Foundation acquires additional
241 acres of camp property

   The Camp Tuscazoar Foundation has purchased 241 acres of the original Camp Tuscazoar property from a Dover woman.
   The newly-acquired acre tract includes several landmarks familiar to camp patrons, including the Stone Memorial Lodge, Buzzard’s Roost, Troop One Cabin and the Zoarite Iron Mines. The Foundation now owns 351 of the 464 total acres that once comprised the camp. A grant from the Clean Ohio Fund’s Green Space Conservation Program, which is administered through the Ohio Public Works Commission, made the purchase possible.
   “We are delighted to have this opportunity,” said Bob Spencer, president of the Foundation. “This purchase helps us preserve our secluded atmosphere and puts us one step closer to unifying the original camp property. We are especially pleased to have the Stone Lodge and Troop One Cabin within our borders again. These buildings will be welcome additions to our camping facilities.”
   The Stone Memorial Lodge was built in 1978 with funds donated by the Stone Family of Zoarville who are descendants of the original Zoar Separatists. Troop One Cabin was built in the 1940s by the scouts of Troop One of the McKinley Boy Scout Council in Canton. Buzzard’s Roost is a rocky outcropping and Native American lookout which sits above Dover Dam. The Zoarite Iron Mines are one of the last known sites where the Zoar Separatists mined iron ore to feed two stone furnaces in which they made pig iron for sale and conversion into implements such as stoves.
   The Foundation closed the purchase in mid-March and has already opened both Troop One Cabin and the Stone Memorial Lodge for camping.
 

Work continues on new camp lodge

   The shell of the new Richard W. Belcher Memorial Lodge is complete and ready for campers, but the building still needs much work. We have several grant requests outstanding, but the building cannot be finished until additional donations are received. The building is heated and water will be available at the frost-free by Duryee Lodge. The new camp water system is almost complete and the electrical work has been finished. But, once again, dollars are needed to cover the costs of this work. We would also gratefully accept any donations of supplies (conduit, plugs, electrical boxes, interior plumbing supplies, cabinets, counters, etc.) Also, if you are handy in any of these areas, please let us know. We sure hope to have this building completed soon. With your help, we can do it.