is a very large snapping turtle nicknamed Bowser. Once every four years, contingents of Scouts, both all-boys and mixed boys and girls, from over 20 countries all around the world, gather at Northwoods for 8 days of international friendship and fellowship at the Chief Okemos Council’s Michigan International Camporee, the largest council-run multinational Scouting event in North America. The Northwoods Scout Reservation closed in 2016 following the 2012 merger of nine scout councils into the Michigan Crossroads Council, and was sold in 2018 to Detroit real estate developer Dennis Kefallinos. Camp Weidman Camp Weidman was owned by Lake Huron Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and is intended for District or Council events and Unit (Pack, Troop or Crew) activities of the Boy Scouts of America. Unit activities must be approved by the Unit Committee and meet the requirements of Lake Huron Area Council and Boy Scouts of America. Camp Weidman is located four miles (6 km) west of Mt. Pleasant just off M-20. From M-20, turn south on Vandecar Road. Go approximately ½ mile to the Chippewa River. The entrance to Camp Weidman is about south of the bridge on the west (right hand) side hand of the road and is marked by a sign. Camp Weidman is a square parcel with the Chippewa River winding through it. Deerfield County Park adjoins Camp Weidman on the north and west borders. Legacy Councils Blue Water Council The former Blue Water Council No. 277 was based out of Port Huron, Michigan. The Council was Established in 1919 to serve scouts in the Port Huron Area, and was officially granted permission in 1928 to serve scouts in the St. Clair and Sanilac County area. Blue Water Council was the smallest council in the State of Michigan, and was one of, if not the smallest in the nation. Yet, the small council was stable both in membership and fiscally. The original council camp was located along North River Road in Clyde Township, Michigan. The Council also operated Camp Loyalty for a short time in the 1930s, which was located south of Port Sanilac, Michigan. In 1942, the family of Crowswell Businessman Philip Graham donated property along the Black River in Sanilac County to Blue Water Council. The property was known as "Camp Chickagami", named after the Council's Order of the Arrow lodge that was established just one year earlier. Camp Chickagami