2000: Construction begins on Auker Lodge (cabin sleeping 56). New house built at Day Camp site. 2001: Construction started on Copneconic Lodge.

2002: Copneconic Lodge dedication. 2003: Day Camp Pavilion was dedicated to Jane E. McCollough.

2004: Acreage across the lake purchased with the help of an anonymous donor. Building purchased at the front of camp for staff housing. Sewers constructed to give camp access to city water. 2005: Building at the front of camp purchased and renovated for staff housing.

2006: Construction of two new Frontier Cabins.

2007: Construction completed on the Circle C Lodge overlooking the ranch. David Hughes Basketball court completed. Pink’s Rink Ice Skating Rink completed.

1990: Toboggan Run constructed by UAM — Jobs Bank carpenters from Local 599.

1991: Lake Copneconic Conference Center built, in cooperation with UAW – GM Jobs Bank. Main camp septic field replaced.

1992: Iroquois Lodge (cabin sleeping 48) built.

1993: Associate Director’s house replaced. Largent Lodge septic field replaced; other septic upgrades.

1994: Hosted YMCA World Camp. One of five sites in the United States. Campers constructed stairs to council ring. Converted to Natural Gas from Propane for heating and cooling. Seventy– two (72) acres donated from the Auker estate.

1995: First camp for burn survivors, in cooperation with the Detroit Firefighters Association. Low Ropes Course constructed and program development began.

1996: Arapahoe Lodge (cabin sleeping 48) opens. Renovations on Health Center, Chief’s Lodge, and Choctaw completed. First year for cooperative summer camp program with Oakland County Youth Assistance. Frontier Lodge Constructed.

1997: First use of Frontier Lodge. Sailing reintroduced to summer program. Day Camp Holiday Hills Pavilion was constructed. Associate Director’s house relocated to Day Camp area.

1998: Frontier Cabins for ranch unit constructed. Construction of Welcome Center. First year for the American Diabetes Association, Camp MIDICHA made Camp Copneconic their home campsite. Associate Director’s house moved to Day Camp site . 1999: 50 ft. Climbing Tower and Zip line constructed.

1983: Began providing summer camp for Big Brothers Big Sisters participants.

1984: Began horse program, with seasonally leased horses.

1985: Began providing summer camp for campers through Washtenaw Camp Placement. High Ropes Program constructed. First YMCA camp in state of Michigan to have one.

1986: First summer camp for patients from the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan.

1987: Circle C Ranch built, thanks to a gift through Mr. Donald Johnson from the Whiting Foundation. Accepted donations of horses to develop our own herd. Master Site Plan developed. American Red Cross Aquatic school returns.

1988: Sixty (60) acres donated anonymously.

1970: Extensive maintenance improvement, plumbing replaced in Allen Lodge, new well dug for Largent area, cabins heated for winter use.
1971: New tent camping unit constructed – Explorer Unit (field near high ropes) 1974: Outdoor Education began as a program.
mid 1970’s: Girls began attending summer camp. (Actual date unknown, but after 1971 and by 1978)

1961: Largent Lodge constructed, dedicated to Otto R. Largent, first general secretary of Flint YMCA (service dates: September 15, 1914 – October 1, 1937) Two cabins built.
1962: Two cabins built.
1965: Camp Director’s house constructed.
1966: Chief’s Lodge constructed.
1967: Totem Pole donated by E. W. Johnson. Allen Lodge remodeled.
1968: Health Center constructed, thanks to a gift from Mr. and Mrs. William L. Richards.
1969: New waterfront installed. Gift of the Whiting Foundation.

1956: Bell donated by the Garland Street Church. Bell was cast in 1888. 1957: Additional 180 acres donated by Charles S. Mott.
1959: New YMCA building fund completed, $2,602.94.

1928: Allen Lodge construction began, thanks to a $25,000 gift from Floyd A. Allen.
1932: First seven sleeping cabins constructed (Pawnee, Seneca, Mohawk, Algonquin, Cherokee, Chippewa, and Sioux).
1938: Craft Shop constructed (now called Choctaw)

1885: First YMCA resident camp in the United States at Camp Dudley, New Jersey.
1915: First year Flint YMCA conducted summer camp – on present site of Camp Copneconic. Tents used; platform tents built in subsequent years.
1917: Property donated by Charles S. Mott – 185 acres at a cost of $15,000.