I would like to give a brief history of Robin Hood. Our campers are always interested and eager to learn about the history and at campfires throughout the summer I am asked to pass on the history of camp to these eager listeners.

Robin Hood was founded in 1927 by Andrew Friedman, a semi-pro football player whose dream it was to spend his life working with children in a camp that he would build and call Robin Hood. He came from the main lake of Ossipee by canoe through the channel to Broad Bay and landed on the natural sandy shore and declared this the spot. Robin Hood opened for its first season in 1928 with 49 campers and a certificate from the state of New Hampshire to open a boys camp. Pictures of those brave boys and the original permit hang on the wall behind the head table in the dining hall.

We consider ourselves one big family here at Robin Hood and many of our families go back 3 generations. If it is your son or daughters first summer in the Realm you have now joined us in that family. In our yearbook each year we devote several pages with pictures of campers with their parents and siblings.

Chuck Illig – Head Counselor