Photograph of the dining lodge at Camp Y-Noah, which seated 192 people at once. Y.M.C.A. Camping started in Akron in 1907, when the Boy's Club headed by Frank E. Gates had Gypsy Hikes to Camp Kettle near Coshocton, Ohio. That same year, a second camping program was held at Camp Iroquois at Twin Lakes, Kent, Ohio. In 1911, the Board of Trustees approved the purchase of 10 acres of land on the East Reservoir and it was called Camp Mudjekewis. That year, Andrew Noah made a gift of $4,000 for camp on condition that an additional $4,000 would be raised by public subscription. The public drive raised $3,000 but Noah did not withdraw the gift. The flood of 1913 washed out the East Reservoir and most of the facilities at Camp Mudjekewis. It was rebuilt providing a capacity of 100 boys. The YMCA Board of Trustees recommended that a new camp for boys be built away from the city. The Camp Committee, headed by A. H. Noah, recommended a new site in Green Township which was owned by the Wycoalin Club. The lake on the new property was named in honor of A. H. Noah, and he was asked to serve as Honorary Chairman of a New Camp Committee. Some $15,000 was raised in cash and donations of supplies and the Boys Camp on Lake Noah was opened on June 18, 1930 and was dedicated on August 6, 1930. Facilities included the dining lodge and 17 cabins.
