Scouting in Ohio

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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.

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[edit] Early history (1910-1950)

[edit] Recent history (1950-1990)

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

[edit] 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 new Simon Kenton Council is an example of such a supercouncil.

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

[edit] Allohak Council

Main article: Scouting in West Virginia

Allohak Council serves Scouts in West Virginia and Ohio.

[edit] Black Swamp Area Council

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

[edit] Buckeye Council

Buckeye Council serves Scouts in Ohio and West Virginia.

  • Killbuck
  • Netawotwes
  • Sandy Beaver
  • Seneca
  • Wapakonachee
  • Westark

[edit] Camps

Seven Ranges Scout Reservation is located in northern Carroll County, just outside the city of Kensington, Ohio. The Camp currently occupies nearly 900 acres (3.6 km²), 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 Reservation is comprised 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 2007 is "One Nation, One Promise."

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 300 acres (1.2 km²) 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 18-mile (29 km) 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Council Camps

[edit] History

Silver Moccasin Award for the Silver Moccasin Trail in Lebanon, Ohio
Silver Moccasin Award for the Silver Moccasin Trail in Lebanon, Ohio

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.

[edit] Silver Moccasin Trail

The trail starts in Lebanon and finishes at the Fort Ancient State Park. It is 14 miles (23 km) long and offers a medal and a patch.

[edit] Erie Shores Council

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

[edit] Council Camps

[edit] French Creek Council

Main article: Scouting in Pennsylvania

French Creek Council serves Scouts in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

[edit] Great Trail Council

The Great Trail Council is located in the greater Akron area and contains the following 6 districts:Great Trail Council

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

The council is served by the Marnoc Lodge (OA)

[edit] Greater Cleveland Council

For the article on the English Scout County, see Scouting in Cleveland.


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

[edit] 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".

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Greater Western Reserve Council

Is composed of:Greater Western Reserve Council

[edit] Heart of Ohio Council

Is composed of:Heart of Ohio Council

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

[edit] Miami Valley Council

Miami Valley Council

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

[edit] Camps

Woodland Trails Scout Reservation is the Miami Valley Council's year-round camping facility. Located on a 1,300-acre (5.3 km²) spread of hardwood forests, fields, and streams, Woodland Trails is one of the premier camping facilities in southwestern Ohio.

[edit] Muskingum Valley Council

Is composed of:Muskingum Valley Council

  • Arrowhead District
  • Zane Trace District

[edit] 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.

[edit] Ohio River Valley Council

Main article: Scouting in West Virginia

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 36Onondaga Lodge 36

[edit] 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 new Simon Kenton Council, serving Ohio and Kentucky, is an example of such a supercouncil.Simon Kenton Council

[edit] Tecumseh Council

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

[edit] Tri-State Area Council

Main article: Scouting in West Virginia

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

[edit] Girl Scouts of the USA in Ohio

There are eight Girl Scout councils in Ohio.

Girl Scouts of Appleseed Ridge, Inc Lima, Ohio[1]

Girl Scouts of Buckeye Trails Council Dayton, Ohio[2]

Girl Scout Great Rivers Council, Inc Cincinnati, Ohio[3]

Girl Scouts - Heart of Ohio, Inc Zanesville, Ohio[4]

Heritage Trails Girl Scout Council, inc Mansfield, Ohio[5]

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio [6] 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. [7] A service center is still operated in each region. [8]

Girl Scouts of Maumee Valley Council, Inc Toledo, Ohio[9]

Girl Scouts - Seal of Ohio Council, inc Columbus, Ohio[10]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Scouting museums in Ohio

Further information: Scouting museums

[edit] International Scouting units in Ohio

Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség Hungarian Scouting maintains four troops in Cleveland.

[edit] See also

Scouting Portal

If you ever visit, don't foget to get your pipestone. The pipestone is a top secret ceremony that all campers have the chance to go through. But that is all that can be told.

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