Scouting in Missouri
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Scouting in Missouri 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.
The 1938 National Order of the Arrow
Lodge Meeting was held at Irondale, Missouri
.
and serves Scouts in 33 counties in Mid-Missouri. In 1971 Great Rivers Council merged with Lake of the Ozark Council (314).
Hohn Scout Reservation is home to a 35 ft (10.7 m) Climbing Tower, the Great Rivers Council C.O.P.E. program, the Sail Master program (utilizing our fleet of boats, 6 over 21 ft) and the Kit Carson Trail an 8 miles (12.9 km) trail traveling the boundaries of the camp and the bluffs overlooking the Lake of the Ozarks.
In 1971 Metab #216 and Po-E-Mo #426 merged. This merger took place after the Great Rivers Council merged with Lake of the Ozark Council. The name Nampa-Tsi translated means "twin lodges."
There have been different designs for the lodge pocket flap. The original design of our lodge flap, by Vigil Honor James Quick, had an Osage Indian with a reservation hat, a coup staff, a flaming arrow, a lake and rivers, and two tepees. Some think that the hat was worn by the Osage Indian because they traded with settlers. This was not the case. The hats were taken as coup from pioneer settlers after they had been scalped.
was reestablished as a summer camp honor society in 2006 at Hohn Scout Reservation and Camp Thunderbird, following some of the original writings of Daniel Carter Beard
. The honor society has been gaining attention from Scouts and Scout troop
s across the state as well as outside of Missouri: Iowa, Arkansas
, Nebraska
and New York
. Since its inception over 300 Scouts have become members.
, and is served by Black Hawk Lodge #67. This council serves Scouts in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa
.
Scouts camping at Camp Arrowhead may enjoy traditional outdoor Scouting activities – backpacking, hiking, fishing, swimming, archery and shooting – as well as more challenging “adventure” and “aquatics” programs. These include: a C.O.P.E. course, mountain biking, rappelling, canoeing, small-boat sailing and snorkeling.
The purpose of Camp Arrowhead is to provide Scouting experiences, which strengthen your troop operation by supporting the efforts of your unit’s leadership – both adult and youth – and by fulfilling the promise of Scouting, in the outdoors.
The Camp is also complete with a C.O.P.E. Course for older Scouts and a year-round multipurpose building that can be utilized by Scouts and Scouters for training and fellowship
The Ozark Trails Council also includes Wah-Sha-She Lodge 42 of the Order of the Arrow http://wahshashe.org/lodge/index.htm.
located in Southwest Missouri
as well as a part of Eastern Kansas
.
The camp was started in 1924, and is the oldest continually operating Boy Scout Camp west of the Mississippi River
.
Camp Arrowhead offers programs for all Scouts, from first-year Trailblazer to High Adventure. Camp Arrowhead is situated on approximately 650 beautiful wooded acres in the Ozark Mountains near Marshfield in southwest Missouri. The property features a lake, many miles of hiking
trails, a stream, caves, a spring, and many examples of native Missouri flora and fauna.
Scouts camping at Camp Arrowhead may enjoy traditional outdoor Scouting activities – backpacking
, hiking, fishing
, swimming, archery
and shooting
– as well as more challenging “adventure” and “aquatics” programs. These include: a C.O.P.E. course
, mountain biking
, rappelling, canoeing
, small-boat sailing and snorkeling
. In 2001, an honorary organization was started at Camp Arrowhead called the Tribe of Lone Bear to recognize scouts that return to camp each summer.
The purpose of Camp Arrowhead is to provide Scouting experiences, which strengthen your troop operation by supporting the efforts of your unit’s leadership
– both adult and youth – and by fulfilling the promise of Scouting, in the outdoors.
, and also serves Scouts in Kansas
. The Council's summer camp is Camp Geiger, which is one of only two camps in the United States to offer Mic-O-Say rather than Order of the Arrow as the Scout honorary society. In the late 1970s, Pony Express Executive Parvin Bishop started the first Project C.O.P.E. program in the United States at the camp. After Bishop became Director of Program at the National Office, he expanded the program so that it became national.http://www.ponyexpressbsa.org|website
Camp Geiger is a Boy Scout
camp on the bluffs above the Missouri River
two miles (3 km) northwest of St. Joseph, Missouri in Andrew County, Missouri
at 39.835272°N 94.874134°W used by the Pony Express Council.
It is one of the only two scout camps in the United States to use Mic-O-Say rather Order of the Arrow exclusively as its Scout honor society. It was first camp in the United States to offer Project C.O.P.E..
The camp is named for Charles Geiger, a St. Joseph physician, who donated land from his boyhood home in 1930. It replaced Camp Brinton at Agency, Missouri
(named for W.E. Brinton who had loaned 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) for the camp) which had been the Scout council's main summer camp since 1918. Scouting executive H. Roe Bartle founded the Mic-O-Say organization at Camp Brinton in 1925 while serving as head of the Pony Express council. Bartle was to found a Mic-O-Say chapter in Kansas City, Missouri
when he was transferred to being head of the Heart of America chapter in Kansas City there in 1929. However the Kansas City chapter also includes Order of the Arrow in its offering at its Camp Naish while having Mic-O-Say exclusively at its other camp—Camp Bartle.
In 1930 Geiger announced the donation and in 1935 it opened with a Dining Hall made of native limestone. In the 1950s, the council bought land higher on the bluffs and further to the north and a "new Camp Geiger" was begun with the bulk of the camp moved to the higher land in 1952. The original swimming pool lower on the bluff was replaced in 1971 with a new pool on top of the bluff.
In the late 1970s the Pony Express Council began Project COPE which is aimed at encouraging teamwork, self confidence, trust, leadership, communication, decision-making, and problem-solving. It was championed by Pony Express Council Executive Parvin Bishop who expanded the program when he became Director of Program at the National Office.
A new Dining Hall and Headquarters/Health Lodge buildings were built in 1992 after land was purchased on the road entering the camp.
Missouri has three Girl Scout councils.
17,000 adult volunteers.
It was formed by merging Girl Scouts of The Becky Thatcher Area and
The Girl Scout Council of Greater Saint Louis in 2007.
Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri
Website: http://www.girlscoutsem.org/
Service Center:
Camps:
Website: http://www.girlscoutsksmo.org/
It was formed by a merger of Northeast Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council,
Girl Scouts of Kaw Valley Council (Kansas), and
Girl Scouts of the Midland Empire in 2007.
Camps:http://www.flamingmarshmallow.org/3camps.htmlhttp://www.girlscoutsksmo.org/history.asp
Kansas, and Oklahoma. It serves over 21,000 girls and has over 6,000
adult volunteers.
It was formed by a merger of Girl Scouts — Cotton Boll Area Council,
Girl Scouts of Dogwood Trails Council,
Girl Scouts — Heart of Missouri Council,
Girl Scouts of Otahki Council, and
Girl Scout Council of The Ozark Area on October 1, 2008.
Headquarters: Springfield, Missouri
Website: http://www.girlscoutsmoheartland.org/
Service Centers:
Camps:
Early history (1910-1950)
According to William D. Murray, who was a charter member of the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) when it incorporated on February 8, 1910, the first "Troop" to form in Missouri was formed by an Englishman in Sedalia, MO sometime in 1908 or 1909. In his 1937 book "The History of the Boy Scouts of America" he goes on to say that this man had even gone so far as to appoint field representatives in other states as well.The 1938 National Order of the Arrow
Order of the Arrow
The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...
Lodge Meeting was held at Irondale, Missouri
Irondale, Missouri
Irondale is a city in Washington County, Missouri, United States. The population was 455 at the 2008 estimated census.-Geography:Irondale is located at ....
.
Great Rivers Council
Great Rivers Council (653) is based in Columbia, MissouriColumbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
and serves Scouts in 33 counties in Mid-Missouri. In 1971 Great Rivers Council merged with Lake of the Ozark Council (314).
Districts
- Black Diamond is located in Schuyler, SullivanSullivan County, MissouriSullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the population was 6,714. Its county seat is Milan.-History:Sullivan County, Missouri encompasses of high glaciated prairie covered by steep rolling hills and numerous creeks and streams in north central Missouri...
, Putnam, AdairAdair County, MissouriAdair County is a county located in northeast Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 25,607. Its county seat is Kirksville. The county was organized in 1841 and is named in honor of Kentucky Governor John Adair....
, Scotland, KnoxKnox County, MissouriAs of the census of 2010, there are 4,131 people in the county, organized into 1,791 households and 1,217 families. The population density is 9 people per square mile . There are 2,317 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile...
, LinnLinn County, MissouriAs of the census of 2000, there were 13,754 people, 5,697 households, and 3,760 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 6,554 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
, MaconMacon County, MissouriMacon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 15,566. Its county seat is Macon. The county was organized in 1837 and named for Nathaniel Macon, a North Carolina politician...
, and Western Shelby, counties.
- Boonslick is located in BooneBoone County, MissouriBoone County is a county centrally located in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the eighth most populous county in Missouri. In 2010, the population was 162,642. Its county seat, Columbia, is the fifth largest city in Missouri and the anchor city of the Columbia Metropolitan Area.-History:Boone...
, CooperCooper County, MissouriCooper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the population was 17,601. Its county seat is Boonville. The county was organized in 1818 and is named for Sarshall Cooper, a frontier settler who was killed by Indians near Arrow Rock in 1814.-Geography:According to the 2000...
and Howard counties
- Chariton Valley is located in Randolph, CharitonChariton County, MissouriChariton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 8,438. Its county seat is Keytesville. The county was organized in 1820 from part of Howard County and was named from the Chariton River.-History:...
, and Western Monroe counties.
- Five Rivers is located in Cole, OsageOsage County, MissouriOsage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was named for the Osage River. As of 2000, the population was 13,062. Its county seat is Linn. The center of population of Missouri is located in Osage County, in the city of Westphalia .Osage County is part of the...
, GasconadeGasconade County, MissouriGasconade County is a county in the U.S. state of Missouri located on the south side of the Missouri River, which once served as the chief route of transportation in the state. Located in the area called the Missouri Rhineland, the county had a population of 15,342 as of the 2000 U.S. Census. A...
and Maries counties.
- Grand Prairie is located in CallawayCallaway County, MissouriCallaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 44,332. Its county seat is Fulton. The county was organized in 1820. It was named for Capt. James Callaway, a grandson of...
, AudrainAudrain County, MissouriAudrain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 25,529. Its county seat is Mexico. The county was organized in 1836. Audrain County was named for Col. James Hunter Audrain. Col. Audrain was Colonel of militia in the War of 1812. In 1830 Col...
and MontgomeryMontgomery County, MissouriMontgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies in East Central Missouri, approximately halfway between Columbia and St. Louis. As of 2000, the population was 12,136. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775...
counties.
- Kinderhook is located in MorganMorgan County, MissouriMorgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of July 2007, the population was 20,820. Its county seat is Versailles.-History :...
, Moniteau and CamdenCamden County, MissouriCamden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 37,051. Its county seat is Camdenton. The county was organized in 1841 as Kinderhook County and renamed in 1843, for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Chancellor of England, and leader of the Whig...
counties.
- Mark Twain is located in PikePike County, MissouriAs of the census of 2010, there were 18,516 people, 6,451 households, and 4,476 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 7,493 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
, Ralls, Lewis, Monroe, Marion and Eastern Shelby counties.
- Osage Trails is located in Saline, PettisPettis County, MissouriPettis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1833 and is named for U.S. Congressman Spencer Darwin Pettis. As of 2000, the population was 39,403...
and Benton counties.
Camps
The Council operates one camp: Hohn Scout Reservation. Boy Scout and Venturing Camps are offered at Hohn. The camp is available for year round use by Scout units for a variety of activities.Hohn Scout Reservation is home to a 35 ft (10.7 m) Climbing Tower, the Great Rivers Council C.O.P.E. program, the Sail Master program (utilizing our fleet of boats, 6 over 21 ft) and the Kit Carson Trail an 8 miles (12.9 km) trail traveling the boundaries of the camp and the bluffs overlooking the Lake of the Ozarks.
Order of the Arrow
The council is served by the Nampa Tsi lodgeIn 1971 Metab #216 and Po-E-Mo #426 merged. This merger took place after the Great Rivers Council merged with Lake of the Ozark Council. The name Nampa-Tsi translated means "twin lodges."
There have been different designs for the lodge pocket flap. The original design of our lodge flap, by Vigil Honor James Quick, had an Osage Indian with a reservation hat, a coup staff, a flaming arrow, a lake and rivers, and two tepees. Some think that the hat was worn by the Osage Indian because they traded with settlers. This was not the case. The hats were taken as coup from pioneer settlers after they had been scalped.
Sons of Daniel Boone
The Sons of Daniel BooneSons of Daniel Boone
The Sons of Daniel Boone was a youth program developed by Daniel Carter Beard in 1905 based on the American Frontiersman. When Dan Beard joined the Boy Scouts of America in 1910 as one of their National Scout Commissioners, he merged his group into the fledgling BSA.Boys were organized into "Forts"...
was reestablished as a summer camp honor society in 2006 at Hohn Scout Reservation and Camp Thunderbird, following some of the original writings of Daniel Carter Beard
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:...
. The honor society has been gaining attention from Scouts and Scout troop
Scout troop
The Scout troop is a unit of Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts that usually meet weekly. Girl Guides often use Unit or Company instead. The troop is the fundamental unit, which a Scout joins and via which he or she participates in Scouting activities, such as camping, backpacking, and...
s across the state as well as outside of Missouri: Iowa, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Since its inception over 300 Scouts have become members.
Heart of America Council
Heart of America Council serves Scouts in Missouri and Kansas.Mississippi Valley Council
Mississippi Valley Council is headquartered in Quincy, IllinoisQuincy, Illinois
Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...
, and is served by Black Hawk Lodge #67. This council serves Scouts in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
.
Ozark Trails Council
Ozark Trails Council is based in Springfield, Missouri, and serves Scouts in Missouri and Kansas. Camps in the Ozark Trails Council include:- Camp Arrowhead offers programs for all Scouts, from first-year Trailblazer to High Adventure. Camp Arrowhead is situated on approximately 650 beautiful wooded acres in the Ozark Mountains near Marshfield in southwest Missouri. The property features a lake, many miles of hiking trails, a stream, caves, a spring, and many examples of native Missouri flora and fauna.
Scouts camping at Camp Arrowhead may enjoy traditional outdoor Scouting activities – backpacking, hiking, fishing, swimming, archery and shooting – as well as more challenging “adventure” and “aquatics” programs. These include: a C.O.P.E. course, mountain biking, rappelling, canoeing, small-boat sailing and snorkeling.
The purpose of Camp Arrowhead is to provide Scouting experiences, which strengthen your troop operation by supporting the efforts of your unit’s leadership – both adult and youth – and by fulfilling the promise of Scouting, in the outdoors.
- Frank Childress Scout Reservation, located 4 miles (6 km) south of I-44 and west of Diamond, MO on V Highway. FCSR is home to our Cub World Cub Scout Resident Camp. The camp includes a large swimming pool designed specifically for Cubs, dining hall, Pirate Ship, Old West Fort, Gold Mine Indian Village and a stocked trout pond for fishing.
The Camp is also complete with a C.O.P.E. Course for older Scouts and a year-round multipurpose building that can be utilized by Scouts and Scouters for training and fellowship
- Cow Creek located on Table Rock Lake just south of Branson, Missouri. Cow Creek is available for unit camping. The property is winterized October 1 through April 15; during this time utility water will not be available.
The Ozark Trails Council also includes Wah-Sha-She Lodge 42 of the Order of the Arrow http://wahshashe.org/lodge/index.htm.
- Blazing Trails District
- Frontier District
- Mo-Kan District
- Nih-Ka-Ga-Hah District
- Osage Hills District
- Pathfinder District
- River Trails District
Camp Arrowhead
Camp Arrowhead is in Marshfield, MissouriMarshfield, Missouri
Marshfield is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,633 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
located in Southwest Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
as well as a part of Eastern Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
The camp was started in 1924, and is the oldest continually operating Boy Scout Camp west of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
.
Camp Arrowhead offers programs for all Scouts, from first-year Trailblazer to High Adventure. Camp Arrowhead is situated on approximately 650 beautiful wooded acres in the Ozark Mountains near Marshfield in southwest Missouri. The property features a lake, many miles of hiking
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
trails, a stream, caves, a spring, and many examples of native Missouri flora and fauna.
Scouts camping at Camp Arrowhead may enjoy traditional outdoor Scouting activities – backpacking
Backpacking (wilderness)
Backpacking combines the activities of hiking and camping for an overnight stay in backcountry wilderness...
, hiking, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
, swimming, archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
and shooting
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
– as well as more challenging “adventure” and “aquatics” programs. These include: a C.O.P.E. course
Project COPE
Project COPE is an acronym for Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience, a program in the Boy Scouts of America. It consists of different challenges for groups of scouts that involve teamwork and problem solving, or for individual scouts that test agility and individual skills...
, mountain biking
Mountain biking
Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can...
, rappelling, canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
, small-boat sailing and snorkeling
Snorkeling
Snorkeling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn...
. In 2001, an honorary organization was started at Camp Arrowhead called the Tribe of Lone Bear to recognize scouts that return to camp each summer.
The purpose of Camp Arrowhead is to provide Scouting experiences, which strengthen your troop operation by supporting the efforts of your unit’s leadership
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
– both adult and youth – and by fulfilling the promise of Scouting, in the outdoors.
Pony Express Council
The Pony Express Council is based in Saint Joseph, MissouriSaint Joseph, Missouri
Saint Joseph is the second largest city in northwest Missouri, only second to Kansas City in size, serving as the county seat for Buchanan County. As of the 2010 census, Saint Joseph had a total population of 76,780, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The St...
, and also serves Scouts in Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. The Council's summer camp is Camp Geiger, which is one of only two camps in the United States to offer Mic-O-Say rather than Order of the Arrow as the Scout honorary society. In the late 1970s, Pony Express Executive Parvin Bishop started the first Project C.O.P.E. program in the United States at the camp. After Bishop became Director of Program at the National Office, he expanded the program so that it became national.http://www.ponyexpressbsa.org|website
- Crossed Arrows District
- Kanza District
- Ma-Has-Kah District
- Otoe District
- Robidoux District
Camp Geiger
| Location: | St. Joseph, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Type: | Boy Scout Summer Camp Summer camp Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers.... |
| Built: | 1930 |
| Used: | 1930–present |
| Controlled By: | Boy Scouts of America Boy 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... |
Camp Geiger is a 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...
camp on the bluffs above the Missouri River
Missouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
two miles (3 km) northwest of St. Joseph, Missouri in Andrew County, Missouri
Andrew County, Missouri
-External links:* from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books...
at 39.835272°N 94.874134°W used by the Pony Express Council.
It is one of the only two scout camps in the United States to use Mic-O-Say rather Order of the Arrow exclusively as its Scout honor society. It was first camp in the United States to offer Project C.O.P.E..
The camp is named for Charles Geiger, a St. Joseph physician, who donated land from his boyhood home in 1930. It replaced Camp Brinton at Agency, Missouri
Agency, Missouri
Agency is a village in Buchanan County, Missouri in the United States. The population was 599 at the 2000 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Agency is located at ....
(named for W.E. Brinton who had loaned 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) for the camp) which had been the Scout council's main summer camp since 1918. Scouting executive H. Roe Bartle founded the Mic-O-Say organization at Camp Brinton in 1925 while serving as head of the Pony Express council. Bartle was to found a Mic-O-Say chapter in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
when he was transferred to being head of the Heart of America chapter in Kansas City there in 1929. However the Kansas City chapter also includes Order of the Arrow in its offering at its Camp Naish while having Mic-O-Say exclusively at its other camp—Camp Bartle.
In 1930 Geiger announced the donation and in 1935 it opened with a Dining Hall made of native limestone. In the 1950s, the council bought land higher on the bluffs and further to the north and a "new Camp Geiger" was begun with the bulk of the camp moved to the higher land in 1952. The original swimming pool lower on the bluff was replaced in 1971 with a new pool on top of the bluff.
In the late 1970s the Pony Express Council began Project COPE which is aimed at encouraging teamwork, self confidence, trust, leadership, communication, decision-making, and problem-solving. It was championed by Pony Express Council Executive Parvin Bishop who expanded the program when he became Director of Program at the National Office.
A new Dining Hall and Headquarters/Health Lodge buildings were built in 1992 after land was purchased on the road entering the camp.
Girl Scouting in Missouri
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri serves more than 64,000 girls and has17,000 adult volunteers.
It was formed by merging Girl Scouts of The Becky Thatcher Area and
The Girl Scout Council of Greater Saint Louis in 2007.
Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
Website: http://www.girlscoutsem.org/
Service Center:
- Hannibal, MissouriHannibal, MissouriHannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606...
Camps:
- Camp Cedarledge is nearly 700 acres (2.8 km²) near Pevely, MissouriPevely, MissouriPevely is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The 2009 estimated population is 5,883. The population was 3,768 at the 2000 census. Charles S...
. Originally an old farm acquired by the Girl Scouts in 1927 and later expanded.http://www.campcedarledge.com/ - Camp Fiddlecreek is 83 acres (335,889.4 m²) near Gray Summit, MissouriGray Summit, MissouriGray Summit is a census-designated place in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,640 at the 2000 census. Also called Gray's Summit, it was founded by Daniel Gray of New York who built a hotel here in 1845. This community was the highest point on the Missouri Pacific...
. - Camp Tuckaho is 521 acres (2.1 km²) near Troy, MissouriTroy, MissouriTroy is a city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,540. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.Troy is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri
Headquarters: Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
Website: http://www.girlscoutsksmo.org/
It was formed by a merger of Northeast Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council,
Girl Scouts of Kaw Valley Council (Kansas), and
Girl Scouts of the Midland Empire in 2007.
Camps:http://www.flamingmarshmallow.org/3camps.htmlhttp://www.girlscoutsksmo.org/history.asp
- Camp Daisy Hindman, founded in 1929, is 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) in Dover, KansasDover, KansasDover is an unincorporated community on the banks of Mission Creek in western Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1860, it was once a larger community, but it declined for most of the 20th century. Today a few commercial buildings remain at the intersection of K-4 Highway and 57th...
near Topeka - Camp Cutteru is near Junction City, KansasJunction City, KansasJunction City is a city in and the county seat of Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 23,353. Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby...
- Camp Timberlake is 72 acres (291,373.9 m²) near Stilwell, KansasStilwell, KansasStilwell is a small unincorporated community in Johnson County in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a southern outlying suburb of Kansas City.Stilwell was named for a conductor on the first Missouri Pacific train to arrive in the community in the 1870s. Stilwell is mostly farmland, but in recent...
and started in 1959. - Tongawood Program center is 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) near Tonganoxie, KansasTonganoxie, KansasTonganoxie is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,996.-Geography:Tonganoxie is located at...
- Camp Oakledge is 410 acres (1.7 km²) near Warsaw, MissouriWarsaw, MissouriWarsaw is a city located in Benton County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,070. It is the county seat of Benton County. As of 2005, its estimated population was 2,268.-State and U.S. records:...
. It specializes in aquatic activities and started in 1945. - Camp Prairie Schooner is over 170 acre (0.6879662 km²) near Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
acquired in 1945. - Winding River Camp is an equestrian camp of over 400 acres (1.6 km²) near Dearborn, MissouriDearborn, MissouriDearborn is a city in Buchanan and Platte counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 529 at the 2000 census.The Platte County portion of Dearborn is part of the Kansas City, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Buchanan County portion is part of the St...
. It started in 1965. - Camp Woodland is near Albany, MissouriAlbany, MissouriAlbany is a city in Gentry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,937 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Albany is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land...
. It became a Girl Scout camp in 1948. - Warrensburg Little House is in Warrensburg, MissouriWarrensburg, MissouriWarrensburg is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,340 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County. The Warrensburg Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Johnson County. It is home to the University of Central Missouri.-History:Warrensburg...
- Camp ToKaVaCa is 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) in Topeka, KansasTopeka, KansasTopeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland
Girl Scouts Missouri Heartland includes 68 counties in Missouri,Kansas, and Oklahoma. It serves over 21,000 girls and has over 6,000
adult volunteers.
It was formed by a merger of Girl Scouts — Cotton Boll Area Council,
Girl Scouts of Dogwood Trails Council,
Girl Scouts — Heart of Missouri Council,
Girl Scouts of Otahki Council, and
Girl Scout Council of The Ozark Area on October 1, 2008.
Headquarters: Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
Website: http://www.girlscoutsmoheartland.org/
Service Centers:
- Cape Girardeau, MissouriCape Girardeau, MissouriCape Girardeau is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately southeast of St. Louis and north of Memphis. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 37,941. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri...
- Dexter, MissouriDexter, Missouri-Government:* Mayor: Joe Weber* City Administrator: Mark Stidham* Aldermen:* Ward 1: Jerry Corder, Terry Battles* Ward 2: Kent Essner, Rick Hux* Ward 3: Ray Pixley, John "Kirby" Taylor-Notable residents:* George K. Sisler, Medal of Honor recipient...
- Jefferson City, MissouriJefferson City, MissouriJefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
- Joplin, MissouriJoplin, MissouriJoplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
Camps:
- Camp Bachimtal is 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) near historic Hermann, MissouriHermann, MissouriHermann is a city designated in 1842 as the county seat of Gasconade County, Missouri, United States. It is near the center of the Missouri Rhineland and south of the Missouri River. The population was 2,674 at the 2000 census....
- Camp Cherokee Ridge is 1100 acres (4.5 km²) in Wayne County, MissouriWayne County, MissouriWayne County is a county located in the Ozark Foothills Region of Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population was 13,259. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 12,652. The county seat is Greenville...
- Camp Friendship Fields is 53 acres (214,483.6 m²) north of Pittsburg, KansasPittsburg, KansasPittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
(Crawford County, Kansas) - Camp Latonka is on the shores of Lake WappapelloLake WappapelloLake Wappapello is a reservoir on the St. Francis River, formed by Wappapello Dam . Created in 1941, this lake is located south of St. Louis, Missouri. Its primary purpose is flood control though it has evolved into a recreational area with ample opportunities to boat, fish, swim or camp. The...
in Wayne County, MissouriWayne County, MissouriWayne County is a county located in the Ozark Foothills Region of Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population was 13,259. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 12,652. The county seat is Greenville... - Camp Mintahama is 180 acre (0.7284348 km²) just south of Joplin, MissouriJoplin, MissouriJoplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
(Newton County). It was opened in 1946. - Camp Sacajawea—West is 130 acre (0.5260918 km²) near Sedalia, MissouriSedalia, MissouriSedalia is a city located about south of the Missouri River in Pettis County, Missouri. U.S. Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 65 intersect in the city. As of 2006, the city had a total population of 20,669. It is the county seat of Pettis County. The Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of...
(Pettis County) - Camp Sacajawea—East is 42 acres (169,968.1 m²) north of Cape Girardeau, MissouriCape Girardeau, MissouriCape Girardeau is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately southeast of St. Louis and north of Memphis. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 37,941. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri...
(Cape Girardeau County) - Camp Suzanne is 750 acres (3 km²) near Diamond, MissouriDiamond, MissouriDiamond is a city in Newton County, Missouri, United States near Joplin, Missouri. The population was 902 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
(Newton County). It is named for Susie Childress whose family made the camp possible. - Finbrooke Outdoor Center is 285 acres (1.2 km²) near Rogersville, MissouriRogersville, MissouriRogersville is a city in Greene and Webster Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population is 3,071 as of 2009. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Rogersville is located at ....
(Christian County)http://www.campfinbrooke.org/ - Green Berry Acres is 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) near the state capital, Jefferson City, MissouriJefferson City, MissouriJefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
(Cole County) - Silver Meadows is 130 acre (0.5260918 km²) near Columbia, MissouriColumbia, MissouriColumbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
(Boone County)