Elements of that style include log and native stonework construction, decorative rustic items of branches and twigs, and layout as a compound of separated structures.

There was also the "Barque," a 20 by 60 foot four-room bark cabin built on a log raft, used to escape from the dreaded black fly in the spring; it was fully equipped, with a kitchen, bath, and running water.

In 1895, William West Durant sold the camp to wealthy industrialist Collis P. Huntington.

The camp went unused from the start of the 20th century until 1947, when it was sold to the State University of New York at Cortland for 1 dollar, for use as their Outdoor Education center.

Due to the soundness of its construction, despite its long disuse, the buildings required little repair.