Leatherstocking Council Explained

Leatherstocking Council (#400)
Type:council
Owner:Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters:Utica, New York
Country:United States
F-Date:2016
Chiefscouttitle:President
Chiefscouttitle2:Council Commissioner
Chiefscouttitle3:Scout Executive

Leatherstocking Council is the Boy Scouts of America council which serves Herkimer, Oneida, Schoharie, and Madison counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego, Delaware and Lewis counties in the state of New York.

History

In 1928 the Oneonta Council (#393) was formed, changing its name to the Otsego and Schoharie Counties Council (#393) in 1924. Otsego and Schoharie Counties changed its name to the Otsego-Schoharie Area Council (#393) in 1925.

In 1924 the Delaware County Council (#407) was formed. Delaware County merged into Otsego-Schoharie (#393) in 1926. In 1927 Otsego-Schoharie (#393) changed its name to OtSchoDela Council (#393) in 1927.

In 1922 the Oneida Council (#389) was formed changing its name to the Madison County Council (#389) in 1923.

In 1916 the Rome Council (#398) was formed. In 1919 the Sherrill Council (#400) was formed, merging into the Rome Council in 1925. In 1929, the Rome Council changed its name to the Fort Stanwix Council (#398) in 1929.

In 1915 the Utica Council (#406) was formed changing its name to the Upper Mohawk Council (#406) in 1937.

In 1968 the Madison County (#389) and Fort Stanwix (#398) councils merged to become the Iroquois Council (#395). In 1981, the Iroquois (#395) and Upper Mohawk (#406) councils merged to become the Land of the Oneidas Council (#395).

The first Herkimer County Council was formed in 1919, merging into the Utica Council (#406). In 1928 the Herkimer County Council (#400) was formed, changing its name to the General Herkimer Council (#400) in 1934.

In 2001, the Land of the Oneidas (#395) and General Herkimer (#400) councils merged, forming the Revolutionary Trails Council. In 2016, the Revolutionary Trails and Otschodela Councils (#393) merged to form the Leatherstocking Council (#400).[1] [2]

Organization

The current council is divided into three districts:[3]

Camps

Camp Kingsley

The Leatherstocking Council owns and operates Camp Kingsley in Ava, NY for its summer Cub Scout program and off season camping by Scouts.[4]

Henderson Scout Reservation Through 2021, Henderson Scout Reservation, in Maryland NY, was the scout summer camp for the Council. In March 2022, the Council announced the camp would be closed and sold.[5] The camp had opened in 1948 when the Otschodela Council BSA moved from a location on Otsego Lake to Crumhorn Mountain.[6] [7] In 2022, the Council announced that it had partnered with Seneca Waterways Council, headquartered in Rochester NY, to have Massawepie Scout Camp, Tupper Lake, NY, be Leatherstocking Council's Scouts BSA summer camp provider.[8]
Camp RussellOpened in 1918 on White Lake, Woodhall NY, Camp Russell was operated jointly by the General Herkermer Council and the Upper Mohawk Council of Utica NY. In 1939 General Herkimer Council became the sole operator. Frank DiVito served on the camp staff from 1927 to 1999. The camp closed after the 2015 camping season and was sold two years later.[9]
Cedarlands Scout Reservation The Upper Mohawk Council acquired 5,500 acres in the Adirondack Town of Long Lake in 1964.[10] In 2002, the Council sold to New York State, for $2.3M (USD), an easement for off season recreational use of the property, called the Cedarlands Conservation Easement Tract.[11] Cedarlands was closed as a Scout summer camp in 2012.[12] The property was listed for sale in 2015, but due in part to the conservation easement had not yet been sold as of early 2022 [13]

Order of the Arrow

Ohkwaliha·Ká Lodge
Chiefscouttitle:Lodge Chief
Chiefscouttitle2:Lodge Adviser
Chiefscouttitle3:Staff Adviser
Website:http://www.oalodge34.org
Portal:no

The Order of the Arrow is represented by the Ohkwaliha·Ká Lodge. The lodge supports the camping programs of the Revolutionary Trails Council through camp promotions, camp service weekends and positive leadership.

Notes and References

  1. News: Local Boy Scout councils to merge . Times Telegram . 2015-11-17.
  2. Web site: About the Council . Leatherstocking Council . 2019-01-22.
  3. Web site: Our Districts. 15 February 2019. Boy Scouts of America Leatherstocking Council.
  4. Web site: Cub Scout Summer Adventure Camp | Leatherstocking Council .
  5. Utica Observer-Dispatch, March 15, 2022
  6. Oneonta Daily Star, March 29, 2022
  7. Oneonta Daily Star, June 15, 2018
  8. Web site: Camp Henderson Update 2022 | Leatherstocking Council .
  9. Web site: Camp Russell Boy Scouts Collection | New York Heritage .
  10. Syracuse Post Standard, Nov. 26, 1964
  11. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 1, 2019
  12. Web site: 2012-01-17 . CEDARLANDS SCOUT RESERVATION . Scoutwire.
  13. News: Adcock . Jesse . 2019-05-01 . 4,000-plus acre Boy Scout Reservation set to be sold . Adirondack Daily Enterprise .

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