Hiawathaland Council
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Appleton, Wisconsin | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1973 | ||
| President | Dr. Susan May | ||
| Council Commissioner | Scott Spiller | ||
| Scout Executive | Jason P. Wolf | ||
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Website http://www.baylakesbsa.org |
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The Bay-Lakes Council is the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) council serving eastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, it is geographically one of the largest local BSA councils. Bay-Lakes Council #635 was formed on July 1, 1973, the product of a merger between six east Wisconsin councils. The council is served by Kon Wapos Lodge #635 of the Order of the Arrow.
Bay-Lakes Council has a professional staff of approximately 33 people. There are over 27,000 boys in the council's 23 counties in Eastern Wisconsin, and 14 counties (all but Gogebic) in Michigan's upper peninsula. There are 320 Cub Scout packs, 230 Boy Scout troops, 90 Venturing crews and 75 Explorer posts and over 6,000 adult volunteers.
Bay-Lakes Council is divided into eight districts.
The council's board of directors comprises the seven district chairpersons, the council president, council commissioner, and council treasurer.
An endowment fund has been created for Bay-Lakes Council to help ensure the financial viability of the council into the future.
Bay-Lakes Council was formed in 1973 by a merger of the following councils: Badger (based in Fond du Lac), Waumegesako (based in Manitowoc), Nicolet Area (based in Green Bay), Valley (based in Menasha), Twin Lakes (based in Oshkosh), and Kettle Moraine (based in Sheboygan). The Hiawathaland Council joined in 2012. The history of each of these parent councils is depicted below.
The Bay-Lakes Council offers five main summer camp programs:
As well as one group camp without a summer program:
Nestled on the shores of beautiful Bear Paw Lake 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Mountain, Wisconsin in the Nicolet National Forest, Bear Paw Scout Camp has year-round camping, both indoor and outdoor, but is primarily a week-long resident summer camp for Boy Scouts. In addition to rustic campsites and heated cabins for camping, Bear Paw has several permanent buildings supporting its program areas, a well-stocked trading post for snacks and memorabilia, a spacious enclosed chapel on a wooded point overlooking the water, a large and modern dining hall providing the camaraderie of communal meals, a lakeside fire circle for evening council fires and ceremonies, and a nine-hole disc golf course. Hiking trails range from short, in-camp jaunts to destinations such as Explorer Point to longer treks to Oconto County features such as Lost Mountain, Staff Mountain, and Waupee Rapids. Marked cycling trails up to 50 miles (80 km) long criss-cross the peaceful forest roads in the vicinity of camp.
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