Gulf Stream Council

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Gulf Stream Council
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Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 26°47′57″N80°06′26″W / 26.799167°N 80.107222°W / 26.799167; -80.107222 [1]
Founded1914
PresidentKaren Donnelly
Council CommissionerDavid Sunderman
Scout ExecutiveTerrence Hamilton
Website
Gulfstreamcouncil.org
WikiProject Scouting fleur-de-lis dark.svg  Scouting portal

Gulf Stream Council is a council of the Boy Scouts of America in southeast Florida with the headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens. Founded in 1914, the Gulf Stream Council serves Scouts in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee, Glades and Hendry counties. Throughout its area, it serves over 24,000 youth.

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Organization

A district is a small area within a council of the Boy Scouts of America. The Gulf Stream Council currently has six Districts. [2] All of the districts in the Gulf Stream Council have an associated Order of the Arrow chapter as part of Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge.

Big Lake District

Big Lake District, formerly known as Okeechobee District, serves Scouts in Glades, Hendry, and Okeechobee, as well as western Palm Beach County. [3] The Order of the Arrow chapter associated with Big Lake District is known as Panasofee [ permanent dead link ]. [4] As of 2023, Big Lake District has been merged into Sailfish District.

Everglades District

Everglades District serves Scouts from southern Palm Beach County from Southern Blvd south to the Broward County Line. The Order of the Arrow chapter associated with Everglades District is Abaniki.

Indian River District

Indian River District serves Scouts throughout Indian River County. [5] The Order of the Arrow chapter of Indian River District is called Lowaneu Mawat. [4]

Lighthouse District

Lighthouse District is a district that serves Scouts in north Palm Beach County from Southern Blvd to the Martin County border. The Order of the Arrow chapter associated with Lighthouse District is Wyhome-Pa-Tah. [6]

Sailfish District

Sailfish District serves Scouts throughout Martin County. The Order of the Arrow chapter associated with Sailfish District is Nekiwa. [4]

Sailfish District maintains a website (located at sailfishdistrict.org) where local Scout units and Scouters can be found, as well as information regarding district events.

Treasure Coast District

Treasure Coast District serves Scouts throughout St. Lucie County. The Order of the Arrow chapter associated with Treasure Coast District is Oiyatah.

Inactive districts

Camps

The Gulf Stream Council has three camps, ranging in size from 1 square mile (2.6 km2) to just a few acres. There is also Scout Hill, which is a small area in Palm Beach County, however, it is not completely owned by the Gulf Stream Council.

Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation

Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation
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Location Tequesta, Florida
Founded1952
RangerSteve Steinmetz [9]
RangerHarlan Pierce [9]

Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation or usually Tanah Keeta, is the main and largest campground of the Gulf Stream Council. Tanah Keeta is a word in Hitchiti, which translates in English to, "the gathering place". Along with the adjacent Jonathan Dickinson State Park, it was originally a part of Camp Murphy, a World War II Army Camp. [10] It is about 1 square mile (2.6 km2) in size. In addition, Tanah Keeta is adjacent a Girl Scout camp, called Camp Welaka. Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation is divided roughly in half into two camps, Camp Loxahatchee and Camp Clear Lake. A summer camp program has been held at Tanah Keeta in June and July since the summer of 1957. [11] The property was deeded to the Gulf Stream Council in 1953. [12] [10]

Tanah Keeta Grace

May this food nourish our bodies,
May life give us a smile,
May the adventure always be with us,
and may Tanah Keeta remain in our hearts all the while. Amen [12]

Camp Loxahatchee

Camp Loxahatchee is on the western half of Tanah Keeta. [13] It is more utilized than Camp Clear Lake, as it includes the Dining Hall, the Pool, COPE, the Climbing Tower, the Trading Post, and more campsites than Camp Clear Lake. The name is derived from the Loxahatchee River, which is adjacent to the camp.

Camp Clear Lake

Clear Lake covers the eastern half of Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation. Camp Clear Lake is a mostly primitive type campground, as opposed to Camp Loxahatchee. The title of Camp "Clear Lake" is derived from a small lake in the southeastern corner of Tanah Keeta, which has the name "Clear Lake". In 1957 the first summer camp at Tanah Keeta was held in Camp Clear Lake. [14]

The Mike Machek Trail

The Mike Machek Trail is a 5.2 mile self-guided trail in the heart of Tanah Keeta. Within the one mile area of camp can be found almost every kind of topographical feature indictive to South Florida. This trail travels through them all. Originally developed by its founder Clayton Jones in 1984, he spent 3 and a half years planning the trail. The trail opened for use in the Fall of 1988. Currently the trail is maintained by various units and most construction projects are conducted by the Order of the Arrow Trail Care Crew.

Oklawaha Scout Reservation

Oklawaha Scout Reservation
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Location Sebastian, Florida
Founded1953
RangerBill Molnar

Oklawaha Scout Reservation is also known as Oklawaha, but sometimes referred to as OK, is a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site in Sebastian, Indian River County, on the banks of the Oklawaha River. [15] Donated by Anna Vern Smith in memory of her husband Claude in 1953, Oklawaha is a scrub oak flatland which includes a swimming area, canoe launch into the river, amphitheater, large meeting/dining hall pavilion, archery/BB range and chapel. [16]

Camp Dark Hammock

Camp Dark Hammock is leased by the Gulf Stream Council to provide a Florida wilderness camping for Troops, Crews, or Explorer Posts only. It is located northeast of Okeechobee in Okeechobee County. [17]

Scout Hill

Scout Hill is a small area of the John Prince Memorial Park Campground in Lake Worth, Florida. It was known as Camp Osborne until about 1952. In 1952 most of Camp Osborne was sold to Palm Beach County to create the campground of John Prince Memorial Park. The small area that remained was renamed "Scout Hill". [12]

Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge

Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge
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LocationTanah Keeta Scout Reservation
Founded1942
Lodge ChiefTristan Dales
Lodge AdviserSharon Webb
Staff AdviserTess English
Website
www.aalpatah.org

Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge #237 is the Order of the Arrow lodge associated with the Gulf Stream Council. The lodge building is located in Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation in Tequesta, Florida. Aal-Pa-Tah is one of seven OA lodges in Section E5 (formerly S-4), which covers a majority of Florida and southern Georgia. The word "Aal-Pa-Tah" is word from the Leni Lenape language that translates to Alligator in English.

History

The lodge was founded 1942 during World War II; then from 1945 to 1947, on the list of lodge chiefs says "WWII". There were only two or three chapters when Aal-Pa-Tah was founded in 1942. [18] Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge held the title as the best all-around lodge in 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2016.

Section S-4 Events

Aal-Pa-Tah has hosted a number of Section S-4 events. Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge has hosted section conference for Section S-4 in 1953, 1962, 1972, 1981, 1988, 1997, 2004, 2011, and will host in 2019. The lodge also hosted section seminars in 2000 and 2008 and is scheduled to host a revamped seminars entitled Section Leadership Summit or (SLS) in 2014. [18]

Chapters

As mentioned above each district has an OA Chapter. Lodges usually divide into chapters which will usually corresponding to districts within the council. The chapter is led by the elected youth chapter chief, a volunteer adult is appointed as the adviser and the district executive is the professional (staff) adviser. [19] The following names are the names of Aal-Pa-Tah's Chapters:

Defunct Chapters

Coo-Wa-Chobee was the OA Chapter of Manatee District until 2009. In 2009 it merged with A-Bani-Ki and Chee-Pa-Tah Chapters, because the Manatee District split and merged with the Osceola and Trade Winds Districts. [4] Coo-Wa-Chobee was awarded the best chapter all around award for 2008. [8] Chee-Pa-Tah was the chapter of Tradewinds District until 2013 when the district split and merged with Osceola and Lighthouse.

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References

  1. ↑ ""Gulf Stream Council" Waymark". Waymarking. April 5, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Gulf Stream Council — Districts". Gulf Stream Council. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Okeechobee District". Gulf Stream Council. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Chapters". Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Indian River District". Gulf Stream Council. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  6. ↑ Lighthouse district
  7. ↑ "Manatee District". Gulf Stream Council. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Gator Tales" (PDF). Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge. June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  9. 1 2 "Staff Directory". Gulf Stream Council. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  10. 1 2 Rose, Carol (May 15, 2014). "Rustic Tanah Keeta Scout campground to get new $1.2 building". the Palm Beach Post . Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation". Gulf Stream Council. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  12. 1 2 3 "TK Leaders Guide" (PDF). Gulf Stream Council. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  13. ↑ Camp Loxahatchee Archived December 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "A Brief History". Gulf Stream Council. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  15. ↑ Oklawaha Scout Reservation Archived December 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "Camp Oklawaha". Gulf Stream Council. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Camp Dark Hammock". Gulf Stream Council. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  18. 1 2 "Lodge History". Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge. 2008. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Field Operations Guide, pg 15" (PDF). Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
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