▁when ▁summer ▁camp ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁session . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Out door ▁education ▁season , ▁the ▁F itch ' s ▁out door ▁education ▁staff ▁work ▁with ▁visit ing ▁school ▁fac ulty ▁to ▁facil itate ▁a ▁curr icul um ▁covering ▁the ▁historical , ▁ge ographical ▁and ▁bi ological ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁year - round ▁programming , ▁about ▁ 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁camp ers ▁attend ▁the ▁camp ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁program ▁offer ings , ▁F itch ▁found ▁itself ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁additional ▁land ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁its ▁growing ▁population . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁camp ▁purchased ▁ ▁of ▁wood ed ▁flat land ▁and ▁a ▁half - mile ▁of ▁shore ▁line ▁on ▁Lake ▁Er ie . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁eastern ▁boundary ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁run ▁along ▁Cro oked ▁Creek . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁French ▁Creek ▁Boy ▁Sc out ▁Council ▁in ▁Er ie ▁sold ▁its ▁Camp ▁Se qu oy ah , ▁located ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁Camp ▁F itch . ▁F itch ▁purchased ▁all ▁of ▁Se qu oy ah ▁south ▁of ▁Ab les ▁Road , ▁along ▁with ▁ ▁of ▁lake ▁front ▁property . ▁This ▁expansion ▁brought ▁the ▁camp ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁size ▁of ▁over ▁ ▁with ▁ 1 ▁mile ▁( 1 . 6   km ) ▁of ▁front age ▁on ▁Lake ▁Er ie . ▁ ▁To ▁date , ▁only ▁about ▁ ▁of ▁camp ▁land ▁has