Trexler Scout Reservation
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| Trexler Scout Reservation | |
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| Owner | Minsi Trails Council |
| Location | Jonas, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Founder | General Harry C. Trexler |
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Trexler Scout Reservation is a 900-acre (3.6 km²) reservation owned by the Minsi Trails Council. The reservation is home to Akelaland, Settlers Camp and Hawkeye Wilderness camp. The reservation is located in Jonas, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Reservation features two small lakes (Trexler Lake and Lake Minsi) which are shared by the two camps. The reservation contains 25 miles (40 km) of hiking trails.[citation needed] The reservation is also home to the largest Challenging Outdoor Physical Encounters (COPE) courses in the Northeast Region of the Boy Scouts of America.[citation needed] Trexler is also offered to girl scouts during the winter.
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[edit] History
Trexler Scout Reservation in the beautiful Pocono Mountains, is the Northeast Region's foremost Boy Scout Camp. In 1927, decorated war hero Henry C. Trexler turned a tract of land in Monroe County into a camp for the Boy Scouts of the Lehigh County Council. the camp opened in 1928 and during 2008 the camp will celebrate its 80th Anniversary.
Today, premier attributes of this 900-acre Scout Reservation include: Separate Boy Scout and Cub Scout Resident Camps, two lakes with Fishing, Boating, and Canoeing and two fully staffed waterfronts. The reservation also has over 25 miles of hiking and orienteering trails to offer.
[edit] Facilities
[edit] Settlers Camp
Settlers Camp is one of Minsi Trails Council's two Boy Scout camps, the other being Camp Minsi. The small camp is nesseled away in the woods of Trexler Scout Reservation. The camp holds 17 camp sites and runs a summer program including merit badges, open swimming, ecology, shooting, climbing, arts and crafts, sports, vespers, rank advancement workshops, special adult leader programs and meal time dinning programs.
[edit] Rocker Panel Program
A major part of the Settlers Camp program is their rocker patch panel program.[citation needed] Segments are earned based upon participation in different program areas and camp-wide events. The rocker program consists of 18 unique rocker segments. Segments include scoutcraft lashings, mile swim, COPE, BSA Lifeguard, "the Handicraft Eager Beaver", Nature Conservation, rifle/shotgun, athletics, archery, and others. All scouts receive a "1 Week at Camp" rocker just for coming to camp. The rockers and patches are known to be desired items within the patch trading communities - including jamborees, Order of the Arrow conclaves, and even eBay .[citation needed]
[edit] Akelaland
Akelaland is a Cub Scout resident camp located with in Trexler Scout Reservation. Akelaland is the council's week-long resident Cub Scout camp, and is one of the few week-long resident Cub Scout camps in the North East Region.
Akelaland was formally "Pioneer Camp", Minsi Trails Council's rustic scout camp which encompassed over 200 acres (0.81 km²) of Trexler Scout Reservation. In the mid- 1980's the camp was closed and converted to a cub resident camp. The Pioneer building (a small one-room building with a wood burning stove) still stands today, as well as other parts of the original camp.
Changes over the years and the increased attendance have brought many improvements to the facility. Akelaland has an 18-hole miniature golf course. The camp includes a Health Lodge and Trading Post located in the center of camp, along with Fort James, the Dining Hall, the Parade Field and shower houses. Past the Parade Field there are Shooting Ranges, an Action Archery range, and an activities field. Renovations to the Dining Hall began in 2006, and a new dining hall, now twice the original size, stands facing the new parade field. The camp also has a lake, Trexler Lake, which they share with Setters Camp. The Minsi Trails Council has begun a swimming pool construction project to be completed in the near future
The camp has 18 campsites, each with site capacity ranging from 10 to 20 campers.[1]
[edit] Summer Camp
Each summer Akelaland is runs 7 weeks of summer camp program for Cub Scout packs. The week-long resident camp program includes swimming, boating, nature, archery, BB Gun, handicraft, athletics, outdoor skills, water games, fishing, hiking, astronomy, flag ceremonies, singing, scavenger hunts and special theme related events. "Mini Weeks" are also available for Scouts running from Sunday to Wednesday each week.
[edit] Off-Season Camping
Trexler Scout Reservation is open year round for individual use or other council functions. Additionally, during the fall and spring two weekends of camp program are run for scouts and their families. "Fall Family Camp" is run during the fall, a couple months after the last week of summer camp. Scouts bring their families along for weekend of camp program (Friday-Sunday). "Beaver Day" is run during the spring, a couple months before the first week of summer resident camp. Just like "Fall Family Camp", regular program is provided for Scouts along with a chance to prepare and begin set-up for the summer program.
[edit] External links
- Akelaland Camp Map (gif)
- Settlers Camp Website
- Settlers Camp Map (gif)
- Trexler Scout Reservation is at coordinates Coordinates:
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