Return Of The Wild Goose
Sub-Camp To Re-Open at TL Storer
It is a humble re-opening. In the late 1960s and 1970s Adams
Pond Camp (like most Boy Scout Camps) was overflowing and
the Council back then started to develop a sub camp called
Wild Goose. The camp started with a small staff, it had a high
adventure appeal and the Scouts cooked all their own meals –
so the center of the camp was a commissary rather than dining
hall. The camp grew slowly and consistently over time.
In the heyday, Wild Goose was a fully subscribed patrol cooking camp with well over 1,000 Scouts each summer. The two
camps Adams Pond and Wild Goose together made up the
Theodore L. Storer Scout Reservation and camped well over
2,500 Scouts each summer during the 1980s. As we develop
the plans for the Northern NeXus, it has become clear that Wild
Goose can again play that role of a growing “sub-camp.”
The facilities are in great shape. The shower house and two
primary structures will be re-dedicated to serve as sub camp
facilities and four campsites will be re-established to serve as
the core of the sub-camp. The campsites that will officially be a
part of the Wild Goose Sub Camp are staff site, Mountain view,
Tomahawk and Shawnee. Other “Wild Goose sites” will be
administered through Adams Pond.
The new purpose of Wild Goose
With its strong infrastructure it is the ideal location for large
scale specialty weeks. The sub-Camp includes two cabins for
inclement weather teaching, a large scale kitchen operation
(appropriate for feeding about 75) and a pavilion as well as its
own shower house and four campsites. This is the perfect
design for Eagle Week programs, NYLT, Brownsea and ideally
additional Boy Scout programs to be developed in the coming
years. It’s proximity to Adams Pond provides an economy of
scale that will enhance the program. Scouts who participate in
Wild Goose programs will have scheduled opportunities at the
full waterfront, COPE, shooting sports as well as the behind the
scene resources like a food service and a camp nurse.
2016 Programs
Brownsea July 3-July 9
Brownsea is a youth leadership training that uses the outdoor
skills as a significant aspect of the curriculum. Scouts who
participate will not only practice leadership skills that’ll be
useful for the troop but they’ll also come home with a heightened pioneering, orienteering, camping and other outdoor skills
Cost: (with early bird discount $395)*
NYLT (Two Courses) July 10-16 & July 31-Aug 6
NYLT stands for the National Youth Leadership Training. Open
to older Scouts and Venturers this cutting EDGE leadership
course is recognized by National as the gold standard in
leadership training.
Cost: $445 (with early bird discount $395)*
Eagle Week (Twp Courses) July 17-July 23 &July 24 -July 30
Available to all Boy Scouts this program provides a unique
opportunity to earn merit badges not typically offered at
Summer camp. This is the perfect compliment for a week of
camp with your troop for every enthusiastic Scout.
Cost: $445 (with early bird discount $395)*
* -$50 Early bird discount if you pay a $50 deposit by April 1
and the balance by June 1