Camp Lakota
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Scouter Joe
N 41° 15.340 W 084° 22.249
16T E 720271 N 4570473
Camp Lakota is one of two camps owned by the Black Swamp Area Council.
Waymark Code: WM5382
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2008
Views: 14
Camp Lakota first became in integral part of the Black Swamp Area Council when 225 acres of land south of Defiance, Ohio were set-aside as a Shawnee Council encampment. After being named in 1951, the camp began to serve the council as the exclusive spot for troop Summer Camping.
During the 1960s, the council purchased more land from the Village of Defiance with the intent of creating a man-made freshwater lake within the boundaries of Camp Lakota. This purchase brought the area of camp to over 700 acres, and our great 48-acre Lake Glengary was then finished in 1969. The area of camp surrounding the lake, which was contained south of Powell Creek, was named Camp Neil Armstrong in honor of the first human being to walk on the moon, who was a scout from within our council.
Over the years and the changes around camp, land was sold back to Defiance and Camp Lakota now covers about 640 acres of Northwest Ohio. Being originally a part of the Great Black Swamp, Camp Lakota is a relatively flat camp that contains amazing wooded areas, large grassy meadows, and trails that stretch along the banks of two natural tributaries, Powell Creek and the Auglaize River. The camp is located in an area previously inhabited by the Shawnee tribe of Eastern Woodland Indians, traversed by early settlers along an Old Wagon trail whose remnants are still visible to this day, and is only miles away from the location of man-made canals.
Every person who has ever set foot in Camp Lakota has felt the deep traditions shared in the woods by every man, woman, and child who has walked here. We celebrate Lakota’s rich traditions by naming all of our campsites after past Indian Chiefs like Tecumseh and Little Turtle, and naming our Dining Hall--Meecheway-- after the Indian name of the young kid-napped settler Oliver Spencer. These past 62 years have blessed the scouts and scouters who have entered our camp and many have left their mark with totems inside of Meecheway Lodge. These totems serve as documentation of the latest part of our land’s history: the time it spent aiding in the growth and development of countless young men.
Visit Instructions:
As of 1/26/06 you will need to post a photo of the camp gateway that also shows you and/or your GPS. If the photo is not posted, your log will be deleted.