Southern Shores Field Service Council is a field service council of the Michigan Crossroads Council. History 2012 Merger The Scouting program in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan saw drastic drop in membership beginning in the early 2000s. The decrease in population was due to the economy in Michigan and the resulting out-migration of population, jobs and industry. The Area 2 Project was created in 2010 and studied the impact on Scouting and presented the Crossroads Recommendation, which proposed that the ten councils in Michigan merge into one large council. As a result, in 2012, four field service councils were created consisting of former councils. The Southern Shores Field Service Council is the result of a merger between the Great Sauk Trail Council and Southwest Michigan Council. 2020 Merger In 2020, Michigan Crossroads Council made a decision to merge their Field Service Councils to create one central Council. Organization The council is administratively divided into districts: Lenape District serving Lenawee County and Hillsdale County Three Fires District serving Livingston County Running Waters District serving Monroe County and the city of Flat Rock Huron Trails District serving Washtenaw County Wabano District serving Van Buren County and Berrien County Pathfinder District serving Kalamazoo County and St. Joseph County Nottawa Trails District serving Western Calhoun County and Branch County Cascades District serving Jackson County Properties Operating as of 2020 Camp Teetonkah Located on Wolf Lake in Jackson, MI; Camp Teetonkah claims to be the second oldest scout camp in the United States. It boasts 240 aches of land and currently caters to Cub Scout programs. Closed as of 2020 Camp Rota-Kiwan Formerly located in Texas Township south of Kalamazoo, MI; Camp Rota-Kiwan formerly occupied nearly 200 acres of land and was closed by the council in 2019 for financial reasons. Camp Munhacke Formerly located on Bruin Lake in Gregory, MI, Camp Munhacke was closed by the council on December 31, 2019, for financial reasons. Camp Kanesatake Formerly located on Washington Lake in Cambridge, MI, Camp Kanesatake was purchased in 1926 and operated for roughly 50 years. Wrights Lake Scout Camp Formerly located in Evart, MI, Wright's Lake Scout Camp was closed by the council after the 1995 season for financial reasons. Order of the Arrow Kishahtek Lodge (2012-2020) Kishahtek Lodge, maintained the lodge number 88, and served as the Field Service Council's Order of the Arrow Lodge. The name is translated as "Northern Lights"