Camp Schoellkopf History
HISTORY:
The camp came into existence in 1938 and was originally owned by
Buffalo Council (BC). In 1949, Erie
County Council (ECC) merged with Buffalo Council and the camp became
part of the Buffalo Area Council (BAC). The camp was still being used
as a summer camp when the Buffalo Area Council merged in 1967 with the
Niagara Frontier Council (NFC). The Greater Niagara Frontier Council
(GNFC) has countinued to use Schoellkopf as a summer camp for Boy
Scouts. Schoellkopf was primarily used as a patrol style summer camp
where
troops cooked their own meals. Troops that desired a dining hall
experience went to Camp Scouthaven. However, in the late 1980s, when
Camp
Scouthaven closed as a boy scout summer camp (it remains open as a cub
camp), a dining tent was erected at Schoellkopf. As a result, the vast
majority of tropps attending Camp Schoellkopf use the dining facilities.
ADDRESS: Schoellkopf
is located at 1373 Burrough Rd, Cowlesville, NY 14037. Phone
716-591-1171.
Web http://www.gnfc-bsa.org/
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