Buckeye Council

Buckeye Council
Owner	Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters	2301 13th Street NW Canton, OH 44708
Location	Ohio
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°48′42.7″N 81°23′55.7″W / 40.811861°N 81.398806°W / 40.811861; -81.398806Coordinates: 40°48′42.7″N 81°23′55.7″W / 40.811861°N 81.398806°W / 40.811861; -81.398806
President	Scott Allen
Council Commissioner	Tom Hughes
Scout Executive	David Truax
Website http://buckeyecouncil.org

The Buckeye Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves Ohio and parts of northern West Virginia.

Organization

The council headquarters is in Canton, Ohio and is administered through five districts:

• Hetuck District serves Stark County, Ohio
• Tuskegee District serves inner-city Canton
• Killbuck District serves Holmes County, Ohio and Wayne County, Ohio
• Sandy Beaver District serves Columbiana County, Ohio, Chester, West Virginia and Newell, West Virginia.
• Netawotwes District serves Tuscarawas County, Ohio and Carroll County, Ohio

History

Camps

Buckeye Council runs three council camps - Seven Ranges Scout Reservation, Camp McKinley, and Camp Rodman. When the Buckeye Area Council merged with McKinley Area Council merged, Camp Buckeye and Tuscazoar were operated by the Buckeye Council until 1978 when Camp Buckeye was closed and sold. When Camp Tuscazoar was outgrown, the camp was closed in 1986 and Seven Ranges Scout Reservation was opened in 1987.

Seven Ranges Scout Reservation

Seven Ranges Scout Reservation
Frank G. Hoover dining hall and parade grounds before flag raising
Location	Kensington, Ohio
Founded	1987
http://www.buckeyecouncil.org/Camping/7Ranges/

Seven Ranges Scout Reservation is a Scout reservation in Kensington, Ohio known for its Pipestone Camp Honor Program. The Reservation is composed of Camp Algonkin, Camp Calumet, Camp Akela and Turkey Ridge.

The Pipestone Camp Honor Program was founded in Camp Tuscazoar, Zoar, Ohio in the summer of 1926 by George M. Deaver, Scout Executive of the Council; C. L. Riley, a teacher at Canton McKinley High School, who was serving as Camp Director at the time; I. W. Delp, Principal of Lehman High School in Canton; and Charles E. Mills, a Scouter who was skilled in theatrical production. The program sought to reward Scouts who excelled in advancement and Scouting spirit while at the camp. The Native Americans of the Tuscarawas valley inspired the ceremonies of the program. The success of the program led its founders to set it as a five year series, which was the average number of summer camps attended by a Scout in the late 1920s. Scouts are required to complete the program for five years to earn the highest level Pipestone token.

Camp McKinley

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 196 acres (0.8 km²) and is operated by the Buckeye Council as an off season camp.

From 1952 to 1991, the Columbiana Council operated Camp McKinley as its full time summer camp. The Stone Mansion, known as the McKinley Homestead, became the home of the camp ranger, and is located 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 abandoned Sandy Beaver Canal.

Camp Rodman

Camp Rodman is a small camp on the outskirts of Alliance Ohio owned by the Rodman Foundation but operated and maintained by the Buckeye Council.

Order of the Arrow

Sipp-O Lodge #377 is the Order of the Arrow Lodge that supports the council.

References

External links

• - Buckeye Council Official Webpage
• - Buckeye Council Official Facebook page
• - Hetuck District Official Webpage
• - Hetuck District Official Facebook page
• - Tuskegee District Official Webpage
• - Killbuck District Official Webpage
• - Sandy Beaver District Official Webpage
• - Netawotwes District Official Webpage
• - The Official 7Ranges Webpage
• - 7Ranges Official Facebook page

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