Camp Biscayne was a winter resort founded in 1903 by
Ralph Middleton Munroe
Ralph Middleton Munroe (April 3, 1851 – August 20, 1933) was an American yacht designer and early resident of Coconut Grove in south Florida. His home, now The Barnacle Historic State Park, is the oldest house in Miami-Dade County still standi ...
to provide "a stopping place in
Coconut Grove, Florida
Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as The Grove, is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bound by North Prospect Drive to the south, LeJeune Road to the west, Sou ...
", as the Peacock Inn had closed in 1902.
[Parks 2010 p. 3.] Situated a few lots south of the Barnacle (now the
Barnacle Historic State Park
The Barnacle Historic State Park is a Florida State Park in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida at 3485 Main Highway.
Built in 1891, it is the oldest house in its original location in Miami-Dade County. The Barnacle was the home of ...
),
Camp Biscayne primarily catered to those interested in sailing, fishing, and the simple life. By 1925, when the resort closed, it consisted of several cottages and a main lodge with a dining room that could seat 100 people.
At Camp Biscayne, Munroe made efforts to preserve as much of the hammock (tropical forest) as possible, believing it had "worked out its life's problems and established itself as the legitimate occupant of the land." Drawing inspiration from the trees in the hammock, Munroe named each of the 11 cottages after a native tree or an ornamental one. Each tree was tagged, and a list of the trees was made available to guests.
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
* Camp Biscayne Hotel Register,1914-1925. Archives of the Barnacle Historic State Park.(Primary source)
* Camp Biscayne Has Many Noted Winter Visitors. ''Miami Herald'', March 3, 1923.
* Coulombe, Deborah A. and Hiller, Herbert L. ''Season of Innocence: The Munroes at the Barnacle in Early Coconut Grove''. Miami: The Pickering Press, 1988.
* McIver, Stuart. ''One Hundred Years on Biscayne Bay: 1887-1987.'' Coconut Grove, Florida: Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, 1987.
* Munroe, Ralph Middleton and Gilpin, Vincent. ''The Commodore's Story: The Early Days on Biscayne Bay''. Miami: Historical Association of Southern Florida, 1985, pp. 306–314.
* Parks, Arva Moore and Bennett, Bo. ''Coconut Grove.'' Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010.
* Parks, Arva Moore. ''The Forgotten Frontier: Thru the Lens of Ralph Middleton Munroe.'' Miami: Centennial Press, 2004.
* Taylor, Jean C. "Camp Biscayne," ''Update''. Miami: Historical Association of Southern Florida, Vol. 5, No. 3, February, 1978, pp. 6–8.
External links
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