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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.
'''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) ==
== BSA in Alaska==
Scouting came to Alaska in the 1920s, and the ''Alaska Territorial Council'' was created in the 1930s.


== Recent history (1950- ) ==
=== BSA Councils ===
*[[Western Alaska Council]] and [[Southeast Alaska Council]] merged to form the [[Great Alaska Council]] in January 2006
Scouting came to Alaska in the 1920s, and the ''Alaska Territorial Council'' was created in the 1930s. [[Western Alaska Council]] and [[Southeast Alaska Council]] merged to form the [[Great Alaska Council]] in January 2006.


== Boy Scouting in Alaska today ==
There are two [[Boy Scouts of America]] local councils in Alaska.


There are two [[Boy Scouts of America]] local councils in Alaska.  
# '''[[Great Alaska Council]]''' - southern part of Alaska - HQ in Anchorage
# '''[[Midnight Sun Council]]''' - northern and interior - HQ in Fairbanks
 
=== Alaska BSA Scout Camps ===
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! scope="col" width="295px" | Camp Name
! scope="col" width="200px" | Council
! scope="col" width="100px" | Status
! scope="col" width="885px"  class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| [[Great Alaska Council|Camp Gorsuch]] || [[Great Alaska Council]] || [http://www.scoutingalaska.org/index.php/camps/gorsuch Active]  ||
|-
| [[Great Alaska Council|Eagle River Scout Camp]] || [[Great Alaska Council]] || [https://scoutingevent.com/segroup.php?OrgKey=BSA610&ag=7 Active]  ||
|-
| [[Great Alaska Council|Denali High Adventure Scout Base]] || [[Great Alaska Council]] || [http://www.scoutingalaska.org/index.php/98-mnm/camps/144-denali-high-advanture-base Active]  ||
|-
| [[Midnight Sun Council|Lost Lake Scout Camp]]  || [[Midnight Sun Council]] || [http://www.midnightsunbsa.org/lost_lake.html Active]|| 400 acres located 58.5 miles south of Fairbanks
|}


*[[Great Alaska Council]]
*[[Midnight Sun Council]]


== Girl Scouting in Alaska ==
== Girl Scouting in Alaska ==
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