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- 2 <br />Approximately 250 families per year used the facilities. The camp operated on the <br />annual a-propriation of S10,000 from the state, $3,000 from Hennepin County, fees from <br />the guests and donations. No major improvements have bean made for many years. <br />In 1967, the state stopped its appropriation. The camp continued to rl. on <br />its remaining income with minimal maintenance to keep the facilities at a barely <br />useable level. In 1969, the law was !,ended to require any requests for appropriations <br />to be made by the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs and the chairman of the <br />Soard of Governors "who shall appear before the proper committee 'o explain such <br />request". Though it is not documented in our flies, it would appear that the <br />Legislature stopped the appropriation because the camp had accumulated a large <br />Improvement fund (apparently S50,000 to S70,000 at that time) and had not used <br />that fund to make some of the necessary improvements or was unable to convince <br />the Legislature ':hat improvements on The order of S100,000 were necessary at that <br />time. <br />CURRENT STATUS <br />1. Fac;iitles <br />The camp remains much in the condition it has been in since the 1930's. <br />There are 37 -abins, the large recreation -dining hall, a barracks building, <br />and some other buildings used for storage The cabins are only sleeping <br />facilities. Cabins are clustered around ,atory buildings and most have <br />no furnishings other than beds. The barracks building is a two-story building <br />with several single rooms. It is basically a good structure but is in need <br />of current improvements. Several of the cabins are only used for storage. <br />There are somee 25 inhabitable cabins. The recreation -dining hall is a large <br />building with a 100 x 150 foot floor. It is used as a meal preparation and <br />dining facility and a new roof was installed in 1980 and in 1982 the floor <br />s sanding and covered with urethane pairt. The docks are maintained in a <br />able and safe condition. The manager has been requesting since at least <br />�,61, ,..r a harbor be dredged in a swampy area-ot the Island that would <br />be protected from the elements. The grounds themselves rcxnain beautiful and <br />there is an excellent beach around much of the <br />2. Boars -)f governors <br />Of the current Board of 10 members, three have been members since 1923; <br />n:I u J i n7 the Chi; rman. the c. .1 j h.a,, on i y rare y met more than once .+ <br />