▁land , ▁located ▁on ▁Lake ▁Er ie , ▁was ▁located ▁ ▁from ▁Young st own . ▁ ▁He irs ▁of ▁John ▁H . ▁F itch ▁contributed ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁t enth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Camp ▁F itch , ▁camp ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁site ▁consisted ▁of ▁many ▁acres ▁of ▁wood land ▁and ▁a ▁half - mile ▁( 8 0 0 ▁m ) ▁of ▁beach front . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁site , ▁the ▁camp ▁emphas is ▁was ▁on ▁program ▁and ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁staff ed ▁with ▁a ▁doctor , ▁chap lain , ▁direct ors ▁for ▁craft s , ▁nature ▁study , ▁rif l ery , ▁water front , ▁village ▁direct ors ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁villages ▁( W ind y ▁City ▁for ▁boys ▁ages ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 1 1 , ▁Ch ic ag ami ▁for ▁boys ▁ages ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 4 , ▁Ot - Y o - K wa ▁for ▁boys ▁age ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁older ), ▁an ▁assistant ▁camp ▁director ▁for ▁program , ▁a ▁camp ▁ste ward ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁d ining ▁room ▁and ▁camp ▁store ▁and ▁a ▁tent ▁leader ▁for ▁each ▁tent . ▁▁ ▁Camp ▁F itch ▁operated ▁exclus ively ▁as ▁a ▁boys ’ ▁camp ▁until ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁when ▁a ▁two - week ▁program ▁for ▁girls ▁was ▁initi ated . ▁