Roblin Lake Camp was a Salvation Army

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 camp located in Ameliasburg, Ontario, serving Kingston

Kingston, Ontario

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 and the greater Frontenac County

Frontenac County, Ontario

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 area. It operated for about eighty years before closing in 2007.http://www.intelligencer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=792038&auth=Bruce+Bell

History

Roblin Lake Camp has historically been supported by the local government. Such politicians as William Alexander Fraser

William Alexander Fraser

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 have donated extensively to the camp's activities. In 1976, members of CFB Trenton

CFB Trenton

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 donated $2700 to the camp. The Rotary Club

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 of Picton

Picton, Ontario

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 in Prince Edward County

Prince Edward County, Ontario

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 contributed $550 to The Salvation Army in order to pay the registration for three children to attend a Roblin Lake summer camp

Summer camp

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 in 2006.

Structure

In its later years, Roblin Lake Camp held five week-long non-profit

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 adventure camps for underprivileged children ages 7-12 every summer. Campers took part in activities such as drama

Drama

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, canoeing

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, arts and crafts

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, and swimming. Other week-long summer camps for children included Music Camp, Moms & Kids Camp, and Pioneer Club Camp. A special guest was invited to Music Camp each year. Several well-known musician

Musician

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s were guests at the camp, notably David Catherwood

David Catherwood

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. Men's Camp, Women's Ministries, and Senior's Camp were also held. Facilities at Roblin Lake included a basketball court

Basketball court

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, a baseball field

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, an outdoor swimming pool

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, and a miniature golf

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 course. Foosball

Table football

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, archery

Archery

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, shuffleboard

Shuffleboard

Shuffleboard, more precisely deck shuffleboard, and also known as shuffle-board, shovelboard, shovel-board and shove-board [archaic], is a game in which players use broom-shaped paddles to push weighted pucks, sending them gliding down a narrow and elongated court, with the purpose of...

, boating

Boating

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, volleyball

Volleyball

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, air hockey

Air hockey

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, and street hockey

Road hockey

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were common recreational activities played throughout the summer.