater will conclude Saturday's activities.
   The $8 per person event fee includes the three Saturday meals and an event patch. Camping fees are additional. For more information, call 330-859-2288.

"Primitive Gathering" to showcase
atlatl, archery, flint knapping

Plans continue for Camp Tuscazoar's first "primitive gathering" June 16 and 17. The camp gates will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday for the public to enjoy this unique event. Skill craftsman will display the arts of atlatl throwing, primitive archery and flint knapping. A range will be open to offer visitors an opportunity to participate in primitive archery, which requires that the equipment be made of wood, horn or sinew only - no fiberglass or aluminum.
An atlatl range will also be open for visitors to try their throwing skills. Instructors will have throwing sticks and darts for you to try. Bring the family, enjoy the demonstrations, and try you arm at atlatl throwing. Cost is $5 per car. A concession stand will also be open. On Sunday at 3 p.m., finely-crafted items will be auctioned in the camp dining hall.
If you have questions, or if you are interested in exhibiting or assisting, please contact Barb Watson at 330-343-2549.

Troop 5 Foundation donates to museum

The Camp Tuscazoar Foundation has received a generous donation from the Troop 5 Foundation for the W.C. Moorhead Museum. This donation will be used to construct a deck on the rear of the building. A deck was part of the original museum plans, but was postponed due to a shortage of funds and labor. The Troop 5 Foundation was organized to raise funds for the construction of a Scouting museum through the sale of audiotapes containing familiar Scout and campfire songs. Since the construction of the W.C. Moorhead museum, the Troop 5 Foundation has been very supportive of our efforts. Two different tapes, ‘Hail, All Ye Old Time Campers!’ and ‘All Together Again’, are available in our trading post for $12.00 each. A special thank you to the members of the Troop 5 Foundation who have made this possible.

Fall events scheduled

Pig Weekend September 14-16

Mark your calendars for one of Camp Tuscazoar's biggest weekends of the year. Our annual Pig Gig campout will offer three days of fun Sept. 14-16. The Pig Roast fund-raiser for the public will immediately follow on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 16. We can't guarantee good weather, but you're sure to get an outstanding pig roast dinner at both events. And, it's a great time to greet old friends, hike the hills and make new camp memories.
Last year, several visitors remarked that this was their first visit to our pig roast. So, spread the word to everyone you know. And watch for more details in the next Breeze.

Enchanted Tuscazoar Oct. 20-21

Tuscazoar's forest denizens will once again charm visitors with tales of their lives in the wild at Enchanted Tuscazoar October 20th and 21st. This fun, non-scary fall activity is geared primarily for younger kids. Along the trail, visitors will meet ladybugs, a rabbit, a skunk, a deer and other woodland creatures. Light refreshments will be served after the walk. The cost for the event is $2 per person. The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. each day, and groups will be offered their preference of time and date to attend. Volunteers are needed as helpers or to play one of the animals. For reservations, information or to help out, please call Nancy Schoenbaum at 330-493-1386.

Endowment Fund

Helping to Keep the Spirit Burning

The following persons have helped ensure the future of Camp Tuscazoar with their generous contributions to the Camp Tuscazoar Endowment Fund.

General

Lawrence Rispin	William and Beatrice Farber
The Esber Family	Mark Shotwell

In memory of Grant Hansen

Robert L. Untch

Joe and Betty Boyce

Think Spring! It's time for our annual

Dover Dam Weekend

Get out of the house! Come and enjoy...
Campwide activities Tours of Dover Dam Campfire program First camp photo contest Three Saturday meals! and much, much more!

May 4-6 at historic Camp Tuscazoar

2001 Dover Dam Weekend Photo Contest Entry Form

Name ___________________________ Group Name/Number _________________
   Address: __________________________________________________________
      City: ______________________________ State _____ ZIP _______________
          Telephone Number: _____________________________________________

Choose one:

____ I authorize the Camp Tuscazoar Foundation to publish my photo.
____ I do not authorize the Camp Tuscazoar Foundation to publish my photo.

Please bring your photograph, a digital version of the photo on diskette if possible, and this
completed form to Dover Dam Weekend.

In this issue, former camp staffer Mark Brunner shares a few memories of his days on the Tuscazoar camp staff.

"In 1972, an older leader was visiting his troop during the summer. One night, he stumbled, fell down the hill onto the railroad tracks and lost his glasses. He knew if he tried to find his way up the hill through the trees he would get lost. So he proceeded to walk down the railroad tracks. About 1 or 2 in the morning all the counselors were awakened for a search party. We fanned out in groups around the camp. I remember walking through the woods in the dark, and every time I stepped on a rotten log, my heart would jump because I thought maybe it was the leader's leg. Well, the search went on all night. But the longer it got, we started thinking it was a good sign, because we had not found anything, and maybe he was just enjoying a peaceful moment away from everyone. His car was in the parking lot, and had been checked a few times. Around 5 a.m., a couple of us counselors went up to the parking lot to search again. There he was walking into camp at the main entrance. He had walked the tracks all the way to route 212, then up Boy Scout Road to camp, and it took him about 5 hours. The camp director, Bernie Myers, got all the counselors together and told us to get a good nights rest, and he would see us at breakfast at 8. (hehe) Well, I was the Dining Hall steward, so I got a whole hour of sleep before I had to go to work.

In the dining hall, there were some tricks that would be played. One day after a meal, one of the waiters came to me and said he needed help. I went to the table, and every plate and glass was stuck to the table from the scouts spreading peanut butter on them and pushing them tight against the table. I was not pleased, and was somewhat surprised, because every table had two seats for leaders and counselors. The next meal, I went over to the table and gave the scouts a lecture, and told them they would all be staying for waiter duty for every meal the rest of the week if it happened again. It did not happen again."

Do you have a Tuscazoar Tale to share? Send it to info@tuscazoar.org.

Icky's Camp Journal

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Winter Camp

Recently, Troop 939 of St Joan of Arc in Canton (Perry Twp.) spent a weekend camping in Keppler Field. Their Scoutmaster is JohnTharp and the assistant Scoutmaster is Erick Vick. Most of the troop stayed in tents for their first cold Polar Bear campout in five years. We also owe Erick a debt of gratitude for masonry work he recently completed on Keppler Lodge and our maintenance building. Thanks, Erick.

Bridge receives more support;
historical marker now on display

Several area organizations have recently awarded grants to support the restoration of the Zoarville Station Bridge at Camp Tuscazoar. The Buckeye Trail Association, The John and Orlena Marsh Foundation of Dover, the Stark-Tusc-Wayne Joint Solid Waste District, Wayne Mutual Insurance Company of Wooster and the Rosenberry Foundation of New Philadelphia have contributed to the project since late December. Thanks to these organizations for their support. In addition, Tuscarawas County has agreed to fund the removal of a stone railroad abutment near Mineral City. In addition to improving safety, the abutment removal will also provide much-needed stone for the bridge project.
An Ohio Historical Marker commemorating the bridge is now on display in the W.C. Moorhead Museum. The marker will remain on display until the bridge is completely restored. The marker will then be installed along route 800. Be sure to stop by and read the marker during your next visit to camp.

Wanted: Sponsors for camp totem pole

The Camp Tuscazoar Foundation has identified two possible options for replacing the totem pole that once stood near the stockade entrance. Either option would require spending money to complete a replica of the pole. The Foundation is encouraging individuals or groups to sponsor a section of the totem pole. A plaque at the base of the pole would recognize contributors. If you or or organization would like to sponser a section for $25, $50 or more, please contact the camp ranger.

Coming Events:

May 4-6	Dover Dam Weekend
June 3	CTF Board Meeting
June 16-17	Primitive Gathering
July 1	CTF Board Meeting
August 5	CTF Board Meeting
Sept. 9	CTF Board Meeting
Sept. 14-16	Pig Gig Campout
Sept. 16	Pig Roast Fundraiser

Camp Tuscazoar "Breeze"
is published by the

Camp Tuscazoar Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 308
Zoarville, OH 44656-0308
http://www.tuscazoar.org

http://www.tuscazoar.org/ZoarValleyTrail.htm

Zoar Valley Trail web pages now offer more information, photos

The Zoar Valley Trail web pages on the Camp Tuscazoar website have been expanded. The improved pages offer:

Photos of key stops and historic locations along the trail

An updated trail map

Links to web pages with more information about Zoar, Fort Laurens, Schoenbrunn, Trumpet in the Land, the Zoarville Station Bridge, Dover Dam, and the Ohio-Erie Canal

A trail guide, with mileage designations and links to aerial photos and topographic maps of the trail

Information about the old Route 92 bridge in Zoar, which has now been slated for restoration by Tuscarawas County

Details on Bouquet’s 13th Encampment. In 1764, British Col. Henry Bouquet camped on a bluff along what is now the Zoar Valley Trail. Nearby, the white prisoners who had been captured by the Indians during Pontiac’s War began to be released. The page includes links to more information on Bouquet's expedition.

The Zoar Valley Trail has also been designated as a Millennium Trail. Millennium Trails is a national program sponsored by the White House that celebrates, recognizes and is a catalyst for creating trails to "honor the past and imagine the future" as part of America’s legacy for the year 2000. If you organization or group is interested in hiking the Zoar Valley Trail, please visit our web pages for more information, or contact Barb Watson at 330-343-2549.