Cole chronicle
Providing news and information to Cole Canoe Base since 1964
Volume LII Number 4
April, 2016
Think Spring! Please Hurry!
We know it’ll get here but we’re also impatient for the excitement and fun of summer camp
More New Excitement For Beast Feast This Year
Beast Feast is the marque event at Cole Canoe Base. It’s getting improved again this year with new
elements. There will be themes, facades and a new contest. We encourage you to help us ramp up
the Beast Feast with some fun new things. When you get to the Beast Feast, have a theme. We’ve
seen pirates, road builders and other motifs. Use your imagination to represent a theme with costumes, props, slogans and of course special foods.
Along with your theme, think about a
façade or scene for your table. A façade
will make your troop or unit stand out
and attract more attention.
We will have a contest to find the best
represented theme for the week.
These new elements will be lots of fun at
an already great event.
One other thing about the Beast Feast, it is not a chili cook-off. Please choose foods that do not qualify as
chili for Beast Feast. Many scouts and adults are sensitive to spicy foods and may have difficulty if they
eat very spicy foods. Thanks for understanding.
For more information and a video, check out the Scouting Magazine article on-line at: http://scoutingmagazine.org/2015/08/
how-michigans-cole-canoe-base-cooks-up-fun-for-campers-and-staff/ or in the video gallery at colecanoebase.com.
Copyright 2016 Cole Canoe Base, Michigan Crossroads Council, Boy Scouts of America
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THE HOME OF
HEROS
EVERY WEEK OF SUMMER CAMP AT COLE CANOE BASE WE WILL BE HONORING
OUR HOMETOWN HEROS. IT IS THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE THE TRUE
MEANING OF THE SCOUT OATH AND LAW.
WE WILL BE SETTING ASIDE ALL DAY EVERY THURSDAY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE
WHO PUT THEMSELVES AT GREAT RISK TO PROTECT, DEFEND, AND RENDER AID
TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WE ARE INVITING ANY CURRENT OR VETERAN MILITARY, LAW INFORCEMENT
OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, OR FIRST RESPONDERS TO SHOW THEIR PRIDE BY
WEARING A HAT OR SHIRT (representing their branch) TO REMIND EVERYONE
OF THE SACRIFICES THEY HAVE ENDURED IN THEIR CAREERS. WE ASK THAT
THOSE PARTAKING IN THIS HONOR WILL EVEN WEAR THEIR ATTIRE TO THE
LEADERS APPRECIATION DINNER AND WE ASK THEM TO ASSIST US AND BE
ACKNOWLEDGED DURING THE FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY AT THE FRIDAY
NIGHT CAMPFIRE.
THE ENTIRE COLE CANOE BASE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND STAFF THANKS EACH
OF YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO DUTY.
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MCC Provisional Camping Opportunities
Provisional camp is an opportunity for a Scout to spend a week at camp without
having to come with his Troop. For Summer Camp 2016 our Order of the Arrow
Lodges will provide a Scoutmaster and Troop leadership for all provisional Scouts
in attendance. The Scout will work on the merit badges and rank advancements
that are offered during the regular summer season, or participate in any of the
older-boy programs. Provisional camping is also a chance for a Scout to experience
a second week of camping; whether to finish merit badges or just enjoy the fun and
adventure of the outdoor program.
Outdoor Adventures and the Michigan Chapters of the Order of the Arrow are
pleased to announce provisional camping opportunities available for all Boy Scouts
in 2016 at the following camps/sessions;
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Cole Canoe Base, Session 1, June 12-18 – Sponsored by Nataepu Shohpe Lodge
D-bar-A Scout Ranch, Session 3, July 3-9 – Sponsored by Agaming Maahgogwan Lodge
Gerber Scout Reservation, Session 4, July 3-9 – Sponsored by Kishahteck Lodge
Camp Rotary, Session 6, July 24-30 – Sponsored by Noquet Lodge
Interested in Attending?
If you are interested in attending a session of Provisional Camp this summer, please go to this link and complete
the registration form: http://michiganscouting.org/outdooradventures/provisional-summer-camp/
Outdoor Adventures is proud to announce a recognition for any Boy Scout Troop, Crew, or Team to earn that have camped at a
minimum of 4 different MCC Summer Camps beginning with Boy Scout Resident Camp 2013 — MCC’s inaugural summer. This
award will be a custom engraved baseball bat to be proudly displayed on the unit’s “brag-wall” back home. To qualify the unit
simply needs to complete the information form: http://michiganscouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Grand-SlamAward.pdf and submit it. It’s as easy as that! Any Boy Scout Troop, Crew, or Team is eligible for this award and there is no time
limit to earning this award. Each scout and adult leader that attended each of the qualifying MCC camps listed is also entitled to
proudly wear the MCC Grand Slam patch. All proceeds from the sale of the MCC Grand Slam patch go to the MCC Camp Staff
Scholarship Fund.
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These are the Events that are Upcoming in the Next
Two Months. We Hope to See You There!
Scoutmasters and unit leaders are invited to attend one of the following meetings. There will be plenty of information about the
great programs and events at camp this year.
April 4th at 7:00 p.m.
April 16th at 1:30 pm
St. Lorentz Church
1030 W. Tuscola Frankenmuth, MI
DeVos Center for Scouting
3212 Walker Ave Grand Rapids, MI
April 28th at 7 pm
May 14th at 1:00 pm
Jay’s Sporting Goods
1151 S. Otsego, MI Gaylord, MI
Cole Canoe Base
1356 W. Greenwood Rd. Alger, MI
Register at: michiganscouting.org/calendar-black-pug/
Mix Fix 2016
Cole Canoe Base
Saturday & Sunday, May 21 - 22, 2016
Friday Arrivals Encouraged – No meals
Saturday Meals Provided
Breakfast 7:30am, Lunch 12:30pm, Dinner 7:00pm
Sunday Brunch 10:30
Bring Your Tools and Your Energy!
Sign up online at michiganscouting.org
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Week 8 Provisional: Great Lakes Kayak Adventure.
What were we thinking?
We’re excited to announce more details on the Great Lakes Kayak Adventure. This trip is sure to be an unforgettable experience. This trip is different from what we have offered up to this point.
This fall, the High Adventure Director, along with some friends and staff members took a trailer of kayaks to the
Upper Peninsula, under the cover of program research. We had very little idea what we wanted to do when we got
there; our only goal was to have fun. We planed our trip as we went. We spent a day exploring Pictured Rocks,
kayaking a couple of miles in either direction of Chapel Beach. Our campsite was right on the water so we spend a
lot of time in the straights, just a few hundred yards away from the Mackinac Bridge. But perhaps the highlight of
this experience was paddling out from our campsite just in time to watch the sun set over the straits.
When it was all said and done, we had the foundation of a New Program. We made notes of what we liked, where
we camped, what we wanted to do again and what we wished we had done. We came up with the perfect itinerary
for our return trip. You can be a part of the excitement! Grab a paddle and get ready to join us for the 2016
Great Lakes Kayak Adventure.
Please feel free to contact Gregg Zdan for more information on this adventure!