▁all ▁summer ▁cam ps ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁of ▁Young st own ▁were ▁experimental ▁and ▁temporary ▁in ▁nature . ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁found ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Camp ▁F itch ▁has ▁hosted ▁camp ers ▁every ▁year ▁to ▁date . ▁▁ ▁Origin ally ▁a ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁Y M CA ' s ▁dow nt own ▁branch , ▁ ▁Camp ▁F itch ▁now ▁exists ▁as ▁a ▁Y M CA ▁branch ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁of ▁Young st own . ▁ ▁While ▁it ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁season al ▁camp , ▁F itch ▁now ▁has ▁the ▁cap ability ▁to ▁operate ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁ow ing ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁land ▁hold ings ▁and ▁facilities ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁months ▁it ▁oper ates ▁as ▁a ▁traditional ▁ ▁summer ▁camp , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁camp ers ▁stay ing ▁for ▁week - long ▁sessions . ▁ ▁When ▁summer ▁camp ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁session , ▁the ▁camp ▁runs ▁an ▁out door ▁education ▁program ▁for ▁schools ▁and ▁hosts ▁several ▁week end ▁groups ▁and ▁con ferences . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Young st own ▁Y M CA ▁began ▁hosting ▁cam ps ▁for ▁young ▁boys ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁conducted ▁at ▁M ud dy ▁Lake ▁near ▁R aven na , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁the ▁camp ▁was