The camp was established by Warren P. and Phoebe Kirby, teachers at Central High School in Joliet, Illinois. Campers, who came mainly from the middle and upper-middle income families in the Chicago-Rockford-Joliet area, participated in a variety of activities, including archery, dance, hiking, horseback riding, fencing, tennis, arts and crafts, and several waterfront activities. Paul and Betty Frisbie purchased the camp in 1965 and changed the focus to equestrian training and waterfront activities.
