Some thought the story of Camp Wapi-Kamigi ended in 1997 when Girl Scouts of Treaty Line Council sold the property because the camp's drinking water was contaminated.

But for Dr. Jeff Quillen and his family, the story is beginning. Quillen has re-opened the camp south of Hagerstown to the public, hoping more memories are made there. He not only believes it's safe for people to be on the property, he and his family and two resident caretakers live there.

"My family cooks with, drinks and bathes with the same water people will be using," Quillen said. "It's monitored quarterly and should there be any mess up we would know it immediately."

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In 1994, contamination by chromium, a suspected carcinogen, and trichloroethylene was discovered in the aquifer providing the camp's drinking water. The contaminants were suspected to have come from the nearby former Dana Corp. plant.

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Providing safe water has been one of the camp's main issues. Contaminated wells have been abandoned and filled in.

Quillen said the contamination is 20 to 30 feet below the surface and unless someone digs that deep, it doesn't affect what happens on the surface.