Memories of
Eagle Island
Eagle Island Camp, also known as Camp Eagle Island, was a resident summer camp located on Eagle Island in Upper Saranac Lake opposite Gull Point. It was operated as a Girl Scout camp from 1938 until the organization closed it in 2008. In 2015, it was purchased by a friends group. Youth day camp was operated in 2019. Plans were developed to expand to also include girls' overnight camp, family camp and women's weekends in 2020, but all programming were suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic. With some adjustments, those programs are on track to operate in 2021. Kayt Gochenaur conducted interviews with former campers and counselors and members of the Friends of Eagle Island group. Click on the names below to listen to each interview. Visit their website to learn more about the future of Eagle Island Camp.