Scouting_in_Ohio

Scouting in Ohio

Scouting in Ohio has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Early history (1910-1950)

Recent history (1950-1990)

In 1952 the National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at Miami University.

Scouting in Ohio today

In the 1990s, the BSA went through a restructuring in an attempt to reduce manpower, and in several states small historic Councils were merged into a larger supercouncil. The Simon Kenton Council is an example of such a supercouncil.

There are sixteen Boy Scouts of America local councils in Ohio.

Allohak Council

Allohak Council serves Scouts in West Virginia and Ohio.

Black Swamp Area Council

American Elm District
Buckeye District
Black Walnut District
Great Oaks District
Hawthorn District
Old Sycamore District
Tamarack District

Buckeye Council

Buckeye Council serves Scouts in Ohio and West Virginia.

Killbuck
Netawotwes
Sandy Beaver
Seneca
Wapakonachee
Westark

Camps

Seven Ranges Scout Reservation is located in northern Carroll County, just outside the city of Kensington, Ohio. The Camp currently occupies nearly , including a 40+ acre lake. The Reservation was built in 1987 to replace Camp Tuscazoar, which could not hold the number of scouts that wanted to attend. In 1991, with the merger of Columbiana Council and Buckeye Council, Seven Ranges began serving more Scouts than ever before. The camp's Pipestone Honor program has led Seven Ranges to become one of the most venerated BSA summer camps in the nation, with one of the highest rates of returning campers. The Buckeye Council also, through the requirements of the camp honor, has one of the highest ratios of Eagle Scouts.

The Reservation is composed of multiple camps:

Camp Algonkin consists of 24 campsites, including one for Scouts with special needs. Campers here utilize the Frank G. Hoover Dining Hall for meals and programs. Algonkin has modern hot water showers and facilities for troops of all sizes. Other buildings in Camp Algonkin include: The Deaver Administration Building (housing a complete first-aid facility and administration office), The I. W. Delp Ecology Center, and the Handicraft Lodge. The camp also has a rifle and archery range, Outdoor Skills Area (which surrounds the new Jones Lodge), and an aquatics area for swimming and boating.

Camp Calumet is a primitive camping area for those troops who wish enjoy summer camp while preparing their own meals. Calumet can accommodate up to three troops.

Camp Akela is the Webelos Resident Camp. Akela consists of two large campsites, one large activity field, the Schoolhouse Pond, Beaver Pond, the Yurt shooting sports range, action archery range and amphitheater.

Turkey Ridge is a portion of the reservation dedicated to off season, primitive camping.

Seven Ranges is the largest facility of its kind in both Ohio and West Virginia. Serving 5,000 scouts and scouters each summer, Seven Ranges has one of the premier summer camping programs in the country. The camping theme for 2008 was "Who You Are Now Becoming."

Camp McKinley has been owned and operated by various Councils with the Boy Scouts of America since 1934. The camp is located in Columbiana County, just outside the city of Lisbon, Ohio. Camp McKinley currently occupies approximately and is operated by the Buckeye Council as an off season camp.

In 1807, on the land where Camp McKinley now sits, Gideon Hughes, built the "Rebecca Furnace" (a blast furnace) to supply the needs of the nearby town of Lisbon. A stone mansion was built on site for Mr. Hughes. Later, this became known as the McKinley Homestead, as it was the home of President William McKinley's grandparents.

In 1828, The Sandy & Beaver Canal Company proposed a canal system that would run through Columbiana County joining the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, to the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal was hoped to help the local economy, including the Rebecca Furnace and other local business, but by 1852, the canal was accepted as a failure.

From 1952 to 1991, the Columbiana Council operated Camp McKinley as its full time summer camp. The Stone Mansion became the home of the camp ranger, and can be seen at the entrance of camp. In 1991, with the merger of Columbiana and Buckeye Council, Camp McKinley was closed as a Boy Scout summer camp in favor of newly built Seven Ranges Scout Reservation. In 1997 Buckeye Council began operating the Scaroyadii Trail (named for the Order of the Arrow Lodge of the dissolved Columbiana Council). This trail between Seven Ranges and McKinley follows portions of U.S. Route 30 and the abandon Sandy Beaver Canal.

Camp McKinley is also known for its close proximity to the "Logtown Quarry", a former limestone quarry, which is currently a popular rock climbing destination. Some non-quarry rock formations are located on camp property and have added to the programs of the camp.

Camp Tuscazoar

Dan Beard Council

The Dan Beard Council serves Scouts in 12 counties of southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. The council was started in 1918 as the Covington Council and only served Covington, Kentucky. The Council underwent a realignment in June, 2006. Several districts were combined.

The council is served by the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge of the Order of the Arrow.

Council Camps

Camp Michaels, located in Union, KY, is on 675 acres of land, offering primitive outdoor facilities.

Camp Michaels

Dan Beard Scout Reservation, in Loveland, OH, consists of three areas on its 506 acre campus:

Camp Friedlander was established in 1919, and reopened in 2002 after renovations to the camp. Friedlander has 23 campsites, a 600 person dining hall, an 18 acre lake, cabins, and a swimming pool. It has an excellent reputation and attracts Scouts from all over the world. Camp Craig is often used as a training facility. The Program Building at Camp Craig is often rented out for retreats, conferences or training. The swimming pool at Camp Craig is shared with Cub World. Cub Scout Adventure World (Cub World) opened in 2000 as a camp designed exclusively for Cub Scouting. Cub World features two large buildings that offer dorm-like accommodations (Pioneer Fort and Medieval Castle) that offer rooms with bunk-beds, and more primitive areas (Mountain Man Village and Miner's Camp) that offer tent camping. All three camps have access to each other on the Reservation, which is adjacent to the Little Miami River.

History

The Middletown Council exhisted fropm 1917 - 1932. In 1932 it changed its name to the "Mound Builders Council" and continued to serve the Middletown area until the merger in 1985 into the Dan Beard Council.

Camp Hook Boy Scout Camp, founded in 1926, was in operation until 1991. In 1997, the land was purchased by the Five Rivers Metroparks and is now called the Twin Creek Metropark

Silver Moccasin Trail

The trail starts in Lebanon and finishes at the Fort Ancient. It is long and offers a medal and a patch.

Erie Shores Council

Commodore Perry District
Eagle Bay District
Northwest District
Swan Creek District
Wood District

Wood District Website

Council Camps

Camp Miakonda

Camp Miakonda Website

Camp Frontier, part of Pioneer Scout Reservation

Camp Frontier Website

French Creek Council

French Creek Council serves Scouts in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Great Trail Council

The Great Trail Council is located in the greater Akron area and operates the following districts:

Chippewa District
Lakes District
Moecomdws District
Old Portage District
Seneca District
Tri-Fires District

The council is served by the Marnoc Lodge (OA)

Camps

The council offers a first rate camping experienceat camps Manatoc and Butler The summer campprogram is housed at Camp Manatoc.

Greater Cleveland Council

Dover Rockport District
Two Rivers District
Crooked Creek District
Glacier Ridge District
Heritage District
Freedom Trail District
Quarrylands District
Pioneer District
Cuyahoga Valley District

Tinnerman Wilderness Canoe Base

Tinnerman Wilderness Canoe Base, more commonly known as Tinnerman Canoe Base, is a "high-adventure base" located on the banks of the French River, in Ontario. Since 1963 the base has been owned and operated by the Greater Cleveland Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Tinnerman Canoe Base is supported in part by the Friends Of Tinnerman / Tinnerman Guide Association Greater Cleveland Council

Tinnerman is nicknamed the "Land of the Joli Voyageur".

History

In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the French River area was a major trade route used to exchange furs trapped in the West with various goods made in the East and in Europe. The Land that the Tinnerman base is located on was owned by Albert H. Tinnerman, inventor of the speed nut.

Boy Scout ownership

After Mr. Tinnerman's passing in 1961, his grandson tried to obtain a commercial license for the camp. The Ontario government said that any one area would support only so many camps and they felt the lower French had enough camps at that time. Though appealed, a license was not possible for the camp.

It was at this time the family decided to donate the camp to the Cleveland Area Scout Council. Two weeks after the formal donation, Mr. Buttriss received a letter from the Ontario government stating that since one of the camps in the area had closed its doors (Rainbow Lodge on Bass Creek), the license would now be available.

Greater Western Reserve Council

The council operates the following districts:

Heart of Ohio Council

The council operates the following districts:

Johnny Appleseed Trail District
Firelands District
Great Frontier District
Harding Area District

Miami Valley Council

The Miami Valley Council serves Darke, Preble, Miami, Shelby and Montgomery counties in Ohio. The council operates the following districts:

Camps

Woodland Trails Scout Reservation is the Miami Valley Council's year-round camping facility. Located on a spread of hardwood forests, fields, and streams, Woodland Trails is one of the premier camping facilities in southwestern Ohio.

Woodland Trails Scout Reservation

The Miami Valley Council also runs Cricket Holler Scout Camp, located at 6675 Brantford Rd Dayton, OH 45414. Cricket Holler was the first camp maintained by the Miami Valley Council.

Muskingum Valley Council

The council operates the following districts:

Arrowhead District
Zane Trace District

Camps

The Muskingum Valley Scout Reservation (also known as MVSR) is the council's year-round camping facility. Located on over 500 acres (2 km²) of reclaimed land near Conesville in Coshocton county, MVSR has offered Scouts a wide variety of options to expand their camping experience since its opening in 1968.

Ohio River Valley Council

Ohio River Valley Council serves Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing, in West Virginia and Ohio. Ohio River Valley Council, BSA

Council office is located at:

Ohio River Valley Council, 192 McColloch Drive, Wheeling WV 26003

Districts include:

Two Chiefs and Mountaineer

Scout camps:

Fort Steuben Scout Reservation - Freeport, Ohio

Sandscrest Scout Reservation - Wheeling, WV

Order of the Arrow Lodge:

Onondaga Lodge 36 Onondaga Lodge 36

Simon Kenton Council

In the 1990s, the BSA went through a restructuring in an attempt to reduce manpower, and in several states small historic councils were merged into a larger supercouncil. The Simon Kenton Council, serving Ohio and Kentucky, is an example of such a supercouncil. The council operates the following districts:

Tecumseh Council

Blue Jacket District
Bull Skin Trail District
Chillicothe District
Lagonda District
Robert E. Hadley District
Simon Kenton District

Tri-State Area Council

Tri-State Area Council serves Scouts in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.

Girl Scouts of the USA in Ohio

There are eight Girl Scout councils in Ohio.

Girl Scouts of Appleseed Ridge, Inc Lima, Ohio

Girl Scouts of Buckeye Trails Council Dayton, Ohio

Girl Scout Great Rivers Council, Inc Cincinnati, Ohio

Girl Scouts - Heart of Ohio, Inc Zanesville, Ohio

Heritage Trails Girl Scout Council, inc Mansfield, Ohio

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio GSNEO was formed in formed in 2007 by the realignment of five different councils: Erie Shores in Lorain, Great Trail in Canton, Lake Erie in Cleveland, Lake to River in Niles and Western Reserve in Akron. A service center is still operated in each region.

Girl Scouts of Maumee Valley Council, Inc Toledo, Ohio

Girl Scouts - Seal of Ohio Council, inc Columbus, Ohio

Other Girl Scout associations in Ohio

The American Heritage Girls is a Christ centered Scouting group modeled after young women's organizations such as the Girl Scouts of the USA and the Campfire Girls, but with a Judeo-Christian focus to its philosophy and activities. It was formed in 1995 by a group of parents from West Chester, Ohio.