Camps 2 Scouting in Maine

1 camps

1.1 camp bomazeen
1.2 camp gustin
1.3 camp william hinds
1.4 camp nutter

camps
camp bomazeen

camp bomazeen located on great pond in north belgrade, maine, on shores, screenwriter ernest thompson spent summers youth. great pond inspiration screen play on golden pond . camp bomazeen opened in 1946. 57 years, camp provided long term boy scout summer camp experience adding specialty weeks in later years (be first class, wilderness survival, mountain man, indian lore, drama, photography, bike treks, packing, environmental science, , art among others) along webelos camp programs. summer camp operations ceased after 2003 summer season.

today, bomazeen campsites , cabins wood stoves provides year-round opportunities packs, troops, crews, , ships; tremendous site district camporees; , venue trailblazer days new cubs , parents joining scouting. wood badge training courses , order of arrow ordeals regularly held there.

pine tree council in fundraising campaign develop , improve year-round facilities. kennebec valley district uses camp bomazeen summer cub day camp. boy scout resident summer camp scheduled return camp in summer of 2014.

in summer of 2004, pine tree council stopped using camp bomazeen summer camp. next 10 years camp bomazeen used day camp cub scouts only. in 2014 pine tree council re-opened camp boy scouts launching brand new program using specialty themes. these themes maine junior woodsman guide, nechemis(new scout program), trades , technology, , bush craft adventure.

camp bomazeen named chief bomazeen(whose name translates keeper of ceremonial flames ) of norridgewock tribe of wabenaki nation. camp bomazeen property donated in 1944 dr. george g. & francis m. averill of waterville.

camp gustin

located on loon pond, sabattus, maine, camporees have been held on council property since @ least 1947. camp has been regular site abnaki district (surrounding auburn, lisbon, lewiston, norway, pris, , bethel in androsscoggin , oxford counties) events including camporees, cub events, , district cub day camps. although favorite of abnaki, many units other parts of council have camped there, taken part in beaver work days, , done service projects improve campsites.

with open fields , wooded campsites tenting, clean water source , latrines, pond, pavilion, , country roads in area, camp gustin hosts troop shakedowns , junior leader training, design-your-own second class rural hiking, troop challenges, cub family camping, picnics, , field days, , older scout retreats.

the camp had been under consideration sale in order support other properties and/or relieve council debt, in november 2010, pine tree council announced intention keep camp site unit outdoor programs boy scouts of ages.

camp william hinds

camp william hinds opened in 1927 summer camp cumberland county council. camp named son of businessman donated property council. camp located on 230 acres (0.93 km) of land on panther pond in raymond, maine , long term pine tree council camp supporting troops , packs in southern maine.

scouts use camp hinds full week-long summer program of aquatics, nature/ecology, scoutcraft (outdoor skills), archery , riflery, handicraft, ropes course, , climbing. ring dining hall place family style dining , mealtime programs. summer camp has campfire programs. week-long winter programs during maine school vacations , winter camping programs based in rotary training center popular. troops , packs use facilities not @ summer camp unit based programs in spring, fall, , winter.

the camp has 14 large, wooded campsites along 3 cabins available though pine tree council throughout year. summer camp programs include 7 boy scout weeks , 2 4-day 3-night webelos camping sessions. summer fun pack weekends designed cub scout packs , families.

the camp has been extensively used throughout years. in 1954, camp hosted adult leader training 2,00 volunteers in area.

the trading post once sold many neal manufacturing company slides, manufactured c. millard neal, volunteer in pine tree council. scout museum @ pine tree council offices has display on these nationally popular plastic slides. slides featured every imaginable scout image. came pre-painted scouts bought plain ones , painted them themselves.

camp nutter

camp william nutter, located on loon pond in acton, maine, summer camp york county council. when council merged pine tree council in 1935, not used summer camp; however, sometime after 1944 council opened summer camp. operated such 1950s. earliest dated patch 1949. council still owns property, used york district weekend events & cub scout day camp.