Voyageurs Area Council

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 Area Council.

Voyageurs Area Council
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
HeadquartersHermantown, Minnesota
CountryUnited States
Founded1994
Council PresidentMichael Cooper
Council CommissionerBob Woodke
Scout ExecutiveMichael Jenkins
Website
http://www.vac-bsa.org/

Organization

Voyageurs Area Council has a dedicated staff of nine people.

The Council Executive Board through officers are the governing body of the council territory. The board 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.

The council's geographic territory includes 13 counties in Minnesota, three counties in Wisconsin, and one county in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The council is divided into four administrative districts.

History

Voyageurs Area Council is the successor to the former Lake Superior Council and the Headwaters Area Council.

In 1959, Lake Superior Council was formed from a merger of the North Star Council (northeastern Minnesota) and the Gitchee Gumee Council (northwestern Wisconsin and part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan). Then in 1994, Lake Superior Council merged with the Headwaters Area Council (headquartered in Hibbing, MN) to become Voyageurs Area Council. However, each of those councils had been formed by previous mergers, as depicted below.[1][2]

Virginia #298
founded 1919		Eveleth #287
founded 1922		Chisholm #284
founded 1921		Hibbing #290
founded 1920		Duluth #286
founded 1919		Superior #634
founded 1922
Arrowhead #298
name change 1925		George Washington #290
merged 1925
Iron Range #298
merged 1928		Headwaters Area #290
name change 1929
Headwaters Area #290
merged 1932		North Star #286
name change 1936		Gitchee Gumee #634
name change 1936
Lake Superior #286
merged 1959
Voyageurs Area #286
merged 1994

Camps

Camp Horace Johnson

Camp Horace Johnson is a 7-acre (28,000 m2) wooded area on Island Lake, 25 miles (40 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-acre (40,000 m2) wooded area along the south shore of Lake Superior. 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 exercising Scout skills. The cabin has room for 12 campers, and features an electrical kitchen with stoves and refrigerator, fireplace, and wood heat. Visitors should bring their own water and sleeping pads.

Camping areas are available year-round for a great outdoor experience.

Camp Newman

Camp Newman is 160 acres (1 km2), and located on Newman Lake, 20 miles (32 km) south of Superior, WI on Tri Lakes Road. 24 people can be accommodated in the lodge for pack and troop activities. Camping areas are available year round.

Camp Nushka

Camp Nushka is 26 acres (0 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. One goes 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, GPSing, skiing, and snowshoeing. 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 trails 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.

Order of the Arrow
Ka'Niss Ma'Ingan Lodge
Founded1995
Membership279
Lodge ChiefTrevor Lesch
Lodge AdviserEllen Lesch
Website
http://www.vac-bsa.org/KaNissMaIngan/

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 (formerly called Little Bear Lodge) and Nahak Lodge #526. Previous to this merger, Nahak Lodge had absorbed Nagadjiwanang Lodge #174 when two councils merged in 1959. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Little Bear #196
founded 1941		Nagadjiwanang #174
founded 1940
disbanded
Mesabi #196
founded 1953		Nahak #526
founded 1957
Nahak #526
merged 1959
Ka'niss Ma'ingan #196
merged 1995

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, one of the three Section C-1A officers are from Ka'niss Ma'Ingan Lodge.[7] 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).

See also

References
  1. "Council Guide 2012 Edition, Vol 5" (DOC). Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  2. "Council Guide 2012 Edition, Vol 6" (DOC). Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  3. "Lodge Merger History Chart: 174".
  4. "Lodge Merger History Chart: 526".
  5. "Lodge Merger History Chart: 196b".
  6. "Ka'Niss Ma'Ingan Lodge #196 S2b Flap".
  7. Ka'niss Ma'ingan Website
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