Scouting in Maine

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Scouting in Maine dates back to the creation of the Katahdin Area Council in 1920 and has continued prominently to the present day.

1 Early history (1910-1950)
2 Recent history (1950-1990)
3 Katahdin Area Council
- 3.1 Camp Directors
- 3.2 Matagamon High Adventure Base
4 Pamola Lodge
- 4.1 Lodge Chiefs
- 4.2 The Lodge Flap
5 Pine Tree Council
6 Girl Scouting in Maine
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Early history (1910-1950)

In 1920 Katahdin Area Council was started. In 1921 Camp Roosevelt was introduced as the council camp.

[edit] Recent history (1950-1990)

[edit] Katahdin Area Council

The Katahdin Area Council was started in 1920. It contains 17,981 square miles, making it the largest council in land area east of the Mississippi. With nearly 3000 adults and 6000 youth, Katahdin Area Council has one of the highest adult-youth ratios in the country. The council center is located in Bangor, Maine.

Hancock District
North Star District
Penquis District
PV District
Waldo District
Washington District

Camp Roosevelt, or KSR (Katahdin Scout Reservation) is the main Boy Scout camp for the Katahdin Area Council and has been in operation since 1921. The camp is in Eddington, Maine and has over 1800 acres (7.3 km²) of pristine forest at the base of Black Cap Mountain that surround the 300 acre (1.2 km²) Little Fitts pond. The camp has 16 camp sites and can handle about 400 campers at one time. One of the hallmarks of the camp is the Log Cabin style Dining lodge built in 1929. It remains as one of the largest free standing log cabins in the country. In 2001, the camp added a COPE porgram, (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) which provides both high and low element activities and challenges for scouts over 14 years old. In August 2006 the new Dining lodge was completed. It is one and a half times the size of the old lodge and can seat 425 people. It also has an indoor climbing wall.

Camp Roosevelt provides classes in around 33 different merit badges each year to Scouts attending camp.

[edit] Camp Directors

Howard M. Kesseli (March 31, 1931–September 15, 2005) Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Howard served in the Army before becoming a Boy Scout executive. Between 1972 and 1989 he served as Camp Director of Camp Roosevelt. Although he retired from professional scouting in 1994, he continued to volunteer and in June of 2000 he was awarded the Silver Beaver award. He is also credited with helping start the Mattagamon wilderness base on Grand Lake Mattagamon which is the base camp for wilderness trips in northern Maine including canoe trips down the Allagash River. He died in 2005 after a long battle with prostrate cancer. Michael S. Cuskelly served as Camp Director from 1990-1994.

Timothy Archer served as Camp Director from 1995-1998.

Arthur Washburn served as Camp Director for the summer of 1999.

Doug Hitchings served as Camp Director from 2000-2004.

Jamie Coburn is the current Camp Director .

Cub Scout Resident Camp started at Camp Roosevelt in 1985 as an approved National pilot program. From 1985 through 1999 Cub Resident Camp had separate Camp Directors then Boy Scout Resident Camp. The position has been combined since the season of 2000.

The following people were Cub Resident Camp Directors. 1985 Elbie Cleveland 1986 & 1987 Kenneth Liberty 1988 Gregory Morin 1989 Michael Cuskelly 1990 -1994 Gregory Morin 1995 –1999 James Bell

[edit] Matagamon High Adventure Base

The Matagamon High adventure Base, Formerly Maine National High Adventure Area, serves as a second camp for the council although it does not host any normal summer programs. Instead its hosts several treks throughout the summer that involve week long activities such as canoeing and hiking. Pamola Lodge also uses the camp for various activities such as its Fall fellowship weekend, summer OA trek and various meetings throughout the year. It is located on Grand Lake Matagamon next to Baxter State Park in relative isolation.

[edit] Pamola Lodge

Pamola Lodge 211 is the Order of the Arrow lodge for Katahdin Area Council, serving northern and eastern Maine, and is part of the Northeast Region, Section NE-1A. Pamola Lodge has the biggest area of any lodge east of the Mississippi and is the most northern lodge in the continental United States. The Lodge was first chartered in 1941, although much of its early history is shrouded in mystery. In 1951 the lodge disbanded only to be rechartered again in 1955. Lodge activity continued to grow in the late 1950s and 1960s with the Lodge's first Vigil ceremony being held in 1961.

[edit] Lodge Chiefs

1961 Frank Young 1963 James Georgitis 1964 Martin Sheehan 1965 Martin Sheehan 1966 John Alan Howard 1967 Timothy Archer 1968 Edwin Marden Jr. 1969 James Husson 1970 Tom Drew 1971 Steven Husson 1972 Patrick Constantine 1973 Patrick Constantine 1974 Jeffery Ellis 1975 Michael Cuskelly 1976 Scott Beal 1977 Richard Violette Jr. 1978 Terry Lawrence 1979 Terry Lawrence 1980 Chris Jamieson 1981 Scott Story 1982 Alan Stearns 1983 Dale Rhoda 1984 Dale Rhoda 1985 Brian Rainhard 1986 Michael Clark 1987 Larry Bradford 1988 Larry Bradford 1989 Jason Guy 1990 Jason Guy 1991 Douglas McLean 1992 Matthew Carr 1993 Peter Brown 1994 Peter Brown 1995 Heath Hudson 1996 Andrew Adams 1997 Steve Grindle 1998 Kenneth J. Hills 1999 Kenneth J. Hills 2000 Edwin Goodwin 2001 Brandon C. Watson 2002 Ivan M. Brown 2003 Jason Tillotson 2004 Shane Sickles/Thomas Bouchard 2005 Alexander Willette 2006 Brock Collins 2007 Mike Mower (Lodge Chief list comes from Pamola Lodge Annual Dinner program booklet 11/4/2006)

The Lodge Flap

[edit] The Lodge Flap

The Totem of the Lodge is the Running Deer, which is shown on the flap. The Lodge is named after the legendary Penobscot Indian Spirit of Mount Katahdin, Pamola. Pamola Lodge is one of the few lodges to have retained its original flap for its entire history. This is scheduled to change as youth members in the Lodge voted to change the flap at the 2005 Fall induction weekend held at the Matagamon High Adventure Base in northern Maine. A new flap is scheduled to be chosen at the 2006 Spring Induction.