Camp Campbell Gard

The dedication on Friday, July 1, 1926, featured remarks by former Ohio governors, James M. Cox and Charles P. Taft II, son of William Howard Taft.

When it opened in 1926, the new camp had 20 buildings, including a 20-foot (6.1 m) by 80-foot (24 m) dining hall with electric stoves and refrigeration; five cabins (quickly expanded to ten) that housed 12 people each; a recreational building "for rainy days"; an informal playground for games; and a guest house "equipped with hot and cold shower baths."

[1] Today the camp has expanded to 600 acres (2.4 km2) and features heating and air conditioning.

Robert McCloskey, who carved the camp totem pole was a famous author of children's book including Make Way for Ducklings and Lentil.

Star women's basketball player Willa McKee has also attended several times.

Steven Ittel and Rickie Briegel in front of the totem pole that Robert McClosky carved while he was a counselor at Camp Gard.