arts and crafts

— The first clue that something once existed deep in the woods here is a towering, rusted water tank shrouded by the trees that have grown up around it. Other evidence includes concrete foundations, a tall stone chimney and several dilapidated, rotted-wood cabins. The decaying structures are the last vestiges of a long-abandoned summer youth camp built in the 1930s for disadvantaged children. Walking among the remains, it’s not hard to envision a noisy and lively camp filled with city kids and counselors enjoying campfires, sing-alongs, arts and crafts, swimming and hiking. Now it’s ghostly quiet and a bit eerie.