Ace Campground, Nescochague paddle or

ecampbell

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another river Marianne will never paddle with me again.
Actually , this river is every bit as robust as the upper Wading (Speedwell), or the Mullica (Hampton Furnace). The problem is it is seldom paddeled and therefore not maintained. Lots of downed trees, branches, leaves and spiders. Not fun on a sticky, hot July day. Marianne insists Nescochague is indian for YUCK. Anyway, on my next paddle I'll clean some of it up.

The lake that feeds it is a private campground, Paridise Lakes, probably no more than a flodded bog. We didn't start there, but rather north, but I bet we could make a deal. We entered the forest at mile marker 4 on 206. The launch point is about 4 miles in, and clearly has no other use. The outlet is at the Plesant Mills church on 542. Just as you cross the bridge is a marked canoe landing on the right. As it turned out I wouldn't do it this way again, as after the bridge there are many fallen trees which you must climb over. Also, there is alot of trash after the bridge, because when it was open it was a big paryt spot. There is a good landing right before the bridge which also saves a longgggg drive to Plesant Mills.

Anyway, I didn't take pictures of the river, becuse it looks like all the others, BUT 2/3 of the way down we came upon an abandoned campground. We noticed the wall as we were paddeling...

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/beach.jpg

Truthfully, Marianne made the connection to a campground from the utilities

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/elect_box.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/faucet.jpg

Then we saw several buildings

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/lake.jpg

we first saw the rest rooms

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/rest_rooms.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/men_women.jpg

Even with toiletries

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/women_inside.jpg

I didn't notice the lizzard untill I viewed the picture

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/men_door.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/men.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/men_inside.jpg

the office????

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/ace_far.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/ace.jpg

a phone, rifeled

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/phone.jpg

and a shack

http://home.comcast.net/~marianne9/shack.jpg

I'm going to ruin the suspence for you, but there were no bodies in the refrigerators or freezers. Remember, I grew up in the 50's, going to monster matinees every Saturday. After this trip i watched one of my favorite camping videos, Friday the 13th. I also like Meatballs and Frogs.

Anyway, I'm going back soon to look for the manufacturing date on the firg, and for receipts in the officc to get an idea on when it was abandoned.

Just a thought for you wierd types, we could camp there.... camp crystal lake/blood!

Ed
 
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I am ready to camp! I guess that makes me wierd!

That lizard looked quite big.

Guy
 
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Ed,

Check this out. Notice the Ace Campground! This was 10/6/99

Pearl Helena Myers

Pearl Helena Myers (nee Archer), 90, of Hammonton, died Monday, September 27 at Wm. B. Kessler Memorial Hospital in Hammonton.
Born in Cecil, NJ, Myers matured in Winslow and lived in Ocean City for a little time and was a Hammonton area resident most of her life. She attended Hammonton High School where she excelled in basketball. In her younger days she was an accomplished dancer, being one of only a few who could kick her heels higher than her head. Her dancing specialty was the Polish Polka. She enjoyed fishing, roller skating, camping and outdoor activities. Also, she operated with her husband, Merle, the Ace Campground near Hammonton for 30 years before she became ill.
Surviving her are: her husband, Charles (Merle); two sons, John Myers, of Hammonton, and William Sampson and his wife Jenny, of Hammonton; one daughter, Judith Crescenzo and her husband Jon, of Mays Landing; seven grandchildren, Harry Sampson Jr. and his wife Tracey, of Chesapeake, Md., Christianne Rowe, of Millville, Cheryl Sampson, of Millville, William Sampson Jr., of Hammonton, Jessica Myers, of Elwood, John Myers, of Elwood, Joseph Myers, of Elwood, and Dan Crescenzo, of Mays Landing; and seven great-grandchildren. Myers was predeceased by a son, Harry Sampson and his deceased daughter, Cynthia.
Relatives and friends attended funeral services on Thursday, September 30 at the Landlofi Funeral Home in Hammonton.
Burial followed at Greenmount Cemetery in Hammonton.
Memorial donations may be made to your local chapter of the American Heart Association.
Arrangements were made by the Landolfi Funeral Home.
 
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Maybe you should not post that you want that on these boards. When it is gone they will know who to visit.

Guy
 
stizkidz

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do i smell an upcoming weird nj article? "campground in woods holds path to nazis and satanists"...
just kidding. it sounds like a very interesting and enjoyable canoe trip. i wouldnt mind travelling here sometime before summer's end.

-Benny
 
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Great post Ed. Nice camera, what is it?

I have canoed similar hard-luck creeks; Mt misery brook from rt 70 to just downstream from Country Lakes and another small branch of the rancocas from Country lakes to the same spot. We did that in several rafts and 2 cases of beer. Great fun.
 
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BEHR655 said:
I see the phone is still there. Or is it?????? :rolleyes:
Click to expand...

Yes, it is still there. I have no intention of taking it.

Guy,

That font is Eurostyle.

I made an action in Photoshop that will automatically resize and tag my images. I just run it on all of the images in a directory and it does all of the work for me.
 
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Tell me more on that Ben. I will then see if I can do it in Photoshop 6 for Mac which I have.

Guy
 
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Well I've never gone canoeing except 2 or 3 times with a cousin in `84 and maybe a couple times since. We went on the Mullica, right from their yard in Sweetwater. And I've only seen the Nescochague on the maps. Never been on it. This campground sounds interesting. Did you happen to see any roads going away from it? I'm curious of how to get to it by road (sand or dirt road, or otherwise). Maybe it shows up on the topo maps. Off of Indian Cabin Road in Mullica, west of 563 near the Egg Harbor Lake there is an abandoned camp of some kind. I have pictures but I don't know how to attach them to this post. The place is posted No Trespassing, and it looks as though someone may live on the grounds in an RV or something, just to watch the place. From the entrance you can see a car or truck and maybe an RV. I forget exactly. On the topo map of the area it simply says "boys camp". Here it is on Topozone:
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=18&n=4379509&e=532948&s=25&size=l
Barry
 
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Barry,

There is a road that leads up to it, but I think it comes from private property. There's also a chain link fence with barbed wire across the road. The only (safe) way in is from the river.
 
ecampbell

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Bob,

My camera is a Canon A-40, an upgrade from Guy's A-30. They're both 2 M pix, the A-40 is better in low light. They're both easy to use, now there's brobably a newer version.

Like you, I like to go where noone has been in a while. We frequently kayak the Skit Branch of the Batsto from the Boot Camp on Caranzza Rd to Hampton Furnace. My next adventure will be the Tupelhoking (sp?) creek, from the Friendship area to Hawkin Bridge. I'll waite for more water. A couple of weeks ago we paddled upstream from Hawkin Bridge, It was quite open with large sundews in flower. The other adventure id the Batsto from the boot camp on Caranzza Rd to Hampton Furnace. That one will be brutal!

Ed
 
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