Though no one is allowed to live permanently on the island, a small number of people can stay there overnight during the summer — for a price. Source: New York Times
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31 Children Test Positive for Coronavirus at Summer Camp in NY
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2021
The outbreak at Camp Pontiac in Columbia County, N.Y., occurred among children too young to be vaccinated. No children were seriously ill. Source: New York Times
These Y.M.C.A. Camps Served Children for 100 Years. Now They Are Shut.
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2021
The Y.M.C.A. of Greater New York is selling three summer camps that have been a bucolic retreat for generations of poor children from the city, part of the pandemic’s economic fallout. Source: New York Times
The Coronavirus Infected Hundreds at a Georgia Summer Camp
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2020
The camp took precautions but did not require campers to wear masks, the C.D.C. reported. Singing and cheering may have helped spread the virus. Source: New York Times