HAYMARKET, Va. (AP) – A new camp for the Boy Scouts of America opens next month on the site near Haymarket where Disney tried to build a theme park 12 years ago. The $17 million project on 350 acres is one of the most expensive scouting construction projects in the nation. The National Capital Council will operate the camp for both Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts living in DC and 16 counties in Maryland and Vir-ginia. Officials say they wanted a camp closer to Washington so younger scouts can have an overnight camping experience. The council's next closest camp is three hours away. Disney sold the site in 1994 after scrapping plans for a US history theme park because of protests from residents and preservation-ists. The camp will preserve much of the site's natural state, but officials say it offers much more than the traditional rustic experience. It includes themed areas, including a Space Port with a Mars simulation.
Interesting.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment