Scouting in North Dakota has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Recent history (1950-1990)

Boy Scouts in North Dakota was organized into 4 councils from ?? until 1974. The four Councils (and their headquarters) were:

• Red River Valley Council - Fargo; covering EC & SE ND and NW MN

• Lake Agassiz Council - Grand Forks; covering NE ND and NW MN

• Missouri Valley Council - Bismarck; covering Bismarck/Mandan area

• Great Plains Council - Minot; covering Western ND and NE MT

In 1974 the four Councils merged into a single council, Northern Lights Council.

Northern Lights Council

All of North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

 is in the Northern Lights Council (NLC), formed in 1974 when several councils (Red River Valley Council - Fargo, Lake Agassiz Council - Grand Forks, Missouri Valley Council - Bismarck, and Great Plains Council - Dickinson) were merged into one.

As of 2006, Northern Lights Council serves all of North Dakota, and parts of South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

, northwestern Minnesota and northeast Montana.

• Flickertail District
• Frontier Trails District
• Great Plains District
• Lake Agassiz District
• Lakes District
• Northern Sky District
• Oxcart Trails District
• Roughrider District
• Tomahawk District
• Voyageur Trails District

Camp Wilderness

Northern Lights Council is home to Camp Wilderness, which is located in Northern Minnesota on Bad Axe Lake, located near Emmaville, Minnesota

Emmaville, Minnesota

Emmaville is a small unincorporated community in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located at the intersection of County Roads 4 and 24 just in between Park Rapids and Lake George and features a gas station, convenience store and cafe...

 just north of Park Rapids

Park Rapids, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,276 people, 1,476 households, and 788 families residing in the city. The population density was 547.5 people per square mile . There were 1,616 housing units at an average density of 270.1 per square mile...

. Founded by Herman Stern and some other businessmen in the region in 1946, Camp Wilderness is a 2400 acres (9.7 km²) camp. On August 18, 2006, the camp celebrated its 60th Anniversary by opening the Butler Wilderness Outpost, a Cub Scout camp for the scouts to attend. Camp Wilderness is, in area, the largest Boy Scout camp owned and operated by an area Scouting Council, although the National Council owns the much-larger Philmont Scout Reservation in New Mexico, and the slightly larger Charles L. Sommers Canoe Base, also located in Minnesota.

Pa-Hin Lodge #27

Pa-Hin Lodge 27 is the local lodge of the Order of the Arrow

Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...

 for the Northern Lights Council. The Pa-Hin Lodge was chartered in 1976 and serves Boy Scout

Boy Scout

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s in the states of North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

, Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, Montana

Montana

Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

, and South Dakota.

The Pa-Hin Lodge started on January 1, 1976 through the merger of four lodges.

The four Lodges which merged to form Pa-Hin were:

• Thunderbird lodge (371) (last charter expired on December 31, 1975)
• Chan-O-Wapi lodge (52) (last charter expired on December 31, 1975)
• Minniduta lodge (176) (last charter expired on December 31, 1975)
• Chatoka lodge (183) (last charter expired on December 31, 1975)

Girl Scouting in North Dakota

See Scouting in South Dakota

Scouting in South Dakota

Scouting in South Dakota has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Scouting in South Dakota today:...

 for more information.

There are two Girl Scout district offices in North Dakota in Fargo and Bismark and two field offices in Minot and Grand Forks.
Camps in North Dakota are

• Camp Owettii, Minot, ND
• Camp Sakakawea, Pick City, ND
• Camp Ocankasa, Mandan, ND
• Camp Neche, Bismarck, ND
• Camp Tonweya, Valley City, ND