Michigan International Camporee

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The Michigan International Camporee, similar to a World Scout Jamboree, is a Scouting Camporee, typically attended by several hundred Scouts from around the world and United States, aged 12 to 17. In Scouting, a camporee is an event put together by a council or district. It can often resemble a jamboree, which is a large gathering of Scouts who rally at a national or international level.

The Michigan International Camporee, hosted by the Chief Okemos Council, Boy Scouts of America, is the largest council-run multinational Scouting event in North America. The event is officially recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).

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[edit] Purpose

The theme is International Friendship and Fellowship. The Michigan International Camporee provides an opportunity for local and international Scouts to attend a Jamboree at a fraction of the cost of traditional International Scout Jamborees. One patrol of Scouts from any country outside the U.S. and Canada may attend free of charge. A small fee is charged for local Scouts and Venturers, but is still a fraction of the cost of participating in a World Scout Jamboree.

[edit] Frequency

Generally every four years (1997, 2000, 2004), contingents of Scouts, both all boys and mixed boys and girls, from over 20 countries, gather for 8 days of fun and various activities at the Chief Okemos Council’s Northwoods Scout Reservation in Lupton, Michigan. The next Michigan International Camporee is scheduled for the week of July 27 to August 3, 2008, with home stays for international contingents with mid-Michigan families the week before.

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International participants home stay with mid-Michigan Scouts as they explore mid-Michigan with their host families. The next week all the International Scouts and local Scouts, along with Scouts from other states, converge at Northwoods Scout Reservation for 8 more days of fellowship and learning.

Past Michigan International Camporees have included contingents from: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (ROC), Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

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Events include music and dance performances, camping, campfires, pioneering, team building events, Rifle River free-floating Tubing, international cooking, scoutcraft, shooting sports, water sports, Native American activities, and international festival day.

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