Northern Star Council is a Boy Scout Council headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The council was formerly the Viking Council and Indianhead Council until the two councils merged on July 1, 2005. The council serves communities across central Minnesota and western Wisconsin, encompassing 25 counties. History The Viking Council was founded on October 15, 1910, as the Minneapolis Council. In 1952, the name was changed to Viking Council. At the time of the merger with Indianhead Council, the geography of the Viking Council spanned from Minneapolis to the South Dakota border. Other camps from the Viking Council included Stearns Scout Camp in Fair Haven Township, Minnesota and Rum River Scout Camp in Anoka, Minnesota. A history of patches used by the Viking Council and Minneapolis Council is available at the Viking Council Patch Archive. The Indianhead Council was founded on October 1, 1910, as the St. Paul Council. In 1954, the name was changed to Indianhead Council. The Indianhead Council was headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and included Ramsey and Washington Counties in Minnesota, and four counties Wisconsin. Its name came from the shape of the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, which is said to resemble that of the head of an Indian. Facilities included an office building in Saint Paul, Tomahawk Scout Reservation near Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Phillipo Scout Reservation near Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Fred C. Andersen Scout Camp near Hudson, Wisconsin, and Kiwanis Scout Camp near Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota. A flowchart of the history of these councils is depicted below: Organization Northern Star Council is divided into districts to better administer Scouting within geographic, specialty and cultural communities. Geographic Neighboring councils The following councils neighbor Northern Star Council. Camps Northern Star Council is currently home to eight camps. Tomahawk Scout Camp Tomahawk Scout Camp is located near Rice Lake, Wisconsin. It sits on the shores of Long Lake, on which the camp owns several miles of shoreline. The camp encompasses approximately , and is the largest camp operated by Northern Star Council. Tomahawk is made up of four sub-camps: Chippewa, Sioux, White Pine, and Arrow of Light. History Tomahawk began with Indianhead Council purchasing of land on February 14, 1953, from businessman Aksel Nielsen. Many Point Scout Camp Many Point Scout Camp is a Boy Scout summer camp located along Many Point Lake on the White Earth Indian Reservation near the township of Ponsford in Becker County, Minnesota. The