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| PC: Marisa Hadley |
Alice Pittenger was deeply involvement in the Girl Scouts, and on Feb. 14 of 1940 she presented
them with the deed to 9.4 acres of land near Payette Lake, McCall. This land would be used to
establish as permanent campsite for local Idaho troops and was named Camp Alice Pittenger in her
honor. That following summer that camp started to take shape with assistance from the Work
Progress Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Forest Service, and by 1948 the camp
was officially open.
them with the deed to 9.4 acres of land near Payette Lake, McCall. This land would be used to
establish as permanent campsite for local Idaho troops and was named Camp Alice Pittenger in her
honor. That following summer that camp started to take shape with assistance from the Work
Progress Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Forest Service, and by 1948 the camp
was officially open.
In the 1990’s, Silver Sage Girl Scout Camps, including Camp Alice Pittenger, were are risk of closure
due to an increase in the amount of lease payment on this land. In response to this, girl scout troops
from all over Idaho sent letters to Governor Cecil Andrus requesting that something be done to
preserve their camp.
due to an increase in the amount of lease payment on this land. In response to this, girl scout troops
from all over Idaho sent letters to Governor Cecil Andrus requesting that something be done to
preserve their camp.
Letters to the Governor written by Girl Scouts in 1990:
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