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Gemini Cabin
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Gemini is a single room cabin with running water in the kitchen area, a fireplace, a gas furnace, and a newer outhouse.  Its back porch also features a fireplace.  One advantage to Gemini Cabin is it's location directly across from the old "Paddler" tent site, Lake Linnea, and the Buckeye Trail. 
Background

Gemini Cabin was built in 1969 with the help of the Cleveland Rotary Club as a "twin sister" to Chagrin Valley Cabin.

In September of 1968, Lake Erie Council started a new "Scouts in Step" program (SIS).  It was to offer "an opportunity for an individual scout to become acquainted with a sister scout in another part of the council".  Sort of an in-town penpal, participating girls would be given the name of another scout.  They would get to know each other through letters, telephone, and planned get-togethers. 

The motto for the program was "Learning IN Knowing". The unifying LINK was symbolized by two linked trefoils.

The first SIS girls were Michele Angermeier of Solon and Michele McKnight of Shaker Hts.  Their pictures were featured in the Nov-Dec 1968 Millwheel.  That same issue also included encouragement for adults to become SIS partners too.

The March April 1969 issue announced a contest to write a SIS song, and name the SIS cabin.  Winners would be announced at the SIS fun day at Hilaka.  "The welcome mat is out to all SIS who come hand-in-hand with their SIS friend with their nosebag lunches and sit-upons, each wearing an identical name tag they have made together".  SIS day, May 10, "was a tempestuous day of rain, sleet, snow, and yes, a peek of sunshine".  160 SIS girls came, and 40 Senior Scouts led the program.  "Gemini" was the name submitted by Juniors Deborah Reed of Lyndhurst and Susan Mucciarone of Painesville.  Brownies Mary Pilger of West Park and LIsa Disenza of Buckeye wrote the SIS song.


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Projects

Kirby's Mill Restoration
Historic Home Stabilization
Native Species Restoration

Contact Us

Friends of Richfield Heritage Preserve
P.O. Box 194 
Richfield, OH 44286-0194
​(Our address change took place in October 2023.  Our former address is the home of our founder who is still very involved in Friends.  He will make sure that any mail sent to the old address will get to the right place!)  
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    • Board of Directors
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    • OUr Supporters 2024
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    • Kirby's Mill Restoration
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  • Events / Hikes