Last updated March 28, 2003.
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| I took these photos while checking out Three Fires Council's Camp Big Timber in Elgin. | |
| Three teepees can be reserved for camping. |
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| Each teepee is about 30 feet high. There is a fire pit inside each one. Note: No wind protection. |
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| This tree house can also be reserved for camping. It is NOT very close to a latrine. |
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| "Trails End" is the most remote area of the camp. About a half mile walk from the parking lot, it's the closest thing they have to a backpack site. There is a latrine here. |
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| This used to be a lake! It was called "The Gitch". I don't know where that name came from. I don't know why they drained the lake. (Post script, November 2003, I just found out they drain the lake every year!) |
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| Empty lake. You can see the old dam. Deepest point was probably eight feet. |
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| Old boat dock. |
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| Obstacle course. |
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| There was a very nice pool here when I attended Webelos Resident Camp with my son eleven years ago! |
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| This was the BB gun shooting range. |
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| The old red flag meaning "the range is open" is still here! |
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| The old "emergency bell" is still here. |
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| Tent cabins used by camp staff when this was a resident camp. Like walking through a ghost town. Brought back lots of neat memories of the summers I spent in similar quarters! |
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Copyright © 2003 by Bill Qualls (Assistant Scoutmaster).
Last updated March 28, 2003. Back to the index page. |
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