The North Haven Land Trust with the cooperation of the neighboring community recently purchased a beautiful sixteen-acre property located near Sleeping Giant State Park known as Wah Wah Taysee.
The name of this picturesque property is the Ojibwe name for firefly featured in the poem, “The Song of Hiawatha” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The original owners of the property, the Greist Family named this tranquil setting and spent much time enjoying the land. Since their son was an avid Boy Scout and it was not possible for the Scouts to travel during the Depression, they decided this property would be the ideal place for his Troop to take part in outdoor adventures. Ultimately, the family donated the camp to the Boy Scouts. Over the years, thousands of both Boy and Girl Scouts along with other youth groups have had the opportunity to experience this peaceful escape into nature.
The property features a pond, four small campsites, two camping shelters and a couple of primitive outhouses. The North Haven Land Trust purchase from the Boy Scouts assures that this spectacular property will remain an undeveloped, open space forever.
The North Haven Land Trust intends to allow Scouts continued use of the property and will develop a plan to continue environmental education. With this purchase, the beauty of this outdoor retreat will remain available for all to enjoy in the future. The Acquisition of the Wah Wah Taysee scout camp was supported with funding from the Connecticut Land Conservation council’s Transaction Assistant Grant (TAG) Program.
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