Seneca Lake Camp

Seneca Lake Camp Seneca Lake Camp is a Private Church camp for young women, youth groups, and families.

03/24/2026

Many of you know that we are still searching for a waterfront director. This will impact the activities on Seneca Lake. We will not be allowed to open the waterfront without a certified waterfront director. The person or preferably married couple will need to be certified and also take NY training classes. Please do everything in your power to help search for someone to fulfill this critical part of Camp activities. Thanks!

We are still looking for a waterfront director. It's critical if we want to totally open the waterfront. The director wo...
03/05/2026

We are still looking for a waterfront director. It's critical if we want to totally open the waterfront. The director would need to be fully qualified and also pass the New York state training and requirements. But..they would live in the newly redecorated and painted Roundhouse right on Seneca Lake. Talk about a dream summer!!
Looking for a mermaid!

Our resident artist/decorator Sister Eldredge beautified the Camp! Also other projects were completed.
01/09/2026

Our resident artist/decorator Sister Eldredge beautified the Camp! Also other projects were completed.

The Farmhouse was redecorated over the summer of 2025. It's great for family reunions with 5 bedrooms (2 main bedrooms w...
01/09/2026

The Farmhouse was redecorated over the summer of 2025. It's great for family reunions with 5 bedrooms (2 main bedrooms with en suite) , 3 1/2 baths, two dining areas, large kitchen, a laundry room and two living rooms.

"Gracie" and pup make an appearance.
01/09/2026

"Gracie" and pup make an appearance.

07/10/2025

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The Round House where we have lived for the past few weeks is an odd structure probably treasured more for its unique de...
10/01/2024

The Round House where we have lived for the past few weeks is an odd structure probably treasured more for its unique design than any hint of practicality.

I have been told that it started life as a pump station for the railroad to get water from the lake.

That must have been a pretty big pump because the house is about 25 feet across.

It feels like the inside of a large grain silo when you are standing in it.

Another feature is that you are right on the water. There is a deck just outside the window but you don't see it. You just see the waves rolling in like you are on a boat.

The biggest oddity is how the sewer works.

It probably is beneath the dignity of such noble people as one would find here to mention that some things roll down hill.

Because the house is six feet below the road, there is a necessity for something to happen to make those things roll uphill.

That happens through a couple of pumps.
The first pump is under the kitchen sink. It is a fairly silent affair that pushes the dish water up about four feet to the grinder pump.

The second consideration is that the bathroom is a small space about four steps up from the rest of the house.

Any consumption of water, either by sink, toilet, or shower, is followed a few seconds later by the grinder pump kicking in.

It isn't a loud pump, it sounds a bit like a garage door opener.

It is, however, a persistent pump.

It goes off every single time water is used in the house.

It is a sound that is both comforting and disconcerting.

Comforting, because you know that your foul nuisances are being ground up and shoved down to the main sewer pipe in the middle of the street.

Disconcerting, because you know how absolutely dependent you are on electricity.

I have no idea what our life would be like in a power outage.

One should not be forced into spending too much time in this life being reminded that it is not good to be at the bottom of the pile when some things roll downhill.

The character of Seneca Lake Camp has, of course, changed as Summer rolls into Autumn.The lively and boisterous teenager...
09/28/2024

The character of Seneca Lake Camp has, of course, changed as Summer rolls into Autumn.

The lively and boisterous teenagers are back in school.

Leaves are just starting to change.

Oak trees are deliberately pelting us with acorns if we stand under them too long.

Our weekends are filled with Friday - Saturday encampments of women.

These are the keepers of the teenagers who fill our lives in the Summer.

They get a two-day retreat to hang with others of their gender and enjoy a break from their impossible task of turning children into responsible adults.

They decorate for themselves way differently than they do for the teenagers.

It is still far more elaborate than a guy would decorate for anything.

The whole vibe of the theme is different.

More sedate and thoughtful.

More restful, with a focus of bringing a sense of gentle spirit into the lodge.

The food is less fuel for the body and more fuel for the soul.

We offer them the full amenities of the camp.

They take peaceful walks along the lake and through the forests.

Then, they come to the more active things.

After that, the party changes a LOT.

On the zip-line they laugh and scream like the teenage girls they once were and, hopefully, always will be.

It is a miraculous transformation to watch.

I wish their daughters could see them in those moments.

It, more than anything I could imagine, would help those daughters see who it is that is making the rules and combing out their hair before church each Sunday.

I have always loved the process by which boys become men and girls become women.

I have come to treasure even more the process whereby that trend is temporarily reversed.

My rest pattern dictates that I see at least fifty times more sunrises than sunsets.Last night, we happened to catch a s...
09/18/2024

My rest pattern dictates that I see at least fifty times more sunrises than sunsets.

Last night, we happened to catch a sunset while we were eating dinner on the deck of the Round House.

I need to make it a point to do that more often!

09/05/2024

It has a seized engine and what looks like a chainsaw chain wrapped around a wheel.

I presume it is made to cut stumps off at ground level.

Any idea of what it is called?

08/10/2024

Nauvoo the beautiful! While we are here working on the replica of the historic Phoenicia ship originally built in 600 BC we’ve have time to enjoy all the activities and historic venues in Nauvoo. We went on our Honeymoon here so it’s wonderful to take the time to really enjoy it over the next few weeks. The weather has turned beautiful and it’s great to take in the new properties the church purchased.

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5005 East Lake Road
Romulus, NY
14541

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+13155850054

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