For our second Wood Badge weekend, September 22nd through the 24th, we will gather at Camp Frontier, which is located on the grounds of Pioneer Scout Reservation, just west of Pioneer, Ohio.  Camp Frontier offers us a beautiful Scouting facility which is perfect for our activities during this stage of the course.

The inital development of Pioneer Scout Reservation began 1962 with a search for additional camping facilities for the Council. For 38 years Camp Miakonda on the DeVilbiss Boy Scout Reservation on 210 wooded acres in Toledo had provided one of the most efficient camping programs. As Scouting grew in our council, more camp lands and facilities were needed.

The first 1,068 acres of beautiful rolling terrain, from 16 connecting farms, were acquired in 1964 with an additional 40 acres added in 1968. Almost two square miles of meadows and natural woodlands, traversed by the crystal waters of the St. Joseph River made the land ideal for Scout camping. The primary camping area was named Camp Frontier. Main buildings and facilities were constructed along the newly constructed Levis Road. In 1967, 1968,and 1969 crews of Scouts planted over lO,000 knee-high White Pine and Norway spruce trees with the help of the Michigan State Forestry Department. Winter camping began in early 1969. The Pioneer Scout Reservation was formally dedicated on June 28, 1970.