Figure 1.-- Here we see a Wyanoke cabin group in front of their tent. The boys wear a colored tank top with a large W and short pants. Other photos show that they were the striped shorts that became common at these camps. The photograph is undated, but blooks like the early 1920s. Notice how the boys have carefully combed their hair and are holding their arms.

Camp Wyanoke was a boys' summer camp located at Wolfeboro Neck, near Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. The Bentley Family founded the camp (1909). The camp was situated on Lake Winnipesauke. the camp was one of the largest and most successful private camp established in the Lakes Region during the late-19th and early-20th century. It was originally set up with tents. Each tent had a councelor and about seven boys. From the beginning, an important part of the program was the relationship between the individual councelor and his small cabin group. The early program consisted of shop/carpentry work, drill, and water sports. There was also tutoring offered for boys having trouble in school. Cabins were built, we think, in the 1920s. They were small cabins to maintain the low councilor/camper ratio. A broader activities program ws developed over time as the camp became more established with a variety of ammenities for the boys. The ca,p in the 1920s had a uniform of a colored tank top with a huge "W" and striped short pants.The camp closed in 1975.

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