It was 1911 when the boys from Chicago first climbed aboard a steamship to head into wilds unknown. They were among a new breed who called themselves Boy Scouts, committed to being helpful, loyal, ...

BLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP — Owasippe Scout Reservation supporters are encouraged by a 35 percent increase in campers last summer who wanted to be a part of the historic camp's 100th birthday. Now the ...

BLUE LAKE TWP., MICHIGAN — If new trails — up to 50 miles of them — are developed at Owasippe, the tourist draw could be "epic." That's the opinion of mountain bikers who are behind the design of new ...

Today I am sad. The sadness I feel is the emptiness one feels when an old friend dies. True you hold on tight to the memories and the good times you shared, but there is an aching because you know ...

BLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP — Owasippe Scout Reservation is getting lots of love, from trail builders, former staff members and its owner, the Chicago Council of Boy Scouts. The sprawling Boy Scouts camping ...

A 4,700-acre campground in Michigan owned since 1911 by the Chicago Boy Scouts council would remain largely undeveloped by an investor group that has agreed to buy the land for $19.4 million, the head ...

A 15-year-old camp counselor at the Owasippe Scout Reservation drowned July 17, officials in Michigan say. Facebook screengrab from Owasippe Scout Reservation A 15-year-old Scouting America counselor ...

BLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Scouting America is offering grief counseling to parents, campers and staff members after a 15-year-old died in an apparent drowning at a camp in northern Muskegon ...