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' - BACK8ROUN'D c7[)RTLiIS D CCUMENT � brief historical sk��oh of the �gen�y's involvement w'�� Si| "er LaKa :--=mp, taken �rom camp fiies, is irciuded as a �aCk- . und raf'rence. The west ccrtion of Silver Laka Camp was ourcnasad in 1--7,21 �--r rn 1924 the large,island, a remaining tip of the amaii island-J, an a ccnsidsrpb|e portion of the iaka itse|f was purcnased for $41.0-CO. -1n 1928 -1he S n �r m y acquired a-oroximoze|y 40 acres, formeriy the area cf the 3t. Paui C=mo, fcr S10,CDOO. In 193:10 a parcel on the east shore of Si|ver Lake as pur-?-,ased �or $3,OOO. The first cam- o-ane-- during zhie summer of 182' . w|r: no ou�|�ing ' Jears a number of bui|din-s nave been built and �-ennoved. Thes= ino!ude a dining hall, c abins on K|wanio Is|anc, cabins a;o,-g the shore, cabin vii|agescn ! the kno||' and a residential camP east ofthe present camp core. ' A separate resident camP once operated at the east and of the sit=- by the St. Paul Citadel. During the mid-1970's, tne St' Pau! Camp combinmd facilities with zhe Ninneapo/is Camp' Durirg the summer of 19DS5 nine residence camps used the site in addition to sta-lf cr/enzaticn programs., fam||y camp. pilgrimage, and numerous conference and rstreats. Thera was occasionai d-=y ,:se by scout �ro.u.cs' Today, Silver Lake Camp serves more than 8,O,0O ann:a|iy in various camps, conferences, retreats' banquets, and special events on -a year- round buaia' 8�m - Planning recommendations were mode in 1970 and updated in 19SO. The effective tinneuPan of �hose recommendations has expired. In 1985 the Salvation - Army Property Committee and Silver Lake Camp Committee raquaszad tl�e Consultant to prepare Long Range Land Use Deveiooment Plan for Silver Lake -� Camp.