History of Treasure Island - or is it 'Red Head Island'?

TreasureHunter · 03-16-2005, 09:05 AM

Thanks Rattlesnake Gal,

Tucked in with the history from Sleepers was this mention of Treasure Island:

A camp had been established on Treasure Is. called "Camp Mishe Mokwa" (the name for "great white bear" in Hiawatha) and it operated as a boys camp between 1913 and 1950. In 1950, the island was sold to the Girl Scouts of America and it operated as a Girl Scout camp for about ten years. During this time, Ivar Swenson (owner of Sleepers at this time) engineered a power cable for Treasure Is. After the cable was installed, Ivar was made an honorary Girl Scout!

I would definitely be interested in any more mentions of Treasure, Red Head, Red Hand, etc. that you might come across!

TreasureHunter

03-16-2005, 09:05 AM	#4
TreasureHunter Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Mention of Treasure in Sleepers History Thanks Rattlesnake Gal, Tucked in with the history from Sleepers was this mention of Treasure Island: A camp had been established on Treasure Is. called "Camp Mishe Mokwa" (the name for "great white bear" in Hiawatha) and it operated as a boys camp between 1913 and 1950. In 1950, the island was sold to the Girl Scouts of America and it operated as a Girl Scout camp for about ten years. During this time, Ivar Swenson (owner of Sleepers at this time) engineered a power cable for Treasure Is. After the cable was installed, Ivar was made an honorary Girl Scout! I would definitely be interested in any more mentions of Treasure, Red Head, Red Hand, etc. that you might come across! TreasureHunter

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