The Pioneer Cabin sits on the Silver Lake Institute grounds and is maintained by the Wyoming Historical Pioneer Association, which has been organizing the annual Pioneer Picnic since 1874, making it one of the oldest continuously running events in New York State. The cabin holds tools, documents, and household items from Wyoming County's early settlement era. The building itself is the story as much as the contents. It's a survivor from the campground's earliest Methodist years, when the Institute was Camp Wesley. Don't miss: the Pioneer Picnic in August, when the Pioneer Association opens the cabin and runs programming tied to the 19th-century camp meeting tradition.















