more memories

I remember a music competition in the auditorium (maybe it was during color war) where we had to come up with songs containing certain words and the team that got the most won.

There was a basketball court behind the castle.

Archery was behind the 7th/8th grade bunks up on the hill.

Pinsly drama

1974
1975 Fiddler on the Roof
1976
1977
1978 Fiddler on the Roof
1979
1980 broadway revue

Aerial Pinsly

This used to be Pinsly. You can see the senior camp pool and the junior camp pool. No sign of the castle, except for what looks like the basketball court. A bit of green where the big field was, and an open area where junior camp was.

anyone remember the lyrics for color war songs?

In 1997, the JCC was still trying to reinstate Pinsly as a camp, at least...
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F11F63E550C7A8EDDAF0894DF494D81

Memories of Pinsly (add your own):

the castle
junior camp and senior camp
the big rock where everyone found their group in the morning
the pledge of allegiance in the morning
the trampoline
drama
music - folk songs
nature/science - making rockets
arts and crafts
chocolate or vanilla flying saucers
bunks up on the hill
picking raspberries
color war
volleyball and newcomb
archery
shabbat
three swimming pools
campouts (with cropsey)
Howard Johnson's trips

Pinsly homes

You can now live at Pinsly.

Pinsly JCC

JCC on the Hudson paying tribute to Pinsly

Googling Pinsly

There isn't much about Pinsly on the web. This is all I've found:
Hudson Valley Ruins - describes Pinsly, the castle, and the 6th-8th grade bunks (I think). It lists 1996 for the demolition of the castle, and 1986 as the last use of the camp. Some of these photos are Pinsly, I think.
Westchester Government - recent record of the property.
JCC on the Hudson - lists Pinsly as its original camp in the 1960's.

Where's Pinsly

Pinsly was very close to Lyndhurst estate. Here is a map of the grounds of the estate. I don't remember exactly where Pinsly was with respect to this. It seems the "castle", which hosted the bunks for 3rd through 6th graders while I was there (as well as drama with Fran and nature with Alby), was demolished in 1996.

Pinsly Tribute

I attended Pinsly Day Camp from 1974 through 1980. I loved my summers there. Here's a tribute to Pinsly!