The establishment of Camp Mowglis was the result of the convergence of the positive experience of a young man at a camp, his mother’s vision, a famous author’s imagination, and association with her friends who knew, loved, and purchased land around a beautiful lake. The camp movement had just begun, promoting vigorous outdoor experiences for urban children. Elizabeth Ford Holt was among the earliest to buy property to start a girls’ camp (Redcroft 1900) and, up the road, a boys’ camp (Mowglis 1902).



