Michigan Crossroads Council

The Michigan Crossroads Council (MCC) is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves the youth of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The council was formed in 2012 by the merger of nine councils.

Michigan Crossroads Council
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
HeadquartersLansing, Michigan
CountryUnited States
FoundedAugust 14, 2012
Scout ExecutiveDon Shepherd
Website
http://www.michiganscouting.org/

Organization
Current Michigan Crossroads Council's organization of their 4 Field Service Councils
BSA Councils in Michigan, including the four Field Service Councils of the Michigan Crossroads Council

The Organization of the Michigan Crossroads Council Boy Scouts of America councils in Area 2 of the Central Region is unique to Michigan. The Michigan Crossroads Council (MCC) was created by the merger of nine councils in the lower peninsula of Michigan. It is a coordinating council that oversees properties, personnel, and program. The MCC is then split into four sub-councils or "Field Service Councils" which are then divided into districts.

History
BSA Councils in Michigan prior to the Area 2 project and the Michigan Crossroads Council

The Scouting program in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan saw a drastic drop in membership beginning in the early 2000s. The decrease in population was due to the economy in Michigan and the resulting out-migration of population, jobs and industry. The Area 2 Project was created in 2010 and studied the impact on Scouting and presented the Crossroads Recommendation, which proposed that the ten councils in Michigan merge into one large council.[1]

Erie Shores Council in northwest Ohio voted not to join Area 2 project. Hiawathaland Council in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, voted against merging into MCC and later merged with the Bay-Lakes Council in Wisconsin.

As a result, in 2012, the remaining lower peninsula councils were merged into the Michigan Crossroads Council and its Field Service Councils.

Camps

All properties in the Michigan Crossroads Council are operated by the council-wide Outdoor Adventures Division.[2] Each year, the Outdoor Adventures Committee assesses the council property and determines which programs each camp will be operating such as resident summer camps, weekend camping, or shooting sports activities.[3] The following is a list of camps that MCC operates:

Resident camps

The following are open in the summer for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing resident camps. They are also open for weekend reservations year-round.[4]

Closed camps

Since its inception, the Michigan Crossroads Council has closed and sold several camps owned by predecessor councils to balance its finances.[5] The following camp properties are no longer operated for an indefinite amount of time and are not available for reservations:

  • Camp Agawam, Lake Orion, Michigan – returned to county and now open as park, still used by Scouts
  • Camp Holaka, Lapeer, Michigan – sold to developer
  • Camp Munhacke, Gregory, Michigan – closed
  • Camp Tapico, Kalkaska, Michigan – sold and now is a nature preserve
  • Northwoods Scout Reservation, Lupton, Michigan – sold
  • Camp Kiwanis, Mason, Michigan – owned by Saginaw Kiwanis club still run as a camp and available for Scout use
  • Lost Lake Scout Reservation, Lake, Michigan – listed for sale
  • Paul Bunyan Scout Reservation, Rose City, Michigan – listed for sale
  • Rota-Kiwan Scout Reservation, Kalamazoo, Michigan – closed
  • Silver Trails Scout Reservation, Jeddo, Michigan – sold to gavel company
  • Camp Greilick, Traverse City, Michigan - now called GO•REC, used for business retreats[6]

References
  1. "BSA Area Project". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2011-12-27.
  2. "Outdoor Adventures - Michigan Crossroads Council". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. "Transition Properties Committee Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Michigan Boy Scouts selling off campgrounds to balance books". Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  6. "Welcome to GO•REC - Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center". Retrieved 2020-05-12.
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