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Founding
Adirondack Woodcraft Camps is a co-ed, sleep-away camp near Old Forge, New York. Also known as AWC or Woodcraft, the camp was founded in 1925 by William Abbott. Abbott, with the backing of investors, bought the property after coming a cross two small lakes while scouting the area for New York State.

Name
The name "Woodcraft" comes from an antiquated term regarding outdoors skills and knowledge of the forest. It is not a woodworking camp. The word "Camps" is plural because originally the different age divisions were regarded as separate camps.

Location
AWC is located in the Town of Webb around Lake Kan-Ac-To and Lake Te-Jec-Na, two small kettle lakes about four miles northeast of the village of Old Forge. The North Branch of the Moose River passes the camp just to the north. Woodcraft's locations is considered to be in the West-Central Region of the Adirondack State Park.

Program
Adirondack Woodcraft Camps runs a traditional outdoor-oriented program. Campers experience canoeing, swimming, hiking, arts & crafts, nature education, mountain biking, archery, riflery, and rock climbing. Canoeing and hiking trips are taken to many parts of the Adirondack State Park.