1988 – Contributed by John B. Rettew III

The following is an excerpt from John B. Rettew’s The Spirit of the Horseshoe regarding the Outrider program:

Camp this summer offered a unique opportunity. An “Outrider” Camp had been added to the other specialty camps. We had secured the use of a number of horses and had erected a corral near the Lane Farmhouse. For the first time we hired a young lady to handle the equestrian program. 

2012 – Contributed by Mike Berkiehiser

The following is an excerpt from The Octoraro Loop, Volume 13 Issue No. 2 (Summer 2012) which has Camp Director Mike Berkiehiser talking about some of the highlights at camp, including the new Mason-Dixon Adventure:

We are offering a new program this summer called the Mason Dixon Adventure, which was run as a pilot program by Bill Hohl at Camp Ware for one week last summer with tremendous success. Scouts who are 13 years of age and older, Venturers, and Scouters can take part in their Philmont style back country experience. They can come with their troops or as provisionals and spend from Monday morning to Friday evening enjoying the lesser known back country areas around camp. They hike to a new location each morning and set up their leave no trace campsite. They then have an exciting experience each afternoon. Activities include things like spar pole climbing, rock climbing, black powder shooting, and tomahawk throwing, and building a raft out of natural materials to float the entire team down the Octoraro.