Scouting in Kentucky
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Daniel Carter Beard
Daniel Carter "Uncle Dan" Beard was an American illustrator, author, youth leader, and social reformer who founded the Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905, which Beard later merged with the Boy Scouts of America .-Early life:...
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Early history (1908-1950)
BurnsideBurnside, Kentucky
Burnside is a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 637 at the 2000 census. In 2005, Burnside became the only town in Pulaski County or any adjoining county to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in qualified establishments...
, in south-central Kentucky, is believed to be home to the first Boy Scout troop in the United States. In 1908, two years before the Boy Scouts of America was officially organized, Mrs. Myra Greeno Bass organized a local troop of 15 boys, using official Boy Scout materials she had acquired from England. A sign at the edge of town
Scouting memorials
Throughout the world there are many Scouting memorials, monuments and gravesites.-Kenya:*Baden-Powell grave – Wajee Nature Park, Nyeri, Kenya, near Mount Kenya...
declares Burnside "Birthplace of Boy Scouts of America", and an official state historical society marker commemorates the troop. Burnside is now part of the Blue Grass Council.
Boy Scouts of America Troop 1 in Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...
was established in 1909 by Stanley A. Harris. There has been a long standing belief that this was the very first Boy Scout
Boy Scout
A Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group into a junior and a senior section...
troop in the United States
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. However, Troop 1 was originally formed under the British Boy Scouts and the charter was destroyed in a fire around 1920. Nonetheless, Troop 1 is still active and is sponsored by the First Christian Church of Frankfort, Kentucky.
Kentucky also claims an early unofficial girl's scouting group (Campfire Girls were the affiliated girl's version of Boy Scouts at the time. "Girl Scouts" formed March 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, GA and years later they could not work out a deal to merge with the Campfire Girls. Campfire Girls eventually left their affiliation with Boy Scouts.), an 8 girl patrol of Boy Scout Troop #17 in Louisville in July 1911. The first official troops was formed in 1917 in Scottsville.
In 1914, the BSA gave local councils the power to ban African Americans from Scouting. In 1922, the BSA revised that ban and allowed local Councils to create "shadow Councils" for their black and other racial/ethnic minorities. Until 1974, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were still racially segregated. (The Old Hickory Council in North Carolina did not integrate until 1974.) The Louisville Area Council, headquartered in Louisville, was the first BSA local Council to develop such a "shadow Council" and board members of that "inter-racial council" were permitted to serve on the Louisville Area Council's board without vote. The BSA's "inter-racial council" program ended in 1954; Louisville accepted their first black Boy Scout Troops in 1959; and their first black Cub Scout Packs in 1963.
Most Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the USA
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low...
units were originally segregated
Racial segregation
Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home...
by race according to state and local laws and customs. By the 1950s, the GSUSA began significant national efforts to desegregate the camps and maintain racial balance. One of the first desegregations was Camp Shantituck in Kentucky, which was accomplished by Murray Walls in 1956.
Recent history (1950-1990)
The National Scouting MuseumNational Scouting Museum
The National Scouting Museum, located at 1329 West Walnut Hill Lane in Irving, Texas, is the official museum of the Boy Scouts of America.-Locations:The museum was first opened in 1959 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It closed in 1979...
was located on the campus of Murray State University
Murray State University
Murray State University, located in the city of Murray, Kentucky, is a four-year public university with approximately 10,400 students. The school is Kentucky’s only public university to be listed in the U.S.News & World Report regional university top tier for the past 20 consecutive years...
in Murray, Kentucky
Murray, Kentucky
Murray is a city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 17,741 at the 2010 census and has a micropolitan area population of 37,191. It is the 22nd largest city in Kentucky...
, before being relocated to the National BSA Headquarters in Irving, Texas
Irving, Texas
Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...
. The state's youngest Scout to earn the BSA God & Country Medal was Steven Hamilton of Glasgow
Glasgow, Kentucky
Glasgow is a city in and the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 14,200 at the 2000 census. The city is well-known for its annual Scottish Highland Games. In 2007, Barren County was named the number one rural place to live by Progressive Farmer magazine...
(Troop 606). Recognized by Governor Carroll in 1975 for this achievement, he was just 11 years old when awarded his faith's religious emblem (Religious emblems are not controlled by the BSA but rather by each participating church body). Mike Walton of Rose Terrace became the state's only black Exploring representative in 1976, and ran unsuccessfully for national Explorer President in 1977. Since that time, two other Kentuckians—James "Buddy" Lockhart of Owensboro
Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...
, and Colleen McWhorter of Paris, Kentucky|Paris], served as "Area Exploring Chair" of the area encompassing not only Kentucky but also Tennessee.
Hazen A. Dean
Hazen A. Dean
Hazen A. Dean was the first Kentuckian to receive the "70 Continuous Years of Service Award" from the Boy Scouts of America in 1983. He was a Scoutmaster for over 50 years. He was Scoutmaster for Owensboro, Kentucky's oldest troop, Troop 24, for 35 years, from 1949 till his death in January 1984...
(1889–1984), a Scoutmaster of BSA Troop 24 at Settle Memorial Methodist Church in Owensboro, KY was the first Kentuckian to receive a "70 Continuous Years of Service Award" from Boy Scouts of America
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in 1983. He served as Scoutmaster for over 50 years with Owensboro's oldest troop #24,from 1949 till death in 1984. Among his many honors, he received the Scoutmaster's Key and Silver Beaver awards. Recognized for having led 86 scouts to achieve the coveted rank of Eagle Scout
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America . A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men...
; the most in the U.S.A. at that time; Dean received the Lt. Governor's Outstanding Kentuckian Award in 1982 by then Lt. Governor and later Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
, Martha Layne Collins
Martha Layne Collins
Martha Layne Collins is a politician from the US state of Kentucky. From 1983 to 1987 she was the 56th Governor of Kentucky, having served the previous four years as lieutenant governor. She was Kentucky's first and only female governor to date...
. A Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
Historical marker #1747 was dedicated in special ceremonies held in downtown Owensboro by U.S. Senator and former Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
Wendell H. Ford
Wendell H. Ford
Wendell Hampton Ford is a retired politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He served for twenty-four years in the U.S. Senate and was the 53rd Governor of Kentucky. He was the first person to be successively elected lieutenant governor, governor, and U.S. senator in Kentucky history...
and Owensboro Mayor Jack C. Fisher in 1984 (website: http://migration.kentucky.gov/kyhs/hmdb/MarkerSearch.aspx). Also a portion of the Boy Scout camp Wildcat Hollow at Russellville, KY was named in honor of Hazen A. Dean. Dean did not receive the Eagle Scout Award until he was an adult in 1958.
Scouting in Kentucky today
There are eight Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
local councils in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. All of Kentucky lies within Southern Region, except for these counties: Kenton, Pendleton, Campbell, Boone, Gallatin, Grant, Owen (all in Dan Beard Council - Ohio), Greenup (in Simon Kenton Council - Ohio), Carter, Boyd, Lawrence (all in Tri-State Area Council - West Virginia) and Pike (easternmost portion only in Buckskin Council - West Virginia), are part of the Central Region.
In 2009 Bracken, Mason, Robertson, Lewis, and Fleming Counties from the Simon Kenton Council merged with the Blue Grass Council for a total of 55 Kentucky Counties.
Blue Grass Council
Blue Grass Council- Palisades District (formed by combining Henry Clay District with part of Midland Trail and part of the former Wilderness Trail District)
- Daniel Boone District
- Lake Cumberland District
- Lonesome Pine District
- Shawnee District (Former Midland Trails District)
- Mountain Laurel District
- Elkhorn District
Buckskin Council
Buckskin Council serves Scouts in West VirginiaWest Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, Kentucky, and Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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Dan Beard Council
The Dan Beard Council serves Scouts in Ohio and Kentucky. The Council underwent a realignment in June 2006. Several districts were combined.Lincoln Heritage Council
The Lincoln Heritage Council is perhaps one of the oldest BSA local Councils serving both urban and rural areas in the United States. Their first charter was granted under the name "Louisville Area Council" in 1912. Later they applied for and received permission to change the name of the Council to "Old Kentucky Home", which remained the name until 1992. On January 1, 1993, the Lincoln Heritage Council officially came to be.The Lincoln Heritage Council #205 is composed of 25 counties, 19 in North Central Kentucky and 6 counties in South Central Indiana.
In 1992, the George Rogers Clark Council, which had a troubled financial outlook turned to the Old Kentucky Home Council for assistance. Given the option of going north to Indianapolis or West to Evansville, the New Albany based council chose Louisville as a viable home if and when their charter was to be revoked. The councils merged in 1993 to create the Lincoln Heritage Council. The Council has eight geographical districts and three service areas, which serve youth in 25 counties across North Central Kentucky and in South Central Indiana.Lincoln Heritage Council
The Districts of the Lincoln Heritage Council are:
- Cherokee District (Southeast Jefferson County)
- Chief Old Ox District (Clark, Scott, and Washington Counties in Indiana)
- Dan Boone District (Trimble, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, and Carroll Counties)
- Lincoln Trail District (Hardin, Grayson, Breckinridge, Meade, and LaRue Counties)
- George Rogers Clark District (Harrison, Crawford, and Floyd Counties in Indiana)
- Bernheim District (West Jefferson and Bullitt Counties)
- Old Kentucky Home District (Washington, Nelson, Marion, Taylor, Green, Adair, and Spencer Counties)
- Seneca District (Northeast Jefferson County)
There is one non geographical district for ScoutReach known as Gheens.
The Lincoln Heritage Council owns two Scout Reservations, these being the Harry S Frazier Jr. Scout Reservation located in Clermont, Kentucky
Clermont, Kentucky
Clermont is a USGS-designated populated place in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States, south of Louisville.-History:The area was officially recognized by the USGS on September 20, 1979, during the rapid expansion of Shepherdsville due to the development of Interstate 65. A large portion of...
and the Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation
John Work House and Mill Site
John Work House and Mill Site is a Registered Historic Place just outside Charlestown, Indiana, owned by the Lincoln Heritage Council, , as part of the Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation. For a century, it was an active gristmill until technology made it obsolete, and arson destroyed much of it....
located in Charlestown, Indiana
Charlestown, Indiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,993 people, 2,341 households, and 1,615 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,570.0 people per square mile . There were 2,489 housing units at an average density of 1,067.4 per square mile...
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The Harry S. Frazier Jr. Scout Reservation (formerly known as the Old Kentucky Home Scout Reservation) has within its borders several camping areas that are used by the Cub, Boy and Venturing Scouts of the council. Its primary draw is its week long summer camp, Camp Crooked Creek, which offers advancement opportunities to both Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts. It offers the following program areas in which scouts can advance: Shooting Sports, Ecology, Citizenships, Handicraft, Aquatics and Outdoor Skills. The camp features a first year camper program known as Dan Boone Hill as well as two elements for older scouts: a Nationally acclaimed C.O.P.E.
Ropes course
A ropes course is a challenging outdoor personal development and team building activity which usually consists of high and/or low elements. Low elements take place on the ground or only a few feet above the ground...
course and Climbing Tower. and Camp Crooked Creek is also home to the Green River Trek and Frontier Town, which gives older Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts the ability to learn new skills.
Middle Tennessee Council
Covers parts of Trigg and Christian Counties that are part of Fort Campbell, KY.Shawnee Trails Council
Shawnee Trails Council serves Scouts in Kentucky, IllinoisIllinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, and Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. This Council was formed when the former Four Rivers Council and the former Audubon Council were merged into a single Council. It is headquartered in Owensboro
Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...
. It carries the BSA Council number #200.
The Four Rivers Council originally served youth within the area bounded by the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers, the Tennessee state line except for South Fulton, TN and the river counties in Southern Illinois. Audubon originally served youth within a jagged border formed by the Ohio, Rough, Tennessee, and Barren Rivers. In 1951, the Cogioba Council, headquartered in Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...
merged with the West Kentucky Area Council to form the Audubon Council serving a good third of Kentucky. In the early 90s, Audubon merged with the Paducah
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
based Four Rivers Council, adding the additional counties on the other side of the Tennessee River as well as counties in southern Illinois and northwestern Tennessee with the exception of the Fort Campbell military reservation in southern Trigg and Christian counties (which remained a part of the Middle Tennessee Council).
Camp Roy C. Manchester is located on the shores of Kentucky Lake
Kentucky Lake
Kentucky Lake is a major navigable reservoir along the Tennessee River in Kentucky and Tennessee. Created in 1944 by the Tennessee Valley Authority's impounding of the Tennessee River by Kentucky Dam, the lake is the largest artificial lake by surface area in the United States east of the...
near Aurora
Aurora, Kentucky
Aurora is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. Aurora is located near Kentucky Lake in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, it is a popular tourist attraction area during the summer having several small restaurants and a few surrounding stores...
. From 1973-1983, Camp RCM took advantage of the BSA's attempt to create regional Outdoor Adventure ("High Adventure") bases around the nation. The Land Between the Lakes National Outdoor Adventure Center was a cooperative effort between the BSA and the Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected...
(TVA). The BSA officially abandoned the National base but permitted the Four Rivers Council to continue to offer "high adventure" - related facilities for sailing, canoeing, kayaking and U. S. Coast Guard approved Sailing training. RCM has been used for Summer Camp since 1957. Prior to 1957, Summer Camp was at Camp Pakentuck (named as a contraction of Paducah, Kentucky) in Southern Illinois. Camp Pakentuck was owned by the Four Rivers Council but was also used by the Egyptian Council of Southern Illinois, and was sold to the Catholic Diocese of Belleville where it became part of the larger Camp Ondessonk. RCM was originally named the Kentucky Lake Scout Reservation, which was later changed to the Four Rivers Scout Camp (frequently called the Four Rivers Scout Reservation in earlier years), with a final change to its current name in 1979. Camp Roy C. Manchester was also the home camp of the former White Feather Lodge, Order of the Arrow and currently serves as the home camp for the White Horse Lodge, Order of the Arrow.
Camp Wildcat Hollow is part of the Badgett Scout Reservation and is another Boy Scout camp operated by the Shawnee Trails Council. Located in Russellville, Kentucky, Wildcat Hollow served as a fully functional Boy Scout camp till 1993 when the council moved the summer-time Boy Scout camps to Roy C. Manchester. Composed of 1200 acres (4.9 km²), Wildcat Hollow is now used as the primary training facility for the council and for Cub Scout day camps. Camp Wildcat Hollow was also the home camp of the former Wapiti Lodge, Order of the Arrow.
White Feather Lodge (named after a fictitious Indian chief), Order of the Arrow, began at Camp Pakentuck, moved to RCM in 1957, and merged with Wapiti Lodge into White Horse Lodge effective January 1, 1996. White Feather Lodge began as a pre-OA society (White Feather Society) in 1951 and was converted into an OA lodge in 1953 via a ceremonial team from Zit Kala Sha led by Don Thom performing the function of Allowat Sakima. The Society was modeled after Blackhawk Lodge from Illinois, as the Camp Director then had been active in Blackhawk. The Society issued a red ribbon with a white feather silk screened on it. A few neckerchiefs with the white feather silk screened on them are known to exist.
White Horse Lodge was selected as the name of the replacement lodge as (i) the horse was important to the Native American, and (ii) white was arguably part of both predecessor lodges (as Wapiti meant American, or white, elk and the former White Feather Lodge). Lodge number 201 was selected, as the Shawnee Trails Council was to use the number 200 designation of the now former Audubon Council, and the lodge felt that "it was one better than the Council."
- Audubon District
- Indian Mounds District
- Tecumseh District
- Alottawatta District
- Lost River District
- Mammoth Cave District
The Mammoth Cave District is the home of Camp Rotary at Temple Hill.[www.thkyscoutcamprotary.com] The camp is run by the Rotary Scout Foundation. The camp was the former home camp used by Scouts belonging to the long-merged Cogioba Council. Rotary Scout Reservation provided the setting for the B-P Rover Crew's semi-annual Rover Scout Wee Moot. The Wee Moot, the longest-running Rover Scout Moot in the United States took place from 1953–1993, with a reunion held in 1999.
Simon Kenton Council
In the 1990s, the BSA went through a restructuring in an attempt to reduce manpower, and in several states small historic Councils were merged into a larger supercouncil. The new Simon Kenton Council, serving OhioOhio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
and Kentucky, is an example of such a supercouncil.
Includes Kentucky County: Greenup.
Girl Scouting in Kentucky
Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana serves nearly 20,000 girls in 64 counties inwestern Kentucky, southern Indiana, and South Fulton in Obion County, Tennessee.
The Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace Council recently dissolved, with Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana gaining 4 counties in southern Indiana.
Headquarters: Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
Website: http://www.kyanags.org
Camps:
- Camp Barren Ridge is 220 acre (0.8903092 km²) near Glasgow, KY
- Camp Bear Creek is 183 acre (0.74057538 km²) on Kentucky LakeKentucky LakeKentucky Lake is a major navigable reservoir along the Tennessee River in Kentucky and Tennessee. Created in 1944 by the Tennessee Valley Authority's impounding of the Tennessee River by Kentucky Dam, the lake is the largest artificial lake by surface area in the United States east of the...
in Marshall County, KY - Camp Pennyroyal is 180 acre (0.7284348 km²) in Utica, KentuckyUtica, KentuckyUtica, Kentucky is a small rural community approximately ten miles to the south of Owensboro, Kentucky, near the border of Daviess and Mclean counties.It has a post office, a fire station, a baptist and methodist church, a gas station, and a store called JR's Market. A new Farm market called...
- Camp Shantituck is 112 acre (0.45324832 km²) in Shepherdsville, KY
- Camp Twin Ridges is 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) in Vine Grove, KY
- Camp Whippoorwill is 107 acre (0.43301402 km²) in Madison, IndianaMadison, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 12,004 people, 5,092 households, and 3,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,402.9 people per square mile . There were 5,597 housing units at an average density of 654.1 per square mile...
- Houchens Program Center is 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) on Barren RiverBarren RiverThe Barren River is a river in western Kentucky, USA. It is the largest tributary of the Green River, which drains more of Kentucky than any other river. The Barren River rises in Monroe County and flows into the Green in northeast Warren County....
near Bowling Green, KY - Stem Adventure Center is 1400 acres (5.7 km²) on the Ohio RiverOhio RiverThe Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
near Laconia, IN
Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road Council
Kentucky's Wilderness Road Council serves 25,000 Girl Scouts in 67 Central and Eastern Kentucky counties and Lawrence County, Ohio.Headquarters: Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
Website: http://www.gskentucky.org
Camps:
- Camp Cardinal in Carter County, KentuckyCarter County, KentuckyCarter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1838 and was named for William Grayson Carter, a state senator at the time of its creation. The county seat is named for his uncle, Robert Grayson. As of 2000, the population was 26,889. Its county seat is Grayson,...
Camp Cardinal is 156 acres situated on the mountain ridgelines in eastern Kentucky, within a short hiking distance of Carter Caves State Resort in Carter County. The camp has 4 platform tent units, a small house, a Dining Hall, hiking trails and programming facilities. Commercial caving, swimming and miniature golf is available at Carter Caves State Resort for a fee.
- Camp Judy Layne in Morgan County, KentuckyMorgan County, KentuckyMorgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 13,948. Its county seat is West Liberty. The county is among the dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.- Geography :...
Located in Morgan County, a short drive from Cave Run Lake, Camp Judy Layne’s adventure based opportunities abound in over 180 acres of beautiful woodland sitting on the ridge of the Daniel Boone National forest. Camp Judy Layne offers a swimming pool with water slides, a climbing tower with a zipline, a low ropes teams course, rappelling, an inflatable jumping pillow, and many miles of hiking trails. Overnight accommodations include canvas tent units and pod cabin units.
- Camp Richard Clark in Clark County, KentuckyClark County, KentuckyClark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1793. The population was 35,613 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Winchester, Kentucky...
Camp Richard Clark is 110 acres located in Clark County, Kentucky. Perhaps the most historic of all the Council’s camp properties, Camp Richard Clark is located where a grand hotel with mineral springs operated as a health spa that attracted many patrons from all over the nation in the 1850′s. Its history; seclusion and pleasantly unusual terrain make this site an interesting place to visit. Overnight capacity is up to 200, limited by restroom facilities.
- Camp Shawano in Fayette County, KentuckyFayette County, KentuckyFayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 295,083 in the 2010 Census. Its territory, population and government are coextensive with the city of Lexington, which also serves as county seat....
Set on the bluffs above the Kentucky River where Daniel Boone and his contemporaries often hunted, Camp Shawano is our camp in the heart of the Bluegrass. 146 acres of cedar and hardwood forest and a number of open meadows provide fine sites for outdoor games. This camp offers a progression of camping opportunities from modern to primitive units and a 40 foot tall climbing tower with a zipline.