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Scouting in Alaska has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Alaska shares a communal Scout history, only being broken into smaller councils in the 1960s . EARLY HISTORY (1920S-1950) Scouting came to Alaska in the 1920s, and the ''Alaska Territorial Council'' was created in the 1930s. RECENT HISTORY (1950-1990) SCOUTING IN ALASKA TODAY There are two Boy Scouts Of America local councils in Alaska . Great Alaska Council The ''Western Alaska Council'' and ''Southeast Alaska Council'' merged to form the Great Alaska Council in January, 2006. The combined ''Supercouncil'' has 3,000 volunteers serving 16,000 youth. Scouts in the Russia n Oblast of Magadan have a relationship with the Great Alaska Council.
Order Of The Arrow Nanuk Lodge #355 (absorbed Kootz Lodge #523 when Western Alaska Council merged with Southeast Alaska Council.) Nanuk Lodge was created in 1947, and is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2007. Midnight Sun Council The Midnight Sun Council serves interior and northern Alaska, and is headquartered in Fairbanks. OA Lodge : Toontuk Lodge #549 Toontuk Lodge was founded in 1961. The lodge is named after the barrenland Caribou , which is known to the Gwich'in Athabascan s as Toontuk. Toontuk Lodge has been recognized with the National Service Grant in 1997, where the money was used to rehabilitate the waterfront at Lost Lake with sand and a lifeguard tower. In 2006, Toontuk Lodge celebrated its 45th anniversary. Among its projects that year, the Lodge gave the Council a large amphitheater sited on Lost Lake at Lost Lake Camp. <FONT COLOR=GREEN>GIRL SCOUTING IN ALASKA</FONT> There are three Girl Scout council offices in Alaska. Farthest North Girl Scout Council Web Site: http://www.fairbanksgirlscouts.org The Farthest North Girl Scout Council serves the largest geographical area of any of the more than 300 Girl Scout Councils in the United States, serving everything from the 63rd parallel north of the Alaska range, more than 350,000 square miles. This council was started in 1925 by a handful of girls in Fairbanks, Alaska headed by Jessie Bloom. Girl Scouting expanded to rural Alaska in 1945 with the establishment of the first troop in Nome . Since English was the not the predominantly spoken language, they learned the Girl Scout Promise in Yup'ik and English. Girl Scouts Susitna Council Anchorage, Alaska Web Site: http://www.girlscouts.ak.org Tongass Alaska Girl Scout Council Juneau, Alaska Web Site: http://www.tongassgirlscouts.org SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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