Scouting in Alaska

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Scouting in Alaska has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Alaska shares a communal Scout history, only being broken into smaller councils in the 1960s.

Early history (1920s-1950)

Scouting came to Alaska in the 1920s, and the Alaska Territorial Council was created in the 1930s.

Scouting in Alaska today

There are two Boy Scouts of America local councils in Alaska.

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Great Alaska Council

The Western Alaska Council and Southeast Alaska Council merged to form the Great Alaska Council in January, 2006. The combined Supercouncil has 3,000 volunteers serving 16,000 youth.

Scouts in the Russian oblast of Magadan have a relationship with the Great Alaska Council.

• Aleutian District
• Bear Paw District
• Bering Sea District
• Maritime District (formerly of Southeast Alaska Council)
• Denali District
• Eklutna District
• Gateway District (formerly of Southeast Alaska Council)
• Shiskeenue District (formerly of Southeast Alaska Council)
• Tustumena District
• Y-K Delta District
• Rural District

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OA lodge: Nanuk Lodge #355 (absorbed Kootz Lodge #523 when Western Alaska Council merged with Southeast Alaska Council.)

Nanuk Lodge was created in 1947, and will be celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Furthermore, it is hosting the Section W-1B Conclave: [1] in Anchorage, Alaska, April 27-29, 2007 at Goldenview Middle School. As always, fun is expected for all.

Midnight Sun Council

The Midnight Sun Council serves interior and northern Alaska, and is headquartered in Fairbanks.

OA lodge: Toontuk Lodge #549

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Girl Scouting in Alaska

There are three Girl Scout council offices in Alaska.

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Farthest North Girl Scout Council

Web Site: http://www.fairbanksgirlscouts.org

The Farthest North Girl Scout Council serves the largest geographical area of any of the more than 300 Girl Scout Councils in the United States, serving everything from the 63rd parallel north of the Alaska range, more than 350,000 square miles.

This council was started in 1925 by a handful of girls in Fairbanks, Alaska headed by Jessie Bloom. Girl Scouting expanded to rural Alaska in 1945 with the establishment of the first troop in Nome. Since English was the not the predominantly spoken language, they learned the Girl Scout Promise in Yup'ik and English.

Girl Scouts Susitna Council

Anchorage, Alaska Web Site: http://www.girlscouts.ak.org

Tongass Alaska Girl Scout Council

Juneau, Alaska Web Site: http://www.tongassgirlscouts.org

See also

• Scouting in British Columbia
• Scouting in Yukon

External links

• Midnight Sun Council
• Great Alaska Council

References

• List of Order of the Arrow lodges by Region and Lodge Number