Leatherstocking Council
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Utica, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
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| Website leatherstockingcouncil | |||
Leatherstocking Council is the Boy Scouts of America council which serves Herkimer, Oneida and Madison counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego, Delaware and Lewis counties in the state of New York.
History
In 2001, the Land of the Oneidas Council and General Herkimer Council merged, forming the Revolutionary Trails Council, which provided Scouting to Herkimer, Oneida and Madison counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego and Lewis counties.
In 2016, the Revolutionary Trails Council merged with the Otschodela Council, forming the new Leatherstocking Council.[1] The Leatherstocking Council supports Scouting families across Delaware, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, Otsego and Schoharie counties. Its headquarters are located in Utica, NY, at 1401 Genesee Street.
Organization
The current council is divided into three districts:[2]
- Powderhorn District
- Adirondack District
- Susquehanna Headwaters District
Camps
Camp Kingsley
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The Leatherstocking Council owns and operates Camp Kingsley in Ava, NY for its summer Cub Scout program and off season camping by Scouts.[3]
Henderson Scout Reservation
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Through 2021, Henderson Scout Reservation, in Maryland NY, was the scout summer camp for the Council. In March 2022, the Council announced the camp would be closed and sold.[4] The camp had opened in 1948 when the Otschodela Council BSA moved from a location on Otsego Lake to Crumhorn Mountain.[5][6] In 2022, the Council announced that it had partnered with Seneca Waterways Council, headquartered in Rochester NY, to have Massawepie Scout Camp, Tupper Lake, NY, be Leatherstocking Council's Scouts BSA summer camp provider.[7]
Camp Russell
Opened in 1918 on White Lake, Woodhall NY, Camp Russell was operated jointly by the General Herkermer Council and the Upper Mohawk Council of Utica NY. In 1939 General Herkimer Council became the sole operator. Frank DiVito served on the camp staff from 1927 to 1999. The camp closed after the 2015 camping season and was sold two years later.[8]
Cedarlands Scout Reservation
The Upper Mohawk Council acquired 5,500 acres in the Adirondack Town of Long Lake in 1964.[9] In 2002, the Council sold to New York State, for $2.3M (USD), an easement for off season recreational use of the property, called the Cedarlands Conservation Easement Tract.[10] Cedarlands was closed as a Scout summer camp in 2012. [11] The property was listed for sale in 2015, but due in part to the conservation easement had not yet been sold as of early 2022 [12]
Order of the Arrow
| Ohkwaliha·Ká Lodge | |||
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| File:Ohkwaliha-Ka Lodge Flap 2016.jpg Leatherstocking Council Lodge Flap | |||
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| Website http://www.oalodge34.org | |||
The Order of the Arrow is represented by the Ohkwaliha·Ká Lodge. The lodge supports the camping programs of the Revolutionary Trails Council through camp promotions, camp service weekends and positive leadership.
External links
Leatherstocking Council Web Site
References
- ^ "About the Council". Leatherstocking Council. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Our Districts". Boy Scouts of America Leatherstocking Council. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cub Scout Summer Adventure Camp | Leatherstocking Council".
- ^ Utica Observer-Dispatch, March 15, 2022
- ^ Oneonta Daily Star, March 29, 2022
- ^ Oneonta Daily Star, June 15, 2018
- ^ "Camp Henderson Update 2022 | Leatherstocking Council".
- ^ "Camp Russell Boy Scouts Collection | New York Heritage".
- ^ Syracuse Post Standard, Nov. 26, 1964
- ^ Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 1, 2019
- ^ Scoutwire January 17, 2012; Archive: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs086/1106162504721/archive/1109061910948.html#LETTER.BLOCK15
- ^ Adirondack Explorer January 26, 2022
