Scouting in Minnesota 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.
There are sevenBoy Scouts of America Scouting America local councils servingMinnesota. In addition, theNorthern Tier National High Adventure Bases of Scouting America is located in Minnesota.
CMC is headquartered inSartell, Minnesota. The council serves 46 communities in the area, ranging fromNevis andPark Rapids in the northwest toElk River in the southeast.
Central Minnesota Council is made up of four districts:
Central Minnesota Council is home toParker Scout Reservation, which was established in 1941 by Clyde Parker. The Camp sits on 256 acres (1.0 km2) of wooded land on North Long Lake north ofBrainerd, Minnesota.
The Central Minnesota Council is supported by Naguonabe Lodge #31 of the Order of the Arrow. Naguonabe Lodge #31 was founded in 1927.
Gamehaven Scouting serves seven counties in southeast Minnesota. From its council office located inRochester, Minnesota.
Gamehaven Scouting consists of these districts:
Gamehaven Scouting is supported by Blue Ox Lodge #26 of the Order of the Arrow.
Gamehaven Scouting has volunteers certified by the American Canoe Association in canoeing and kayaking. Youth awards and leader training are available to in-council, other councils, and the public. The council's kayak fleet ranges from recreational kayaks appropriate for Webelos Scouts to kayaks suitable for training for Lake Superior and Seabase trips. Gamehaven provides solo canoe training with Wenonah Argosy solo canoes and traditional tandem canoeing.
Gateway Area Council serves Scouts in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Headquartered inFort Snelling, Minnesota,Northern Star Council was formed from the merger of Viking Council and Indianhead Council in 2005 and the subsequent merger of the Voyageurs Area Council in 2024.
As of 2006,Northern Lights Council serves all ofNorth Dakota, and parts ofSouth Dakota, northwestMinnesota and northeastMontana. Voyageur Trails District, Prairie Fire, Northern Lakes, and Northern Sky are the Districts in Minnesota.
Northern Lights Council is home toCamp Wilderness, located on Bad Axe Lake nearEmmaville, Minnesota inHubbard County, Minnesota. Founded byHerman Stern in 1946, Camp Wilderness is a 2,400-acre (10 km2) camp. On August 18, 2006, the camp celebrated its 60th anniversary by opening the Butler Wilderness Outpost, a Cub Scout camp for the scouts to attend. Camp Wilderness is, by area, the largest Scouts camp owned and operated by a Minnesota Scouting Council, although Scouting America owns the much largerPhilmont Scout Ranch inNew Mexico, and the slightly larger Charles L. Sommers Northern Tier Base, also located inMinnesota.
Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota,Sioux Council serves Scouts inSouth Dakota,Iowa and Minnesota.
Located inMankato MN.
Twin Valley Council is home to Cuyuna Scout Camp, established as Camp Cuyuna in 1967. The Camp sits on 680 acres (2.8 km2) of wooded land surrounded by six lakes (Goodrich, Little Pickerel, Big Pickerel, Lily, Grass, Cranberry). Additionally, Lake Russell (originally Command Lake) sits entirely within the boundaries of Cuyuna Scout Camp. Cuyuna Scout Camp ("Cuyuna," for short) is located northeast ofCrosslake, Minnesota. Campsites are arranged for scouts to sleep and eat as patrols with a central troop assembly area. Patrols draw their rations from a centralCommissary and cook all of their meals together except for two Camp-wide meals, on Sunday and Friday nights.
Three Girl Scout Councils serve Minnesota.
SeeScouting in South Dakota. Serves a large portion of northwestern Minnesota and Rock County in southwestern Minnesota.
Headquarters:Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Lakes and Pines Council serves 11,000 girls in 39 counties throughoutthe northern half of Minnesota and northwest corner of Wisconsin.Northern Pine and Land of Lakes Councils joined together Jan. 1, 2008to form Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines.
Headquarters:Waite Park, Minnesota
Camps:
In partnership with 18,000 adult volunteers, the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys helps nearly 45,000 girls each year—in all or portions of 49 counties in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Headquarters:St. Paul, Minnesota
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