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Camp Robert Drake is a [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scout]] camp facility located near [[Oakwood, Illinois]] (although the property is addressed in [[Fairmount, Illinois]]). The camp property is owned and operated by [[ | Camp Robert Drake is a [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scout]] camp facility located near [[Oakwood, Illinois]] (although the property is addressed in [[Fairmount, Illinois]]). The camp property is owned and operated by [[Scouting in Illinois#Prairielands Council|Prairielands Council]], headquartered in [[Champaign, Illinois]]. The facility is used primarily during the summer as a resident camp for [[Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Boy Scout]] and [[Cub Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Cub Scout]] units, and a half-week [[Venturing]] camp. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
At the time the Champaign-Urbana Council was formed in 1919, the Council used a small facility at Weldon Springs called Camp Hatetokwitit, for a majority of its Scout camping. In 1932 the Council name was changed to Arrowhead and a tract of land outside of [[Oakwood, Illinois]] was acquired for the new council camp. | At the time the Champaign-Urbana Council was formed in 1919, the Council used a small facility at Weldon Springs called Camp Hatetokwitit, for a majority of its Scout camping. In 1932 the Council name was changed to Arrowhead and a tract of land outside of [[Oakwood, Illinois]] was acquired for the new council camp. | ||
The camp was founded in 1932 and named after the Champaign-Urbana Council's Scout Executive, who oversaw the purchase of the property but died of [[Scarlet Fever]] before the camp was opened. | The camp was founded in 1932 and named after the Champaign-Urbana Council's Scout Executive, who oversaw the purchase of the property but died of [[Scarlet Fever]] before the camp was opened. | ||
==Summer Camp Programs== | == Summer Camp Programs == | ||
The programs at Camp Robert Drake are annually accredited by the [[National Camping School]] of the Boy Scouts of America. | The programs at Camp Robert Drake are annually accredited by the [[National Camping School]] of the Boy Scouts of America. | ||
===Cub Scout Programs=== | === Cub Scout Programs === | ||
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===Boy Scout Programs=== | === Boy Scout Programs === | ||
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===Venturing Programs=== | === Venturing Programs === | ||
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==Other Uses== | == Other Uses == | ||
The camp facility is in use year-round by Scout units of all types, and is available for rental by other non-profit groups. | The camp facility is in use year-round by Scout units of all types, and is available for rental by other non-profit groups. | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Scouting in Illinois]] | *[[Scouting in Illinois]] | ||
==External Links== | == External Links == | ||
*[http://campdrake.com Promotional website for Camp Drake] | *[http://campdrake.com Promotional website for Camp Drake] | ||
*[http://www.prairielandsbsa.org Official Council Prairielands Council #117, BSA website] | *[http://www.prairielandsbsa.org Official Council Prairielands Council #117, BSA website] | ||
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[[Category:Local council camps (Boy Scouts of America)|Drake]] | [[Category:Local council camps (Boy Scouts of America)|Drake]] | ||