Voyageurs Area Council
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Headquartered in Hermantown, Minnesota
, Voyageurs Area Council serves Scouts in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The Ka'niss Ma'ingan Lodge is the local Order of the Arrow
Lodge for Voyageurs Council. Youth membership totals 3,420 Scouts, Venturers and Explorers as of 12-31-2010.
The Council Executive Board and its officers are the governing body of the council territory. It takes action to achieve the purposes of the local council. It establishes the council program, carries out resolutions, establishes and enforces policy and hires a Scout Executive, all according to guidelines of the Council Body.
The council's geographic territory includes 13 counties in Minnesota
, 3 counties in Wisconsin
, and one county in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
. The council is divided into two administrative districts.
In 1959, Lake Superior Council absorbed the Gitchee Gumee Council, along with that council's geographic area of Northern Wisconsin
, and part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
. Then in 1995, Lake Superior Council merged with the Headwaters Area Council (headquartered in Hibbing, MN), to become Voyageurs Area Council.
. The entrance is located along State Highway 13, in between Washburn, WI and Ashland, WI. It is used extensively to accommodate many quality Scouting activities throughout the year.
The camp is quiet and has much to offer, including fishing, hiking, games, swimming, boating, canoeing and Scout skills. The cabin has room for 12 campers, and features an electrical kitchen with stoves and refrigerator, fireplace, and wood heat. Bring your own water and sleeping pads.
Camping areas are available year-round for a real out-of-doors experience.
The camp is located next to 300 acres (1 km²) of forest land that can be used for hiking, pioneering, orienteering, GPS’ing, skiing, snowshoeing, and more. The lake can be used for canoeing, fishing, and other water activities. The lake is part of the Mississippi chain and outpost forest service campsites can be reached both upstream and downstream. Star Island has campsites and hiking trials across from the camp just 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away.
There are two sites with pavilions available for use. Pit toilets are available on site. Water is not available on site. During the summer water is available at Knutson Dam campsite 1.4 Miles away.
The Lodge was formed in 1995 by the merger of Mesabi Lodge and Nahak Lodge (formerly called Little Bear Lodge #526.) Previous to this merger, Nahak Lodge had absorbed Nagadjiwanang Lodge #174, when two councils merged in 1959.
The leadership of Ka'niss Ma'ingan includes the members of the Lodge Executive Committee. The Committee meets monthly at the council service center, and is composed of the Lodge Chief and all the Lodge officers.
The lodge's main annual events include Winter Banquet, Spring Conclave, Fall Conclave, and Section Conclave. The lodge also holds an annual training event called Lodge Leadership Development (LLD) Training. The course covers topics such as Event Planning, Using Lodge Resources and Talent, Time Management and planning a Service Project.
The Lodge is part of the Order of the Arrow Section C-1A. Currently, two of the three Section C-1A officers are from Ka'niss Ma'Ingan Lodge. Those positions include Section Chief, as well as Section Secretary. Other lodges in Section C-1A include: Naguonabe Lodge (Central Minnesota Council), Pa-hin Lodge (Northern Lights Council), Tetonwana Lodge (Sioux Council), Totanhan Nakaha Lodge (Northern Star Council), and Wahpekute Lodge (Twin Valley Council).
Hermantown, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,448 people, 2,726 households, and 2,077 families residing in the city. The population density was 216.9 people per square mile . There were 2,822 housing units at an average density of 82.2 per square mile...
, Voyageurs Area Council serves Scouts in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The Ka'niss Ma'ingan Lodge is the local 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 for Voyageurs Council. Youth membership totals 3,420 Scouts, Venturers and Explorers as of 12-31-2010.
Organization
Voyageurs Area Council has a dedicated staff of 9 people.The Council Executive Board and its officers are the governing body of the council territory. It takes action to achieve the purposes of the local council. It establishes the council program, carries out resolutions, establishes and enforces policy and hires a Scout Executive, all according to guidelines of the Council Body.
The council's geographic territory includes 13 counties in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, 3 counties in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, and one county in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...
. The council is divided into two administrative districts.
History
Voyageurs Area Council is the successor of what used to be the Lake Superior Council and the Headwaters Area Council.In 1959, Lake Superior Council absorbed the Gitchee Gumee Council, along with that council's geographic area of Northern Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, and part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...
. Then in 1995, Lake Superior Council merged with the Headwaters Area Council (headquartered in Hibbing, MN), to become Voyageurs Area Council.
Camp Horace Johnson
Camp Horace Johnson is a 7 acres (28,328 m²) wooded area on Island Lake, 25 miles (40.2 km) North of Duluth on St. Louis County Road #4 (Rice Lake Road). Thirty people can be accommodated in the Lodge for Pack and Troop activities.Camp Barksdale
Camp Barksdale is a 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) wooded area along the south shore of Lake SuperiorLake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
. The entrance is located along State Highway 13, in between Washburn, WI and Ashland, WI. It is used extensively to accommodate many quality Scouting activities throughout the year.
The camp is quiet and has much to offer, including fishing, hiking, games, swimming, boating, canoeing and Scout skills. The cabin has room for 12 campers, and features an electrical kitchen with stoves and refrigerator, fireplace, and wood heat. Bring your own water and sleeping pads.
Camping areas are available year-round for a real out-of-doors experience.
Camp Newman
Camp Newman is 160 acre (0.6474976 km²), and located on Newman Lake, 20 miles (32.2 km) south of Superior, WI on Tri Lakes Road. Twenty-four people can be accommodated in the Lodge for Pack and Troop activities. Camping areas are available year round.Camp Nushka
Camp Nushka is 26 acre (0.10521836 km²) of forest on Cass Lake in the middle of the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota. It is located 5.5 Miles east of Cass Lake and 4.2 miles (6.8 km) north on the Scenic Highway SR10 . Go west on Cass Bluff Loop Road 1.2 Miles to the camp.The camp is located next to 300 acres (1 km²) of forest land that can be used for hiking, pioneering, orienteering, GPS’ing, skiing, snowshoeing, and more. The lake can be used for canoeing, fishing, and other water activities. The lake is part of the Mississippi chain and outpost forest service campsites can be reached both upstream and downstream. Star Island has campsites and hiking trials across from the camp just 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away.
There are two sites with pavilions available for use. Pit toilets are available on site. Water is not available on site. During the summer water is available at Knutson Dam campsite 1.4 Miles away.
Ka'Niss Ma'Ingan Lodge
Ka'niss Ma'ingan Lodge #196 serves youth in Voyageurs Area Council. The Lodge totem is the wolf, which is featured on the lodge pocket flap patch.The Lodge was formed in 1995 by the merger of Mesabi Lodge and Nahak Lodge (formerly called Little Bear Lodge #526.) Previous to this merger, Nahak Lodge had absorbed Nagadjiwanang Lodge #174, when two councils merged in 1959.
The leadership of Ka'niss Ma'ingan includes the members of the Lodge Executive Committee. The Committee meets monthly at the council service center, and is composed of the Lodge Chief and all the Lodge officers.
The lodge's main annual events include Winter Banquet, Spring Conclave, Fall Conclave, and Section Conclave. The lodge also holds an annual training event called Lodge Leadership Development (LLD) Training. The course covers topics such as Event Planning, Using Lodge Resources and Talent, Time Management and planning a Service Project.
The Lodge is part of the Order of the Arrow Section C-1A. Currently, two of the three Section C-1A officers are from Ka'niss Ma'Ingan Lodge. Those positions include Section Chief, as well as Section Secretary. Other lodges in Section C-1A include: Naguonabe Lodge (Central Minnesota Council), Pa-hin Lodge (Northern Lights Council), Tetonwana Lodge (Sioux Council), Totanhan Nakaha Lodge (Northern Star Council), and Wahpekute Lodge (Twin Valley Council).