Spirit of Adventure Council

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Spirit of Adventure Council
Headquarters Woburn, MA
Location Greater Boston Area
CountryUnited States
FoundedJuly 1, 2015
FoundersBoston Minuteman Council and Yankee Clipper Council
Membership18,000+
Scout ExecutiveJon Pleva
Website
www.scoutspirit.org

The Spirit of Adventure Council is a regional council of the Boy Scouts of America. It serves the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area.

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History

The Yankee Clipper Council and Boston Minuteman Council merged on July 1, 2015. As part of this merger, New Hampshire towns of the former Yankee Clipper Council were transferred to the Daniel Webster Council, headquartered in Manchester.

Boston Minuteman Council

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In 1993, the Boston Minuteman Council #227 was formed from the merger of Minuteman Council #240 (Stoneham, 1959–1993) and the Greater Boston Council #227 (Boston, 1980–1993), formerly Boston Council #227 (1921-1980 when only the name changed). [1]

In 1966, the Quincy Council (Quincy, Massachusetts) (1918-1966) merged with the Boston Council. [1]

In 1959, the Minuteman Council (Stoneham, 1959–1993) was formed from a merger of Sachem Council #223 (Lexington, 1926–1959), Fellsland Council #242 (Winchester, 1932–1959), and Quannopowitt Council #240 (Malden, 1993-1959). [1]

The Cambridge Council #229 (Cambridge, 1919–2001) and their Kahagon Order of the Arrow Lodge #131 were merged into the Boston Minuteman Council in 2001. [1]

Yankee Clipper Council #236

The council was formed from a merger of the North Essex Council, North Bay Council, and Lone Tree Council in 1993. The Greater Lowell Council merged with Yankee Clipper in 2000, choosing it over three adjacent councils. The Greater Lowell District formed the fifth spoke on the ship's wheel totem of the YCC council strip. The council operated two camps in its final years: Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation, a Boy Scout camp, and Lone Tree Scout Reservation for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, after selling Camp Onway in 2007.

Organization

The council is divided into the following districts:

Camps

Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation
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Location Northwood, New Hampshire
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 43°12′30″N71°13′50″W / 43.2084°N 71.2305°W / 43.2084; -71.2305
FoundedJuly 1, 2015
Founders Greater Lowell Council
Website
www.scoutspirit.org

It has several camps:

Order of the Arrow

Pennacook Lodge is the Order of the Arrow lodge chartered to the Spirit of Adventure Council, Boy Scouts of America. Established January 1, 2016, it was formed as a result of the merger between its two predecessor lodges: Moswetuset Lodge (Boston Minuteman Council) and Nanepashemet Lodge (Yankee Clipper Council). [9]

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