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White Birch Lodge Recreational Center of Holyoke YMCA Camp at Benton Pond, East Otis

by Laurel | April 12th, 2013

17 June 1928

White Birch Lodge
Recreational Center of Holyoke YMCA Camp
Benton Pond, East Otis

The above is a picture of “White Birch Lodge,” the recreational center, shelter house, library and dining room of the Y.M.C.A. Boys’ Camp at Benton Pond, East Otis. It was built last year and is very attractive. There is a big fireplace at one end of a central enclosure, while one end is open on three side.

Adapted from The Springfield Republican.

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