Giant Eagle

The Giant Eagle immediately north of the Broadview Road entrance is probably most often used as a "safety net" when crucial items are left out of the packing.  Some leaders prefer not to rely on this, and believe that if an item is forgotten, then the girls need to figure out how to manage without.  This is also my preferrence, although there are times......  A good compromise between the "purist" and "convenient grab" approaches is to let the girls decide IF they want to do without OR if they want to hike to the store to purchase the desired object.  If chosen, a comprise walking trip to the grocery store can turn into a fun hike.  Girls routinely walked all the way up the drive from camp when they wanted to vist the goats and the emu that Stan kept as pets close to his house. 

The Giant Eagle can also be used in a more purposeful way to minimize the usual camp prep time.  Plan to meet with your troop at the Giant Eagle to do the camp grocery shopping and proceed immediatly from there into camp.

This particular Giant Eagle has a history extending back into the 19th century.  Before belonging to the supermarket chain, it was an independant grocery store called "Country Counter".  It belonged to the Vaughn family, and before that, the Neals (who built North, Coach, and Amity Houses). Prior to the Country Counter was the Freeman Farm, who specialized in fruits from their mighty orchards.  Orchards that may have been started with the scions of apple trees brought in covered wagons by the Weltons in 1815.