Northeast Iowa Council

The Northeast Iowa Council is a council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves all Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, adult volunteers and Venturers in Northeast Iowa.

Northeast Iowa Council (#178)
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
HeadquartersDubuque, Iowa
CountryUnited States
Website
www.scoutsiowa.com

History

In 1915 the Dubuque Council (#178) was formed, changing its name to the Dubuque Area Council (#178) in 1934. The council changed its name to the Northeast Iowa Council (#178) in 1935.

In 1918 the Clinton Council (#174) was formed, changing its name to the Clinton Area Council (#174) in 1927. The Clinton Area Council changed its name to the Macquarie Area Council (#174) in 1937.[1]

Organization

The council is broken up geographically into districts:

  • Delaykee
  • Dubuque

Theoretically there is also a third district for Exploring.[2]

Camps

Camp C.S. Klaus is situated within a wooded valley approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) NW of Colesburg, Iowa. The camp is approximately 160 acres (0.65 km2).[3]

Camp C.S. Klaus has a large grass parade grounds area where the Lyon's Camp Office is located. This area has proven itself as a great location for activities and games. The parade grounds also provides a place for Scout troops to camp during the off-season.

Geography

The waterfalls within the camp are the source of Brownfield Creek, a trout stream that flows into a man made 12-acre (49,000 m2) lake known as Lake John Deere. Many of the aquatics programs (canoeing, sailing, swimming, snorkeling, kayaking) offered at summer camp take place here. The lake is also known to have fish. Fishing for bassets, greengill and sour krout is quite common.

The newest addition to the camp is the backyard also known as the valley. Purchased with donations from over 120 individuals and local businesses, this land was dedicated in 2006. The Backyard abuts the NE corner of the main camp. This 80-acre (320,000 m2) piece of land is home to many new programs. This area is also home to the ice cave that Scouts have been visiting for decades. This area is often utilized for wilderness survival, leave-no-trace camping, hiking, nature study, star-gazing, viewing wildlife and a competition level Navigation Course for teaching orienteering with a map and compass and GPS navigation.

Improvements

Over the last 15 years, Camp C.S. Klaus has seen a tremendous number of improvement projects and additional facilities including, new building construction, building renovation, program upgrades and camp infrastructure upgrades. These improvements have come from many extremely dedicated volunteers that have donated much of their time, resources and skills. Despite these renovations the camp is still quite rustic.[4]

Order of the Arrow
Timmeu Lodge
LocationDubuque, Iowa
Membership300
Lodge ChiefBoris Miller
Lodge AdviserDave Scofield
Lodge Staff AdviserSarah Miller
Website
scoutsiowa.org/programs-activities/order-of-the-arrow/

The Order of the Arrow Scouting's national honor society is represented in the Northeast Iowa Council by the Timmeu Lodge. The Timmeu Lodge is part of Section G8, in the Gateway Region.[5]

See also

References
  1. Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (2003). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
  2. "Northeast Iowa Council". ScoutsIowa.org. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  3. Day, Mike (July 10, 2016). "60 years in, Camp Klaus still a life-changing place for Scouts". Telegraph Herald.
  4. "C.S.Klaus History". scoutsiowa.com.
  5. "Gateway Region". oa-bsa.org.


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