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[[File:Crothersville Girl Scouts.jpg|alt=A group portrait of Girl Scouts in Crothersville, Indiana, circa 1945. The girls are gathered in rows and are standing in front of the doors of a brick building.|thumb|Crothersville Girl Scouts]]
'''Scouting in Indiana''' 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.
'''Scouting in Indiana''' 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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===Anthony Wayne Area Council===
===Anthony Wayne Area Council===
Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana and covering 11 counties in Northeast Indiana&nbsp;— Adams, Wells, Jay, Huntington, Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Whitley, Kosciusko. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.awac.org | title = Anthony Wayne Area Council}}</ref>
Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana and covering 11 counties in Northeast Indiana&nbsp;— Adams, Wells, Jay, Huntington, Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Whitley, Kosciusko.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Wayne Area Council |url=http://www.awac.org}}</ref>


*Lincolnway District (Whitley and Kosciusko Counties)
*Lincolnway District (Whitley and Kosciusko Counties)
*Miami District (Southern Allen County)
*Pokagon District (DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben)
*Pokagon District (DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben)
*Three Rivers District (Learning for Life)
*Three Rivers District (Learning for Life)
*Thunderbird District (Northern Allen County)
*Summit District (within 469)
*Wabash Valley District (Adams, Huntington, Jay, Wells)
*Wabash Valley District (Adams, Huntington, Jay, Wells)


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===Buffalo Trace Council===
===Buffalo Trace Council===
The '''Buffalo Trace Council''' is based in Evansville, Indiana that serves southwestern [[Indiana]] and southeastern Illinois. Its affiliated [[Order of the Arrow]] lodge is Kiondaga Lodge. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.buffalotracecouncil.org | title = Buffalo Trace Council}}</ref>
The '''Buffalo Trace Council''' is based in Evansville, Indiana that serves southwestern [[Indiana]] and southeastern Illinois. Its affiliated [[Order of the Arrow]] lodge is Kiondaga Lodge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buffalo Trace Council |url=http://www.buffalotracecouncil.org}}</ref>


====Camps====
====Camps====
The Buffalo Trace Council has operated four camps throughout its existence, three of which are still in existence. [[Camp Arthur]], located near [[Vincennes, Indiana|Vincennes]], opened in 1945 and was removed from the list of BSA-approved camping facilities for a time in the mid-1990s. [[Camp Carnes]], located between [[Jasper, Indiana|Jasper]] and [[Dubois, Indiana|Dubois]], has since changed ownership to the City of [[Jasper, Indiana|Jasper]] and is run as a park. [[Old Ben Scout Reservation]] (OBSR), located in [[Pike County, Indiana]] opened in 1985 on the site of an abandoned [[strip mine]] operated by the [[Old Ben Coal Company]] and was the council's current primary summer camp location, until a lack of funding forced the council to cease having summer camps there. [[Camp Pohoka]] was the previous summer camp location, but was shut down when OBSR was opened.
The Buffalo Trace Council has operated four camps throughout its existence, three of which are still in existence. [[Camp Arthur]], located near [[Vincennes, Indiana|Vincennes]], opened in 1945 and was removed from the list of BSA-approved camping facilities for a time in the mid-1990s. Camp Carnes, located between [[Jasper, Indiana|Jasper]] and [[Dubois, Indiana|Dubois]], has since changed ownership to the City of [[Jasper, Indiana|Jasper]] and is run as a park. [[Old Ben Scout Reservation]] (OBSR), located in [[Pike County, Indiana]] opened in 1985 on the site of an abandoned [[strip mine]] operated by the [[Old Ben Coal Company]] and was the council's current primary summer camp location, until a lack of funding forced the council to cease having summer camps there. [[Camp Pohoka]] was the previous summer camp location, but was shut down when OBSR was opened.


==== Districts ====
==== Districts ====
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*[[White County, Illinois|White County]]
*[[White County, Illinois|White County]]


===Calumet Council===
===Pathway to Adventure Council===
{{Main|Pathway to Adventure Council}}
'''Calumet Council''' is headquartered in [[Munster, Indiana]] and serves Scouts in Indiana and Illinois.
Pathway to Adventure Council is based in Chicago, Illinois and covers much of its metro area, including the north-west corner of Indiana.

Serving the youth of the 54 communities comprising the south suburbs of Chicago and Northwest Indiana since 1917, the Calumet Council is the local entity of the Boy Scouts of America and Learning for Life Programs.

Calumet Council was formed in 1966, and was the result of a merger of the Pokagon Trails Council in [[Hammond, Indiana]] and the Sauk Trails Council in [[Gary, Indiana]]. In 1971 the Twin City Council in East Chicago, Indiana joined to make up the current structure. Camp Frank S. Betz, located in Berrien Springs, MI (USA) is operated by the Calumet Council. 'Betz' has served Scouts in the South Suburbs of Chicago and Northwest Indiana since 1922.

In 2008, over 13,000 young men and women were active members of the Scouting program in the Calumet Council. Over 4,100 adult volunteers, supported by a small staff, provide a top quality "values based" program, with an emphasis on outdoor programs and life skills.

Due to the unique demographics of the Calumet Council, a special program designed to serve the hardest to reach "at risk" youth, called [[Scoutreach]], is used in lower income communities. In 2008, sixty six Scoutreach Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops and Venture Crews were active in nine different communities with over 1,400 members.

The Eagle Scout Award, the highest award a boy can earn in Scouting, was presented to 74 young men in 2006. These newest Eagles totaled over 3,200 combined service hours in the 74 different community service projects which they carried out as part of the Eagle Scout requirement.

The Council operates four districts: Crossroads, Nishnabec, Prairie Dunes, and Thunderbird. These service areas were formed in 2005 as a result of a restructuring to utilize volunteer resources better.

The Order of the Arrow is Scouting's National Honor Society. The council's chapter is Michigamea Order of the Arrow Lodge number 110. It is youth-run and advised by adult volunteers. Michigamea lodge has over 600 active members. In 2008, the Lodge received The National Service Award for their work on the new Frank S. Betz firebowl. This annual award is only presented to eight lodges nationally.

The Council Executive Board is made up of 44 local business and community leaders who guide to the year-round operation of the Council. The Council Key III is made up of President T. Edward Page, Council Commissioner Todd Dykton and Acting Scout Executive Matthew Thornton.

This council was merged into the Pathway to Adventure Council and the Order of the Arrow Lodge was merged with the 3 other Pathway to Adventure Council Order of the Arrow Lodges into Takhone Lodge 7 in January 2019. Visit oa7.org for New Lodge Details


===Crossroads of America Council===
===Crossroads of America Council===
{{Main|Crossroads of America Council}}
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Crossroads of America Council (BSA Council #160) serves Scouts and Scouters in Central Indiana. It was initially formed when Central Indiana Council, Delaware County Council, Kikthawenund Council, and Whitewater Valley Council merged in 1972. Recently, in the past decade, Wabash Valley and Crossroads of America were merged to form the new Crossroads of America Council, serving 25 counties in Indiana, extending from the Illinois state line to the Ohio state line. As of the end of 2012, the council served more than 36,000 youth thanks to more than 9,000 volunteer leaders.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.crossroadsbsa.org |title = Crossroads of America Council}}</ref>
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Crossroads of America Council (BSA Council #160) serves Scouts and Scouters in Central Indiana. It was initially formed when Central Indiana Council, Delaware County Council, Kikthawenund Council, and Whitewater Valley Council merged in 1972.

The Crossroads of America Council is served by Jaccos Towne Lodge #21, [[Order of the Arrow]]. It is also home to [[Firecrafter]], a local Scouting service fraternity. Central Indiana Council was not home to a lodge of the Order of the Arrow until the merger of the councils in 1972. Joe Wiltrout is the current Scout Executive. The council maintains Scout offices in Indianapolis, Muncie, and Terre Haute.

The Crossroads of America Council has also served as home of the Crossroads of America Scout Band. Founded in 1917 by "Chief" F.O. Belzer as a camp band, this band has grown into a concert band that has traveled throughout the United States, Canada and England representing the Boy Scouts of America and the Crossroads of America Council for 102 years. The Bands annual summer tour takes it to as many scout camps as it can for the enjoyment of those scouts at camp. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://scoutband.com/ |title = Scout Band|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010422002636/http://scoutband.com/|archive-date = 2001-04-22}}</ref>}

====Districts====
* Bear Creek District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.crossroadsbsa.org/140|title =Bear Creek District}}</ref>, serving Fayette, Franklin, Rush, Shelby, Union, Wayne and southern Randolph counties
* Del-Mi District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.crossroadsbsa.org/137 |title =Del-Mi District}}</ref>, serving Hamilton and Tipton counties
* Golden Eagle District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://crossroadsbsa.org/138 |title = Golden Eagle District}}</ref>, serving Blackford, Delaware, eastern Henry, and northern Randolph Counties
* Hou Koda District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.crossroadsbsa.org/139 |title =Hou Koda District}}</ref>, serving southwestern Marion county and Hendricks county
* Northeast District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.crossroadsbsa.org/142 |title =Northeast District}}</ref>, serving northeast Marion county and northwestern Hancock county
*Northeast District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.crossroadsbsa.org/258 |title =Northeast District}}</ref>, serving northwestern Marion county, and southeastern Boone county
* Pathfinder District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.crossroadsbsa.org/144 |title = Pathfinder District}}</ref>, serving southern Marion county and Johnson county
* Pioneer District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.crossroadsbsa.org/145 |title = Pioneer District}}</ref>, serving east central Marion County and southeastern Hancock county
* Sakima District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.crossroadsbsa.org/146 |title = Sakima District}}</ref>, serving Madison county, and western Henry county
* Sugar Creek District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://crossroadsbsa.org/147 |title = Sugar Creek District}}</ref>, serving Boone, northern Hendricks, Montgomery, and Clinton counties
* Wabash Valley District<ref>{{cite web | url = http://crossroadsbsa.org/149 |title = Wabash Valley District}}</ref>, serving Clay, Vigo, Sullivan, southern Vermillion, Parke, and Putnam Counties

====Camps====
The [[Crossroads of America Council]] currently operates <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.crossroadsbsa.org/rentals | title =Rentals}}</ref> seven camps]:
* Ransburg Scout Reservation<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ransburgbsa.org |title =Ransburg Scout Reservation}}</ref> - [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]]
* Camp Belzer<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.campbelzer.org |title =Camp Belzer}}</ref>- Indianapolis
* Camp Kikthawenund - [[Frankton, Indiana|Frankton]]
* Camp Bear Creek - [[Connersville, Indiana|Connersville]]
* Camp Red Wing - [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]]
* Camp Krietenstein - [[Center Point, Indiana|Center Point]]
* Camp Wildwood - [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute]]


===Hoosier Trails Council===
===Hoosier Trails Council===
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The Hoosier Trails Council, BSA serves in 18 counties in south-central Indiana, and to more than 6,000 youth each year.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.hoosiertrailsbsa.org/726 |website=Hoosier Trails Council|accessdate=2020-02-25}}</ref>
The Hoosier Trails Council, BSA serves in 18 counties in south-central Indiana, and to more than 6,000 youth each year.<ref name="About Us">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.hoosiertrailsbsa.org/726 |access-date=2020-02-25 |website=Hoosier Trails Council}}</ref>

====History====
====History====
The Hoosier Trails Council is the result of several council mergers.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hook|first1=James |last2=Franck |first2=Dave|last3=Austin|first3=Steve |year=1982 |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |url=http://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html}}</ref>
The Hoosier Trails Council is the result of several council mergers.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hook |first1=James |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |last2=Franck |first2=Dave |last3=Austin |first3=Steve |year=1982}}</ref>


In 1921, the Bartholomew County Council (#150) was founded. During the late 1920s, it merged into the Hoosier Hills Area Council (#150), founded in 1928.
In 1921, the Bartholomew County Council (#150) was founded. During the late 1920s, it merged into the Hoosier Hills Area Council (#150), founded in 1928.


In 1928 the Lost River Area Council was founded. In 1931 it was absorbed into the White River Area Council (#145), founded in 1927.
In 1928 the Lost River Area Council was founded. In 1931 it was absorbed into the White River Area Council (#145), founded in 1927.


In 1973, White River and Hoosier Hills merged to form the Hoosier Trails Council (#145).
In 1973, White River and Hoosier Hills merged to form the Hoosier Trails Council (#145).
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====Camps====
====Camps====
Hoosier Trails has two camps. Resident summer camp is at Maumee Scout Reservation, located [[Lake Tarzian]] in the [[Hoosier National Forest]].<ref name="Aubrey">{{cite news |last1=Woods |first1=Aubrey |title=Maumee Scout Reservation receives $1 million grant for severe weather shelter |url=http://www.tribtown.com/2019/03/11/maumee_scout_reservation_receives_1_million_grant_for_severe_weather_shelter/ |accessdate=2020-02-25 |work=The Tribune |date=2019-03-13}}</ref> Maumee first opened in 1972 for White River Council as a replacement for it's previous camp, Camp Wapehani in [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], Indiana that had been divided by recent construction on State Road 37.
Resident summer camp is held at '''Maumee Scout Reservation''', located on [[Lake Tarzian]] in the [[Hoosier National Forest]].<ref name="Aubrey">{{Cite news |last=Woods |first=Aubrey |date=2019-03-13 |title=Maumee Scout Reservation receives $1 million grant for severe weather shelter |work=The Tribune |url=http://www.tribtown.com/2019/03/11/maumee_scout_reservation_receives_1_million_grant_for_severe_weather_shelter/ |access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref> Maumee first opened in 1972 for White River Council as a replacement for its previous camp, Camp Wapehani in [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], Indiana which had been divided by a recent re-alignment of State Road 37. The {{convert|640|acre}} property is near in [[Norman, Indiana|Norman]], Indiana.<ref name="MSR">{{Cite web |title=Maumee Scout Reservation |url=https://www.hoosiertrailsbsa.org/899 |access-date=2020-02-25 |website=Hoosier Trails Council}}</ref> Lake Tarzian is named after [[Sarkes Tarzian]] who led the capital campaign to build the camp.<ref name="Maumee">{{Cite web |title=Maumee Scout Reservation |url=https://hoosiertrailsbsa.org/2461 |access-date=2020-02-25 |website=hoosiertrailsbsa}}</ref>


Until 2023, the council also possessed Camp Louis Ernst in [[Dupont, Indiana|Dupont]]. Louis Ernst was founded in 1928 and operated by Hoosier Hills Council until its merger with White River Council to form Hoosier Trails Council in 1973. After this, Louis operated as a summer camp until 1983 when it was reduced to primitive camping. The camp was officially transferred to a group known as the Friends of Camp Louis Ernst in 2023.
The {{convert|640|acre}} property is near in [[Norman, Indiana|Norman]], Indiana.<ref name="MSR">{{cite web |title=Maumee Scout Reservation |url=https://www.hoosiertrailsbsa.org/899 |website=Hoosier Trails Council |accessdate=2020-02-25}}</ref> Lake Tarzian is named after [[Sarkes Tarzian]] who led the capital campaign to build the camp.<ref name="Maumee">{{cite web |title=Maumee Scout Reservation |url=https://hoosiertrailsbsa.org/2461 |website=hoosiertrailsbsa |accessdate=2020-02-25}}</ref>

Camp Louis Ernst in [[Dupont, Indiana|Dupont]] was founded in 1928 and operated for Hoosier Hills Council until it's merger with White River Council to form Hoosier Trails Council in 1973. After this, Louis operated as a summer camp until 1983 when it was reduced to primitive camping. A winter cabin and the old dining hall built in the early 1930s can both still be rented.


====Order of the Arrow====
====Order of the Arrow====
Nischa Chuppecat Lodge (#212) is Hoosier Trails' Order of the Arrow Lodge. It was founded in 1973 as the merger of Wazi Yata (#290) and So Aka Gha Gwa(#212) lodges.
Nischa Chuppecat Lodge (#212) is Hoosier Trails' Order of the Arrow Lodge. It was founded in 1973 as the merger of Wazi Yata (#290) and So-Aka-Gha-Gwa (#212) lodges.


Both So Aka Gha Gwa and Wazi Yata can trace back their heritage to other organizations separate from the Order of the Arrow.
Both So-Aka-Gha-Gwa and Wazi Yata can trace back their heritage to other organizations separate from the Order of the Arrow.


The predecessor to So Aka Gha Gwa, the Order of The Golden Arrow, was founded at Cataract Falls in the late 1930s and was transformed into So Aka Gha Gwa in 1941.
The predecessor to So-Aka-Gha-Gwa, the Order of The Golden Arrow, was founded at Cataract Falls in the late 1930s and became So-Aka-Gha-Gwa Lodge in 1941.


The predecessor to Wazi Yata, the Order of the Wazi Yata, was founded at Camp Louis Ernst in 1934 and was transformed into Wazi Yata lodge in 1945.
The predecessor to Wazi Yata, the Order of the Wazi Yata, was founded at Camp Louis Ernst in 1934 and became Wazi Yata Lodge in 1945.


Nischa Chuppecat and So Aka Gha Gwa has hosted the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) at Indiana University eleven times as of the summer of 2018, the most of any lodge in the nation.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Nischa Chuppecat and So-Aka-Gha-Gwa have collectively hosted the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) at Indiana University eleven times as of the summer of 2018, the most of any lodge in the nation.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}


===La Salle Council===
===La Salle Council===
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'''La Salle Council''' serves Scouts in Indiana and [[Michigan]].
'''La Salle Council''' serves Scouts in Indiana and [[Michigan]].
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====Districts====
====Districts====
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====Camps====
====Camps====
* Wood Lake Scout Reservation <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Wood%20Lake%20Scout%20Reservation%20-%20Camp%20Tamarack | title = Wood Lake Scout Reservation | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140701022148/http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Wood%20Lake%20Scout%20Reservation%20-%20Camp%20Tamarack | archive-date = 2014-07-01 }}</ref>
* Wood Lake Scout Reservation <ref>{{Cite web |title=Wood Lake Scout Reservation |url=http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Wood%20Lake%20Scout%20Reservation%20-%20Camp%20Tamarack |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701022148/http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Wood%20Lake%20Scout%20Reservation%20-%20Camp%20Tamarack |archive-date=2014-07-01}}</ref>
**'''Camp Tamarack''' is approximately 250 acres and is the summer camp facility located on the north side of Big and Little Wood Lake. Tamarack has 17 campsites, 3 winter lodges, 18 staff cabins, shower house, health lodge, director's lodge, dining hall, cook's cabin, quartermaster building, trading post, administration building, conservation pavilion, rifle range, archery range, waterfront, athletic field, and parade field.
**'''Camp Tamarack''' is approximately 250 acres and is the summer camp facility located on the north side of Big and Little Wood Lake. Tamarack has 17 campsites, 3 winter lodges, 18 staff cabins, shower house, health lodge, director's lodge, dining hall, cook's cabin, quartermaster building, trading post, administration building, conservation pavilion, rifle range, archery range, waterfront, athletic field, and parade field.
**'''Camp Will Welber''' is approximately 10 acres and is used as a training area. This camp is located on the south side of Big Wood Lake. Facilities consist of a storage building, central shower, and two staff cabins.
**'''Camp Will Welber''' is approximately 10 acres and is used as a training area. This camp is located on the south side of Big Wood Lake. Facilities consist of a storage building, central shower, and two staff cabins.
**'''Camp Dan Beard''' and '''Jim Bridger''' are located on the south side of Big Wood Lake and are approximately 80 Acres each. These are both leave no trace camping areas. They offer no amenities except for the abundant natural beauty.
**'''Camp Dan Beard''' and '''Jim Bridger''' are located on the south side of Big Wood Lake and are approximately 80 Acres each. These are both Leave No Trace camping areas. They offer no amenities, except for their abundant natural beauty.
*Camp Topenebee<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Topenebee | title = Camp Topenebee| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140827101221/http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Topenebee| archive-date = 2014-08-27}}</ref>
*Camp Topenebee<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Topenebee |url=http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Topenebee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827101221/http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Topenebee |archive-date=2014-08-27}}</ref>
*Rice Woods Camp<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Rice%20Woods | title = Rice Woods Camp| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140827095540/http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Rice%20Woods| archive-date = 2014-08-27}}</ref>
*Rice Woods Camp<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rice Woods Camp |url=http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Rice%20Woods |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827095540/http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/Camps/Rice%20Woods |archive-date=2014-08-27}}</ref>


===Lincoln Heritage Council===
===Lincoln Heritage Council===
{{Main|Lincoln Heritage Council}}
{{Main|Lincoln Heritage Council}}
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The '''George Rogers Clark Council''' was formed by Scouts of [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark]], [[Floyd County, Indiana|Floyd]], [[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison]], [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford]], [[Scott County, Indiana|Scott]], and [[Washington County, Indiana|Washington]] counties in 1927, and merged with '''Old Kentucky Home Council''' in 1993 to form the '''Lincoln Heritage Council''', which serves Scouts in [[Kentucky]] and [[Indiana]]. The Council absorbed the Shawnee Trails Council of western Kentucky (and part of southern Illinois and northwestern Tennessee) in April 2012 to serve scouts in Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, and Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lhcbsa.org/about-boy-scouts |work =Lincoln Heritage Council |title=About Boy Scouts |first= |last= }}</ref>
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The '''George Rogers Clark Council''' was formed by Scouts of [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark]], [[Floyd County, Indiana|Floyd]], [[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison]], [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford]], [[Scott County, Indiana|Scott]], and [[Washington County, Indiana|Washington]] counties in 1927, and merged with '''Old Kentucky Home Council''' in 1993 to form the '''Lincoln Heritage Council''', which serves Scouts in [[Kentucky]] and [[Indiana]]. The Council absorbed the Shawnee Trails Council of western Kentucky (and part of southern Illinois and northwestern Tennessee) in April 2012 to serve scouts in Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, and Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Boy Scouts |url=https://lhcbsa.org/about-boy-scouts |website=Lincoln Heritage Council}}</ref>


====John Work House and Mill Site|Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation====
====John Work House and Mill Site|Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation====
{{Main|John Work House and Mill Site|Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation}}
{{Main|John Work House and Mill Site|Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation}}
'''Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation''' is a [[Scouts BSA]] camp just outside [[Charlestown, Indiana]], owned by the [[Scouting in Kentucky#Lincoln Heritage Council|Lincoln Heritage Council]]. In 1917 local Troop 3 decided to use the property as a summer camp, as it would for three summers. The '''George Rogers Clark Council''' shortly after 1927 bought Tunnel Mill from the Murphy family, who had bought the property the previous year but lost interest after a mill fire. In 1933 the three-sided wooden Pioneer Village cabins were built. In 1942 the [[Scoutmaster]]'s Cabin and Evergreen cabins were completed. In 1950 the McDonald Bridge was completed across [[Fourteen Mile Creek]]. The camp saw its greatest use in the 1950s and 1960s, with 564 Scouts, the highest attendance ever, in 1960. In 1969 the swimming pool was built, to replace the creek, now-unsafe for swimming. By the 1980s the lessening attendance made the future of the camp uncertain. When the George Rogers Clark Council, which owned the property, merged with '''Old Kentucky Home Council''', one of the conditions was that Tunnel Mill would not be closed. Since 1993 the camp has been used primarily by [[Cub Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Cub Scouts]] and for winter camping.<ref name="Purlee">{{cite book| title = Tunnel Mill: the story of an historical grist mill and an historic Boy Scout camp | first = Gary D. | last = Purlee | year = 2005}}</ref> The property includes a cabin village, a swimming pool, and a dining hall built in 2000. The new dining hall replaced the one from the 1980s that once served as a steakhouse in [[Jeffersonville, Indiana|Jeffersonville]].
'''Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation''' is a [[Scouts BSA]] camp just outside [[Charlestown, Indiana]], owned by the [[Scouting in Kentucky#Lincoln Heritage Council|Lincoln Heritage Council]]. In 1917 local Troop 3 decided to use the property as a summer camp, as it would for three summers. The '''George Rogers Clark Council''' shortly after 1927 bought Tunnel Mill from the Murphy family, who had bought the property the previous year but lost interest after a mill fire. In 1933 the three-sided wooden Pioneer Village cabins were built. In 1942 the [[Scoutmaster]]'s Cabin and Evergreen cabins were completed. In 1950 the McDonald Bridge was completed across [[Fourteen Mile Creek]]. The camp saw its greatest use in the 1950s and 1960s, with 564 Scouts, the highest attendance ever, in 1960. In 1969 the swimming pool was built, to replace the creek, now-unsafe for swimming. By the 1980s the lessening attendance made the future of the camp uncertain. When the George Rogers Clark Council, which owned the property, merged with '''Old Kentucky Home Council''', one of the conditions was that Tunnel Mill would not be closed. Since 1993 the camp has been used primarily by [[Cub Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Cub Scouts]] and for winter camping.<ref name="Purlee">{{Cite book |last=Purlee |first=Gary D. |title=Tunnel Mill: the story of an historical grist mill and an historic Boy Scout camp |year=2005}}</ref> The property includes a cabin village, a swimming pool, and a dining hall built in 2000. The new dining hall replaced the one from the 1980s that once served as a steakhouse in [[Jeffersonville, Indiana|Jeffersonville]].


On November 6, 1996, Andy Campbell, a ranger serving as Tunnel Mill's caretaker, was shot to death by Roger Caldwell, "a diagnosed, paranoid schizophrenic" who trespassed onto the property while drunk.<ref name="campbell">{{cite web | last = Reynolds | first = Janna | year = | url = http://www.gbpnews.com/news/l013101.htm | title = Caldwell receives 70 years for shooting of Tunnel Mill Ranger | publisher = Green Banner Publications | accessdate = 2006-09-03 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060505042700/http://www.gbpnews.com/news/l013101.htm |archivedate = 2006-05-05}}</ref> This was the first such incident in the history of Scouting.<ref name="Purlee"/> Campbell was able to drag himself {{convert|50|ft|m}} to call 911. After police arrived on the scene to get information about the drunk from Campbell, they found Caldwell wandering on Indiana Highway 62. Caldwell was sentenced to 70 years in prison, with parole possible after 31 years.
On November 6, 1996, Andy Campbell, a ranger serving as Tunnel Mill's caretaker, was shot to death by Roger Caldwell, "a diagnosed, paranoid schizophrenic" who trespassed onto the property while drunk.<ref name="campbell">{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Janna |title=Caldwell receives 70 years for shooting of Tunnel Mill Ranger |url=http://www.gbpnews.com/news/l013101.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505042700/http://www.gbpnews.com/news/l013101.htm |archive-date=2006-05-05 |access-date=2006-09-03 |publisher=Green Banner Publications}}</ref> This was the first such incident in the history of Scouting.<ref name="Purlee" /> Campbell was able to drag himself {{convert|50|ft|m}} to call 911. After police arrived on the scene to get information about the drunk from Campbell, they found Caldwell wandering on Indiana Highway 62. Caldwell was sentenced to 70 years in prison, with parole possible after 31 years.


=== Prairielands Council ===
=== Prairielands Council ===
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=== Sagamore Council ===
=== Sagamore Council ===
The Sagamore Council<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sagamoresignals.com | title = Sagamore Council}}</ref> was founded in 1973 by a merger of the Three Rivers Council (Headquarters in [[Logansport, Indiana|Logansport, IN]]), Mesingomesia Council (Headquarters in [[Marion, Indiana|Marion, IN]]) and the Harrison Trails Council (Headquarters in [[Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette, IN]]). The council offices were eventually consolidated to a single office in Kokomo, Indiana. The council maintains two camps: Camp Cary, (near Lafayette, IN) used as a Cub Scout day camp and Camp Buffalo, (near [[Buffalo, Indiana|Buffalo, IN]] - north and east of [[Indiana Beach]]) used as a Scouts BSA summer camp. The camp properties of Green Hills and Crossland were sold. Camp Green Hills was south and west of Lafayette, IN. Mesingomesia Council's Crossland Scout Reservation near [[Columbia City, Indiana]] was sold to the [[Indiana Department of Natural Resources]] in 1992 and is now called the Deniston Resource Area (named after a fallen DNR Conservation Officer). The camp was located on Robinson Lake, one of the last natural lakes in Indiana with almost no development. This was due in large part to the camp which encompassed almost three-fourths of the shoreline.<ref name="Braun">{{cite web |last1=Braun |first1=Edward R. |title=Maintenance of a Quality Largemouth Bass Population at Robinson Lake |url=http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw-Robinson_Lake_2000.pdf |website=Division of Fish and Wildlife |publisher=Indiana Department of Natural Resources |accessdate=2011-06-16 |date=2000}}</ref>
The Sagamore Council<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sagamore Council |url=http://sagamoresignals.com}}</ref> was founded in 1973 by a merger of the Three Rivers Council (Headquarters in [[Logansport, Indiana|Logansport, IN]]), Mesingomesia Council (Headquarters in [[Marion, Indiana|Marion, IN]]) and the Harrison Trails Council (Headquarters in [[Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette, IN]]). The council offices were eventually consolidated to a single office in Kokomo, Indiana. The council maintains two camps: Camp Cary, (near Lafayette, IN) used as a Cub Scout day camp and Camp Buffalo, (near [[Buffalo, Indiana|Buffalo, IN]] - north and east of [[Indiana Beach]]) used as a Scouts BSA summer camp. The camp properties of Green Hills and Crossland were sold. Camp Green Hills was south and west of Lafayette, IN. Mesingomesia Council's Crossland Scout Reservation near [[Columbia City, Indiana]] was sold to the [[Indiana Department of Natural Resources]] in 1992 and is now called the Deniston Resource Area (named after a fallen DNR Conservation Officer). The camp was located on Robinson Lake, one of the last natural lakes in Indiana with almost no development. This was due in large part to the camp which encompassed almost three-fourths of the shoreline.<ref name="Braun">{{Cite web |last=Braun |first=Edward R. |date=2000 |title=Maintenance of a Quality Largemouth Bass Population at Robinson Lake |url=http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw-Robinson_Lake_2000.pdf |access-date=2011-06-16 |website=Division of Fish and Wildlife |publisher=Indiana Department of Natural Resources}}</ref>


A few things make Sagamore Council unique:
A few things make Sagamore Council unique:
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# [[Purdue University]], in West Lafaytte, IN, hosted the 1994 National Order of the Arrow Conference.
# [[Purdue University]], in West Lafaytte, IN, hosted the 1994 National Order of the Arrow Conference.
# [[Weaver Popcorn Company|Weaver Popcorn]] (which markets [[Trail's End Popcorn]]) is produced in Van Buren, Indiana.
# [[Weaver Popcorn Company|Weaver Popcorn]] (which markets [[Trail's End Popcorn]]) is produced in Van Buren, Indiana.
# Ramsey Popcorn<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cousinwillies.com/ramsey|title=Ramsey Popcorn}}</ref> (which markets Campmasters Popcorn<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campmasters.org/|title=CampMasters|website=Campmasters-org}}</ref>) is produced in Ramsey, Indiana.
# Ramsey Popcorn<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramsey Popcorn |url=https://www.cousinwillies.com/ramsey}}</ref> (which markets Campmasters Popcorn<ref>{{Cite web |title=CampMasters |url=https://www.campmasters.org/ |website=Campmasters-org}}</ref>) is produced in Ramsey, Indiana.
# George O. Crossland was a Scout Executive who served the prior Mesingomesia Council. He was known for more notable Scouting functions including creating an honorary that rivaled the Order of the Arrow -- TI-PI-SA, the Order of the Red Lodge. Crossland Scout Reservation was named after him.
# George O. Crossland was a Scout Executive who served the prior Mesingomesia Council. He was known for more notable Scouting functions including creating an honorary that rivaled the Order of the Arrow—TI-PI-SA, the Order of the Red Lodge. Crossland Scout Reservation was named after him.


====Districts====
====Districts====
* North Star District<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sagamorebsa.org/htdocs/wordpress/north-star | title = North Star District}}</ref>, serving Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski & White counties
* North Star District,<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Star District |url=http://sagamorebsa.org/htdocs/wordpress/north-star}}</ref> serving Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski & White counties
* Peshewa District<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sagamorebsa.org/htdocs/wordpress/peshewa | title = Peshewa District}}</ref>, serving Blackford, Grant, Howard, Miami and Wabash counties
* Peshewa District,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peshewa District |url=http://sagamorebsa.org/htdocs/wordpress/peshewa}}</ref> serving Blackford, Grant, Howard, Miami and Wabash counties
* Wabash Valley District<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sagamorebsa.org/htdocs/wordpress/wabash | title = Wabash Valley District}}</ref>, serving Benton, Carroll, Tippecanoe, Warren & Northern Fountain counties
* Wabash Valley District,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wabash Valley District |url=http://sagamorebsa.org/htdocs/wordpress/wabash}}</ref> serving Benton, Carroll, Tippecanoe, Warren & Northern Fountain counties


====Camps====
====Camps====
The Sagamore Council currently operates two camps:
The Sagamore Council currently operates two camps:
* Cary Camp- Lafayette, Indiana<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.carycamp.com | title = Cary Camp}}</ref>
* Cary Camp- Lafayette, Indiana<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cary Camp |url=http://www.carycamp.com}}</ref>
* Camp Buffalo - Buffalo, Indiana<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.campbuffalo.com | title = Camp Buffalo}}</ref>
* Camp Buffalo - Buffalo, Indiana<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Buffalo |url=http://www.campbuffalo.com}}</ref>


==Girl Scouting in Indiana==
==Girl Scouting in Indiana==
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There are 5 Girl Scout councils that serve Indiana.
There are 5 Girl Scout councils that serve Indiana.


On Aug. 26, 2006, Girl Scouts of the USA's (GSUSA) national board of directors voted to endorse a plan to realign 312 councils into 109 high-capacity, community-based councils. The new structure will make the most effective use of resources to better serve the local community and create more opportunities in Girl Scouting for even more girls. Girl Scouts of Central Indiana was the first Girl Scout council in the nation to complete the merger process.
On August 26, 2006, Girl Scouts of the USA's (GSUSA) national board of directors voted to endorse a plan to realign 312 councils into 109 high-capacity, community-based councils. The new structure will make the most effective use of resources to better serve the local community and create more opportunities in Girl Scouting for even more girls. Girl Scouts of Central Indiana was the first Girl Scout council in the nation to complete the merger process.


===Girl Scouts of Central Indiana===
===Girl Scouts of Central Indiana===
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====Camps====
====Camps====
*Camp Koch in [[Cannelton, Indiana]]
*Camp Koch in [[Cannelton, Indiana]]
*Carmi Little House in [[Carmi, Indiana]]
*Carmi Little House in [[Carmi, Illinois]]
*Camp Three Lakes
*Camp Three Lakes


Camp Koch has a [[sycamore]] that is a "[[moon tree]]"; as a seed it was on the [[Apollo 14]] mission to the [[moon]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/moon_tree.html | title = The Moon Trees}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.techlearning.com/shared/printableArticle.php?articleID=175006734 | title = Prject Moon Tree | work = techlearning | first = Joan | last = Goble | date = 2006-01-01| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043907/http://www.techlearning.com/shared/printableArticle.php?articleID=175006734 | archive-date = 2007-09-27 }}</ref>
Camp Koch has a [[sycamore]] that is a "[[Moon tree]]"; as a seed it was on the [[Apollo 14]] mission to the [[Moon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Moon Trees |url=http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/moon_tree.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goble |first=Joan |date=2006-01-01 |title=Project Moon Tree |url=http://www.techlearning.com/shared/printableArticle.php?articleID=175006734 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043907/http://www.techlearning.com/shared/printableArticle.php?articleID=175006734 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |website=techlearning}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}



==External links==
==External links==
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* {{cite web | url = http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/publications/girlscout.pdf | title = Girl Scouting in Indiana| work = The Indiana Historian | date = March 1997 | quote = Contains much on the general history of Girl Scouts in the United States| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061015143935/http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/publications/girlscout.pdf| archive-date = 2006-10-15}}
* {{Cite web |date=March 1997 |title=Girl Scouting in Indiana |url=http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/publications/girlscout.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015143935/http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/publications/girlscout.pdf |archive-date=2006-10-15 |website=The Indiana Historian |quote=Contains much on the general history of Girl Scouts in the United States}}
* {{cite web | url = https://archive.is/20070704003129/http://www.lhcbsa.org/info/reserv/tm/ | work = Lincoln Heritage Council | title = Tunnel Mill }}
* {{Cite web |title=Tunnel Mill |url=http://www.lhcbsa.org/info/reserv/tm/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070704003129/http://www.lhcbsa.org/info/reserv/tm/ |archive-date=2007-07-04 |website=Lincoln Heritage Council}}
* {{cite web | url = http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/previous/archive/01270001.trb.html | title = Official Court Document Regarding the Campbell/Caldwell incident | work = Judicial Branch | publisher = State of Indiana }}
* {{Cite web |title=Official Court Document Regarding the Campbell/Caldwell incident |url=http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/previous/archive/01270001.trb.html |website=Judicial Branch |date=9 November 2020 |publisher=State of Indiana}}

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[[Category:Scouting in the United States|Indiana]]
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Scouting in Indiana
Tunnel Mill Entrance
Camp Dellwood Girl Scout Camp Science Center
 Scouting portal
A group portrait of Girl Scouts in Crothersville, Indiana, circa 1945. The girls are gathered in rows and are standing in front of the doors of a brick building.
Crothersville Girl Scouts

Scouting in Indiana 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.

Early history (1910-1950)

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Indianapolis is home to Troop 9, founded by "Chief" Francis Oliver Belzer in 1910, one of the first Scout troops in America.

Belzer founded Firecrafter at Camp Chank-Tun-Un-Gi (now called Camp Belzer) in the summer of 1920. Belzer also served as the first Scout Executive for the Indianapolis Council, later known as the Central Indiana Council.

The first National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at Indiana University in 1948.

Recent history (1950-2010)

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In 1950, 1956, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1990, 2002, 2009 and 2018, the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) was held at Indiana University in Bloomington, the most frequent venue for the event. In 1994, NOAC was held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Boy Scouts of America in Indiana today

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BSA Councils serving Indiana.

There are nine Boy Scouts of America (BSA) local councils in Indiana. All of Indiana lies within Central Region, except for Clark, Scott, Floyd, Harrison, Crawford, and Washington counties, as part of Southern Region.

Anthony Wayne Area Council

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Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana and covering 11 counties in Northeast Indiana — Adams, Wells, Jay, Huntington, Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Whitley, Kosciusko.[1]

  • Lincolnway District (Whitley and Kosciusko Counties)
  • Pokagon District (DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben)
  • Three Rivers District (Learning for Life)
  • Summit District (within 469)
  • Wabash Valley District (Adams, Huntington, Jay, Wells)

Features Anthony Wayne Scout Reservation with Camp Chief Little Turtle

Anthony Wayne Scout Reservation

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The Anthony Wayne Scout Reservation is a Scouts BSA camp located near Ashley, Indiana, United States.

The reservation has three key areas: Camp Chief Little Turtle (CCLT), Camp Foellinger, and Camp Wilderness.

  • Camp Chief Little Turtle is the main camp. It has many activity centers, such as a waterfront, handicraft, outdoor skills, Project C.O.P.E., and other typical features of a Scouts BSA camp.
  • Camp Foellinger is used mainly for special events, such as Cub Scout camp, National Youth Leadership Training, and Order of the Arrow events.
  • Camp Wilderness contains the Jack Zeiger Ropes Course — used for C.O.P.E. and rock climbing — and Orion, an area used for camping and wilderness survival training.

Buffalo Trace Council

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The Buffalo Trace Council is based in Evansville, Indiana that serves southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. Its affiliated Order of the Arrow lodge is Kiondaga Lodge.[2]

Camps

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The Buffalo Trace Council has operated four camps throughout its existence, three of which are still in existence. Camp Arthur, located near Vincennes, opened in 1945 and was removed from the list of BSA-approved camping facilities for a time in the mid-1990s. Camp Carnes, located between Jasper and Dubois, has since changed ownership to the City of Jasper and is run as a park. Old Ben Scout Reservation (OBSR), located in Pike County, Indiana opened in 1985 on the site of an abandoned strip mine operated by the Old Ben Coal Company and was the council's current primary summer camp location, until a lack of funding forced the council to cease having summer camps there. Camp Pohoka was the previous summer camp location, but was shut down when OBSR was opened.

Districts

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Algonkian (formerly Three Rivers)
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Lincoln Heritage
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Native Trails
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Pathway to Adventure Council

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Main article: Pathway to Adventure Council

Pathway to Adventure Council is based in Chicago, Illinois and covers much of its metro area, including the north-west corner of Indiana.

Crossroads of America Council

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Main article: Crossroads of America Council

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Crossroads of America Council (BSA Council #160) serves Scouts and Scouters in Central Indiana. It was initially formed when Central Indiana Council, Delaware County Council, Kikthawenund Council, and Whitewater Valley Council merged in 1972.

Hoosier Trails Council

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Hoosier Trails Council
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
LocationBloomington, Indiana
CountryUnited States
Scout ExecutiveGlen Steenberger
Website
www.hoosiertrailsbsa.org
 Scouting portal

The Hoosier Trails Council, BSA serves in 18 counties in south-central Indiana, and to more than 6,000 youth each year.[3]

History

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The Hoosier Trails Council is the result of several council mergers.[4]

In 1921, the Bartholomew County Council (#150) was founded. During the late 1920s, it merged into the Hoosier Hills Area Council (#150), founded in 1928.

In 1928 the Lost River Area Council was founded. In 1931 it was absorbed into the White River Area Council (#145), founded in 1927.

In 1973, White River and Hoosier Hills merged to form the Hoosier Trails Council (#145).

Organization

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Camps

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Resident summer camp is held at Maumee Scout Reservation, located on Lake Tarzian in the Hoosier National Forest.[5] Maumee first opened in 1972 for White River Council as a replacement for its previous camp, Camp Wapehani in Bloomington, Indiana which had been divided by a recent re-alignment of State Road 37. The 640 acres (260 ha) property is near in Norman, Indiana.[6] Lake Tarzian is named after Sarkes Tarzian who led the capital campaign to build the camp.[7]

Until 2023, the council also possessed Camp Louis Ernst in Dupont. Louis Ernst was founded in 1928 and operated by Hoosier Hills Council until its merger with White River Council to form Hoosier Trails Council in 1973. After this, Louis operated as a summer camp until 1983 when it was reduced to primitive camping. The camp was officially transferred to a group known as the Friends of Camp Louis Ernst in 2023.

Order of the Arrow

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Nischa Chuppecat Lodge (#212) is Hoosier Trails' Order of the Arrow Lodge. It was founded in 1973 as the merger of Wazi Yata (#290) and So-Aka-Gha-Gwa (#212) lodges.

Both So-Aka-Gha-Gwa and Wazi Yata can trace back their heritage to other organizations separate from the Order of the Arrow.

The predecessor to So-Aka-Gha-Gwa, the Order of The Golden Arrow, was founded at Cataract Falls in the late 1930s and became So-Aka-Gha-Gwa Lodge in 1941.

The predecessor to Wazi Yata, the Order of the Wazi Yata, was founded at Camp Louis Ernst in 1934 and became Wazi Yata Lodge in 1945.

Nischa Chuppecat and So-Aka-Gha-Gwa have collectively hosted the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) at Indiana University eleven times as of the summer of 2018, the most of any lodge in the nation.[citation needed]

La Salle Council

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La Salle Council (#165)
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
LocationSouth Bend, Indiana
CountryUnited States
Scout ExecutiveJohn M. Cary
Website
www.lasallecouncilbsa.org
 Scouting portal

La Salle Council serves Scouts in Indiana and Michigan.

Districts

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  • Algonquian District
  • Dunes Moraine District
  • Pioneer Trails District
  • Potawatomi District

Camps

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  • Wood Lake Scout Reservation [8]
    • Camp Tamarack is approximately 250 acres and is the summer camp facility located on the north side of Big and Little Wood Lake. Tamarack has 17 campsites, 3 winter lodges, 18 staff cabins, shower house, health lodge, director's lodge, dining hall, cook's cabin, quartermaster building, trading post, administration building, conservation pavilion, rifle range, archery range, waterfront, athletic field, and parade field.
    • Camp Will Welber is approximately 10 acres and is used as a training area. This camp is located on the south side of Big Wood Lake. Facilities consist of a storage building, central shower, and two staff cabins.
    • Camp Dan Beard and Jim Bridger are located on the south side of Big Wood Lake and are approximately 80 Acres each. These are both Leave No Trace camping areas. They offer no amenities, except for their abundant natural beauty.
  • Camp Topenebee[9]
  • Rice Woods Camp[10]

Lincoln Heritage Council

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Main article: Lincoln Heritage Council
Lincoln Heritage Council (#205)
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
HeadquartersLouisville, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
Founded1993
Scout ExecutiveJason Pierce
Website
www.lhcbsa.org
 Scouting portal

The George Rogers Clark Council was formed by Scouts of Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Crawford, Scott, and Washington counties in 1927, and merged with Old Kentucky Home Council in 1993 to form the Lincoln Heritage Council, which serves Scouts in Kentucky and Indiana. The Council absorbed the Shawnee Trails Council of western Kentucky (and part of southern Illinois and northwestern Tennessee) in April 2012 to serve scouts in Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, and Tennessee.[11]

John Work House and Mill Site|Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation

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Main articles: John Work House and Mill Site and Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation

Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation is a Scouts BSA camp just outside Charlestown, Indiana, owned by the Lincoln Heritage Council. In 1917 local Troop 3 decided to use the property as a summer camp, as it would for three summers. The George Rogers Clark Council shortly after 1927 bought Tunnel Mill from the Murphy family, who had bought the property the previous year but lost interest after a mill fire. In 1933 the three-sided wooden Pioneer Village cabins were built. In 1942 the Scoutmaster's Cabin and Evergreen cabins were completed. In 1950 the McDonald Bridge was completed across Fourteen Mile Creek. The camp saw its greatest use in the 1950s and 1960s, with 564 Scouts, the highest attendance ever, in 1960. In 1969 the swimming pool was built, to replace the creek, now-unsafe for swimming. By the 1980s the lessening attendance made the future of the camp uncertain. When the George Rogers Clark Council, which owned the property, merged with Old Kentucky Home Council, one of the conditions was that Tunnel Mill would not be closed. Since 1993 the camp has been used primarily by Cub Scouts and for winter camping.[12] The property includes a cabin village, a swimming pool, and a dining hall built in 2000. The new dining hall replaced the one from the 1980s that once served as a steakhouse in Jeffersonville.

On November 6, 1996, Andy Campbell, a ranger serving as Tunnel Mill's caretaker, was shot to death by Roger Caldwell, "a diagnosed, paranoid schizophrenic" who trespassed onto the property while drunk.[13] This was the first such incident in the history of Scouting.[12] Campbell was able to drag himself 50 feet (15 m) to call 911. After police arrived on the scene to get information about the drunk from Campbell, they found Caldwell wandering on Indiana Highway 62. Caldwell was sentenced to 70 years in prison, with parole possible after 31 years.

Prairielands Council

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Main article: Scouting in Illinois

Prairielands Council, previously the short-lived Illiana Council, has its headquarters in Champaign, Illinois, and also serves Scouts in Indiana.

Sagamore Council

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The Sagamore Council[14] was founded in 1973 by a merger of the Three Rivers Council (Headquarters in Logansport, IN), Mesingomesia Council (Headquarters in Marion, IN) and the Harrison Trails Council (Headquarters in Lafayette, IN). The council offices were eventually consolidated to a single office in Kokomo, Indiana. The council maintains two camps: Camp Cary, (near Lafayette, IN) used as a Cub Scout day camp and Camp Buffalo, (near Buffalo, IN - north and east of Indiana Beach) used as a Scouts BSA summer camp. The camp properties of Green Hills and Crossland were sold. Camp Green Hills was south and west of Lafayette, IN. Mesingomesia Council's Crossland Scout Reservation near Columbia City, Indiana was sold to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in 1992 and is now called the Deniston Resource Area (named after a fallen DNR Conservation Officer). The camp was located on Robinson Lake, one of the last natural lakes in Indiana with almost no development. This was due in large part to the camp which encompassed almost three-fourths of the shoreline.[15]

A few things make Sagamore Council unique:

  1. Purdue University, in West Lafaytte, IN, hosted the 1994 National Order of the Arrow Conference.
  2. Weaver Popcorn (which markets Trail's End Popcorn) is produced in Van Buren, Indiana.
  3. Ramsey Popcorn[16] (which markets Campmasters Popcorn[17]) is produced in Ramsey, Indiana.
  4. George O. Crossland was a Scout Executive who served the prior Mesingomesia Council. He was known for more notable Scouting functions including creating an honorary that rivaled the Order of the Arrow—TI-PI-SA, the Order of the Red Lodge. Crossland Scout Reservation was named after him.

Districts

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  • North Star District,[18] serving Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski & White counties
  • Peshewa District,[19] serving Blackford, Grant, Howard, Miami and Wabash counties
  • Wabash Valley District,[20] serving Benton, Carroll, Tippecanoe, Warren & Northern Fountain counties

Camps

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The Sagamore Council currently operates two camps:

  • Cary Camp- Lafayette, Indiana[21]
  • Camp Buffalo - Buffalo, Indiana[22]

Girl Scouting in Indiana

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There are 5 Girl Scout councils that serve Indiana.

On August 26, 2006, Girl Scouts of the USA's (GSUSA) national board of directors voted to endorse a plan to realign 312 councils into 109 high-capacity, community-based councils. The new structure will make the most effective use of resources to better serve the local community and create more opportunities in Girl Scouting for even more girls. Girl Scouts of Central Indiana was the first Girl Scout council in the nation to complete the merger process.

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

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Formed by the merger of Girl Scouts of Hoosier Capital Council, Covered Bridge Girl Scout Council, Girl Scouts of Treaty Line Council, Girl Scouts of Sycamore Council, and Girl Scouts of Wapephani Council, and the addition of Howard and Carroll Counties from Girl Scouts of Tribal Trails Council.

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana serves over 36,000 girls in 45 counties in Central Indiana. Council headquarters is Indianapolis, Indiana but service centers remain in cities that were the headquarters of former councils

Web Site: Official website

Camps and cabins

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Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

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See Scouting in Illinois for more information. The former Scouts of The Calumet Council and Drifting Dunes Girl Scout Council became part of this council.

Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana

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See Scouting in Kentucky for more information. Serves many counties in southern Indiana

Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana

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This is a new council includes more than 18,240 Girl Scouts in northern Indiana (Adams, Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley) and two counties, Berien and Cass, in southwest Michigan.

Formed by the merger of Indiana Lakeland Girl Scout Council, Girl Scouts of Limberlost Council, Girl Scouts of Singing Sands Council (except for a part that joined Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan), and Girl Scouts of Tribal Trails Council (except for a part that joined Girl Scouts of Central Indiana).

Website: Official website

Camps

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Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council

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Headquarters is Glen Carbon, Illinois

website: Official website

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

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Headquarters is Cincinnati, Ohio

website: Official website

See Scouting in Ohio for more information

Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana

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Headquarters is Evansville, Indiana. It serves Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, Perry, Posey, Gibson, Martin, Pike, Daviess, and Dubois Counties in Indiana and White County in Illinois.

website: Official website

Located in south-west Indiana and also a small part of Illinois. It was formed after a previous realignment in September 1957.

Camps

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Camp Koch has a sycamore that is a "Moon tree"; as a seed it was on the Apollo 14 mission to the Moon.[23][24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Anthony Wayne Area Council".
  2. ^ "Buffalo Trace Council".
  3. ^ "About Us". Hoosier Trails Council. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  4. ^ Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
  5. ^ Woods, Aubrey (2019-03-13). "Maumee Scout Reservation receives $1 million grant for severe weather shelter". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  6. ^ "Maumee Scout Reservation". Hoosier Trails Council. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  7. ^ "Maumee Scout Reservation". hoosiertrailsbsa. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  8. ^ "Wood Lake Scout Reservation". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01.
  9. ^ "Camp Topenebee". Archived from the original on 2014-08-27.
  10. ^ "Rice Woods Camp". Archived from the original on 2014-08-27.
  11. ^ "About Boy Scouts". Lincoln Heritage Council.
  12. ^ a b Purlee, Gary D. (2005). Tunnel Mill: the story of an historical grist mill and an historic Boy Scout camp.
  13. ^ Reynolds, Janna. "Caldwell receives 70 years for shooting of Tunnel Mill Ranger". Green Banner Publications. Archived from the original on 2006-05-05. Retrieved 2006-09-03.
  14. ^ "Sagamore Council".
  15. ^ Braun, Edward R. (2000). "Maintenance of a Quality Largemouth Bass Population at Robinson Lake" (PDF). Division of Fish and Wildlife. Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  16. ^ "Ramsey Popcorn".
  17. ^ "CampMasters". Campmasters-org.
  18. ^ "North Star District".
  19. ^ "Peshewa District".
  20. ^ "Wabash Valley District".
  21. ^ "Cary Camp".
  22. ^ "Camp Buffalo".
  23. ^ "The Moon Trees".
  24. ^ Goble, Joan (2006-01-01). "Project Moon Tree". techlearning. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
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