Michigan International Camporee

Michigan International Camporee
Owner	Chief Okemos Council
Location	Northwoods Scout Reservation
Website http://mic.chiefokemosbsa.org/
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The Michigan International Camporee is a camporee attended by Scouts from the United States, Canada and other counties. It is hosted by the Chief Okemos Council of the Boy Scouts of America and is recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The theme is international friendship and fellowship.

The Michigan International Camporee provides an opportunity for local and international Scouts to attend a Jamboree at a fraction of the cost of traditional International Scout Jamborees. One patrol of Scouts from any country outside the U.S. and Canada may attend free of charge. A small fee is charged for local Scouts and Venturers, but is still a fraction of the cost of participating in a World Scout Jamboree.

Frequency

Generally every four years (1997, 2000, 2004, 2008), contingents of Scouts, both all boys and mixed boys and girls, from over 20 countries, gather for 8 days of fun and various activities at the Chief Okemos Council’s Northwoods Scout Reservation in Lupton, Michigan. The next Michigan International Camporee is scheduled for the week of July 22 to 29, 2012, with home stays for international contingents with mid-Michigan families the week before.

Hosting

International participants home stay with mid-Michigan Scouts as they explore mid-Michigan with their host families. The next week all the International Scouts and local Scouts, along with Scouts from other states, converge at Northwoods Scout Reservation for 8 more days of fellowship and learning.

Activities

Events include music and dance performances, camping, campfires, pioneering, team building events, Rifle River free-floating Tubing, international cooking, scoutcraft, shooting sports, water sports, Native American activities, and international festival day.

Participants

Past Michigan International Camporees have included contingents from:

•  Argentina (2008)
•  Australia (1997, 2000, 2004, 2008)
•  Austria (2000, 2004, 2008)
•  Belize (2004, 2008)
•  Canada (1997, 2000, 2004, 2008)
•  Costa Rica (2000, 2008)
•  Czech Republic (2004, 2008)
•  Denmark (1997, 2000, 2008)
•  Egypt (2004)
•  Finland (1997)
•  Ghana (1997, 2000, 2008)
•  Guatemala (2004)
•  Honduras (2008)
•  Hungary (1997, 2000, 2004, 2008)
•  Ireland (2000, 2004, 2008)
•  Isle of Man (2000, 2004, 2008)
•  Jamaica (2000, 2004)
•  Jordan (2000, 2004, 2008)
•  Kazakhstan (2008)
•  Kenya (2004, 2008)
•  Mexico (1997, 2000, 2004, 2008)
•  Mongolia (2004)
•  Netherlands Antilles (1997, 2000, 2004, 2008)
•  New Zealand (2000)
•  Peru (1997, 2000)
•  Republic of Korea (2008)
•  Romania (1997)
•  Saudi Arabia (2008)
•  Taiwan (2008)
•  Slovakia (1997, 2000)
•  Sweden (1997, 2000)
•  Switzerland (1997, 2000)
•  Tanzania (1997, 2008)
•  Philippines (2000)
•  Trinidad and Tobago (1997, 2004, 2008)
•  Uganda (1997, 2000, 2004, 2008)
•  United Kingdom (1997, 2000, 2008)
•  Zimbabwe (1997, 2000, 2004).

References

• History of the founder of the Michigan International Camporee
• Overview of the Michigan International Camporee
• Article about the Michigan international Camporee
• Article in Scouting magazine on the Michigan International Camporee
• Article in July 2008 issue of AUSTRALIAN SCOUT magazine on the 2004 Michigan International Camporee
• Participant handbook for the 2008 Michigan International Camporee

External links

• Official website of the Chief Okemos Council
• Photos from the 2004 Michigan International Camporee
• Flickr photos from the 2004 Michigan International Camporee