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Northern Star Council
Northern Star Council is a Boy Scout Council headquartered in Fort Snelling, Minnesota. The organization is currently branded and more commonly known as Northern Star Scouting. Northern Star Scouting was formerly the Viking Council and Indianhead Council until the two councils merged on July 1, 2005. It serves communities across the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, central Minnesota, western Wisconsin, Duluth, and northern Minnesota, encompassing 30 counties.
The Viking Council was founded on October 15, 1910, as the Minneapolis Council. In 1952, the name was changed to Viking Council. At the time of the merger with Indianhead Council, the geography of the Viking Council spanned from Minneapolis to the South Dakota border. Other camps from the Viking Council included Stearns Scout Camp in Fair Haven Township, Minnesota and Rum River Scout Camp in Anoka, Minnesota. A history of patches used by the Viking Council and Minneapolis Council is available at the Viking Council Patch Archive.[citation needed]
The Indianhead Council was founded on October 1, 1910, as the St. Paul Council. In 1954, the name was changed to Indianhead Council. The Indianhead Council was headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and included Ramsey, Dakota County, and Washington Counties in Minnesota, and four counties in western Wisconsin. Its name came from the shape of the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, which was said to resemble that of the head of an Indian. Facilities included an office building in Saint Paul, Tomahawk Scout Camp near Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Phillippo Scout Camp near Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Fred C. Andersen Scout Camp near Hudson, Wisconsin, and Kiwanis Scout Camp near Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota.
In 2024, Voyageurs Area Council merged with Northern Star Council.
A flowchart of the history of these councils is depicted below:
Northern Star Scouting is divided into districts to better administer Scouting within geographic, specialty and cultural communities.
The following councils neighbor Northern Star Council.
Northern Star Scouting currently operates eight camps.
Northern Star Council
Northern Star Council is a Boy Scout Council headquartered in Fort Snelling, Minnesota. The organization is currently branded and more commonly known as Northern Star Scouting. Northern Star Scouting was formerly the Viking Council and Indianhead Council until the two councils merged on July 1, 2005. It serves communities across the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, central Minnesota, western Wisconsin, Duluth, and northern Minnesota, encompassing 30 counties.
The Viking Council was founded on October 15, 1910, as the Minneapolis Council. In 1952, the name was changed to Viking Council. At the time of the merger with Indianhead Council, the geography of the Viking Council spanned from Minneapolis to the South Dakota border. Other camps from the Viking Council included Stearns Scout Camp in Fair Haven Township, Minnesota and Rum River Scout Camp in Anoka, Minnesota. A history of patches used by the Viking Council and Minneapolis Council is available at the Viking Council Patch Archive.[citation needed]
The Indianhead Council was founded on October 1, 1910, as the St. Paul Council. In 1954, the name was changed to Indianhead Council. The Indianhead Council was headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and included Ramsey, Dakota County, and Washington Counties in Minnesota, and four counties in western Wisconsin. Its name came from the shape of the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, which was said to resemble that of the head of an Indian. Facilities included an office building in Saint Paul, Tomahawk Scout Camp near Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Phillippo Scout Camp near Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Fred C. Andersen Scout Camp near Hudson, Wisconsin, and Kiwanis Scout Camp near Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota.
In 2024, Voyageurs Area Council merged with Northern Star Council.
A flowchart of the history of these councils is depicted below:
Northern Star Scouting is divided into districts to better administer Scouting within geographic, specialty and cultural communities.
The following councils neighbor Northern Star Council.
Northern Star Scouting currently operates eight camps.