The first article of the first Manitou Messenger in 1947 (Ranger found it)

Massachusetts resident Henry Marcus has just purchased a 200 acre parcel of land in the town of Oakland, ME. This land is currently used as a fishing camp, with a portion of its property resting on the shores of East Lake, and will be converted into a boys summer camp called Camp Manitou that will open in June. The camp will open with 16 buildings, 2 fields and a camper population entirely from Newton, MA.

Early speculation is that Henry and his wife, Sis, will eventually hand the camp down to their son Myles, and his wife Sue, who will then sell it to his brother Bob, the younger of the two Marcus children, who was actually born early this month. "So when do you think we can have Bob start work?" Henry asked Sis as he signed the papers for the purchase of real estate.

The rumors continue that Bob will in turn run the camp for twenty years with his wife Amy and then the two will sell it to some former campers who grew up at the camp and passionately refer to it their second home. By 2008 the camp will have 58 buildings, 20 acres of athletic fields, campers from 25 states and 4 countries. But who knows?