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4-H CAMP SACANDAGA IS FOR SALE

4-H Camp Sacandaga, a 17-acre rustic camp in Speculator, New York, is for sale. The former non-profit youth residential camp (1945-2004) is in the Adirondack Park and is 85 miles from Albany and 240 miles from New York City. Land, 17 buildings and physical assets (i.e. beds, boats, food service equipment) is offered "as is". Business and general assets including 4-H logo and databases are not for sale.

     The 4-H Camp Sacandaga property is actively listed for sale by Adirondack Country Homes Realty, Inc. For further property sales information, please visit www.AdirondackCountryHomes.com   and contact:

            Ronald "Ron" D. Royal, Associate Broker/Speculator Region Branch Manager
            Route 30
            PO Box 161
            Speculator, NY 12164
            Office: 518-548-7900
            Fax: 518-924-3323
            Cell: 518-369-5199
            Email: RonRoyal@ADKhomes.com

4 4-H Camp Sacandaga is located at 8 Page Street 2 miles west of Speculator, New York off Route 8 and within walking distance of Moffitt Beach Public Campground and Day Use Area operated by the NYS Department of Environmental conservation. The camp has no lake footage and the camp property has no permanent rights to the lake. Annually, a permit was secured from the NYS DEC to implement a swimming and boating program for youth campers at Moffitt's Beach.

     5 The camp was licensed and inspected annually by the NYS Department of Health to operate as a youth residential camp. Reports are on file at:
      NYS Department of Health
      PO Box 389
      11-15 Bernard Street
      Saranac Lake, NY 12983
      Contact: Jules Callahan     Phone: 518-891-1800

     6 Presently the property is listed in the wholly exempt section of the assessment roll for the town of Lake Pleasant. The current total assessed value is $469,400 with a land value of $55,500. Property information is available through the Town of Lake Pleasant Real Property/Assessors' Office:
      Route 8
      Municipal Center
      Lake Pleasant, NY 12108
      Contact: Vicki Buyce     Phone: 518-548-3625, ext. 6     Fax: 518-548-3028

4-H Camp Sacandaga in Speculator, New York has had a wonderful run since its inception in 1945. Over the years it has employed dedicated staff, provided excellent programs and has had a positive impact on innumerable youth. For 59 summers, 4-H Camp Sacandaga has provided a safe residential community in an Adirondack setting where all young people have participated in personal growth experiences that have emphasized life skill development, positive social interactions, environmental stewardship, independence, and team building.

However, at the present time, it is no longer feasible for the three stake-holding Associations of Cornell Cooperative Extension (Fulton/Montgomery, Oneida, and Warren Counties) to own and operate the 4-H youth residential camp facility. The three Cornell Cooperative Extension Association Boards of Directors have approved the sale of 4-H Camp Sacandaga and its assets and thus the Board of Directors of 4-H Camp Sacandaga has a mandate to do so. The closing of 4-H Camp Sacandaga for the 2005 summer season and its impending sale are not a reflection on past staff and programs.

11 Nine other 4-H residential camping opportunities are still available in New York State to all young people, whether or not they are 4-H members. Visit www.4hcampsny.org/camps.htm for more information.