Camp Scatico is a brother-sister sleep-away

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for boys and girls located in the upper

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, in the hamlet of Elizaville, which is in the town of Gallatin in Columbia County.

History

Camp Scatico has been in operation since 1921. It was founded by

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of the

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.New York Daily News, retrieved March 5, 2008.
/ref> Holman sold the camp to his niece Ruth (1921–2011) and her husband Irwin “Flick” Fleischner (1922–2004) in 1964, and the camp is currently owned and operated by their son David Fleischner, his wife Diana Wallerstein, and their daughters Audrey and Nicki Fleischner. It is the site where '' Camp MTV'' was taped, which aired Sunday, July 30, 1989. The name "Scatico" got influence from the

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Notables

A substantial number of the camp's attendees have achieved enormous success. Notables who attended the camp include four-time Olympic fencer

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, singer

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, Hollywood financier Mordecai Wiczyk, businessman

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, actor

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, Senator

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, author

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, Judge

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, comedians

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and

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, movie director and screenwriter

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, sportscaster Jimmy Roberts, record executives

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and Len Fichtelberg, writer-producer-director

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,songwriter

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,New York Times, retrieved July 1, 2008.
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References

External links

Official Web site
Scatico Summer camps in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Columbia County, New York {{ColumbiaCountyNY-geo-stub