Mail and Phone

In extreme emergencies you can call the camp and leave a message for your Scout to call home, be sure to tell them they’re with Troop 179. We do not recommend sending mail to the Scouts since it usually takes several days to get through the US mail offices and the camps mail distribution. Please use discretion in deciding to mail a letter, if something must be mailed or shipped because it was left behind, we provide this information.

The camp’s address is:

(Scout's Name)
Troop 179/Silver Creek
Cole Canoe Base
1356 E. Greenwood Road
Alger, Michigan, 48610

The Camp’s Office Number is: (989) 873-1516
The Camp’s Fax Number is: (989) 873-1517

Transportation

The troop will be organizing transportation to and from Cole Canoe Base. Summer Camp always has a lot of equipment to haul so every parent is asked to help in transportation of the Scouts to and from camp by driving one way or the other. If you are planning to drive to camp you should plan on arriving at camp by 12:00 noon on Sunday for check-in. If you will drive home from camp, the closing Court of Honor is at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday and we depart about noon. You should plan on a stop for lunch at a fast-food restaurant for the Scouts to purchase lunch on both trips and the Scouts should have money to purchase their own lunch with them. If you have transportation or registration concerns contact Lisa Hayes, (248) 471-2691, t179transportation@gmail.com. t179transportation@gmail.com.

Adults At Camp

The Boy Scouts of America’s policy states that any Scout or Adult spending a night at Summer Camp must be registered with the Boy Scouts of America and have a BSA Health Form A, B, & C. Leaders must also apply for a clearance letter from the State of Michigan Department of Human Services. Any adult (18 or older) wishing to help staff Summer Camp this summer should talk to Scoutmaster, Chuck Williams at a Tuesday night meeting. He will help to find a job in our Troop or Crew that you will fit into and make sure that your BSA membership is secured along with the State of Michigan DHS Clearance.

Scouts Leaving the Camp

We take keeping track of where the Scouts are at all times very seriously. For this reason, we ask that no parent should ever remove their son or daughter from camp without first checking in with our leader in charge. No person may remove a Scout from the camp without their name appearing on the National Health Form (authorization section on part A).