▁moved ▁to ▁Grand ▁River ▁between ▁Or well ▁and ▁As ht ab ula ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁site ▁on ▁Lake ▁Er ie ▁between ▁Say bro ok ▁and ▁Gene va - on - the - L ake . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁Young st own ▁Y M CA ▁adopted ▁a ▁permanent ▁policy ▁of ▁conduct ing ▁a ▁summer ▁camp ▁for ▁boys . ▁ ▁The ▁cam ps ite ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁C annon ' s ▁M ills ▁on ▁Little ▁Be aver ▁River . ▁ ▁Land ▁for ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁John ▁H . ▁F itch ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁a ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁sufficient ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁camp ▁for ▁a ▁five - year ▁period . ▁ ▁Th irty - two ▁camp ers ▁were ▁en rolled ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁year , ▁and ▁the ▁camp ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁at ▁that ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁sum mers ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁these ▁first ▁years , ▁a ▁common ▁fashion ▁access ory ▁for ▁camp ers ▁was ▁a ▁for ked ▁stick ; ▁these ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁for ▁protection ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁abund ance ▁of ▁r att les n akes ▁and ▁co pper head s ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Fort un ately , ▁this ▁re pt ilian ▁problem ▁was ▁rect ified ▁through ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁camp ▁grounds . ▁ ▁During ▁the