Adventure
Basin Gateway
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Welcome to Camp Mack
Morris’s
newest program area
Adventure
Basin
This area is designed to be utilized
by a variety of ages and Scouting groups. Many of the key elements,
such as the Pirate Ship, Fort Jon Paul and the Adventure Gateway were designed
with Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts and Webelos in mind. |
How did it happen?
During the development of the Council Long-Range Plan in 1995, the
need for program areas that could be used by Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and
Venturers was identified. Through the work and vision of key individuals
it was determined that Adventure Basin was needed. Work began on
the basin in 1996 when the Tennessee National Guard 194th Engineering Corp
moved into Camp Mack Morris as a training site. The guard cleared
the area of trees, did major clean up and constructed a new road.
Executive Board member Jim Ayers contacted the National Guard for help,
Mr. Ayers’s vision and commitment to Scouting is what made this project
a reality. He saw the benefit and the opportunity for Scouts and
their families to enjoy the activities but more importantly to learn the
values Scouting strives to instill in youth. |
Pirates Cove: Unique to the basin
and the grandest landship ever, this area sits over the water and is designed
as a ship with mast, steering wheel and even cannons below to defend itself.
Be careful, rough seas and pirates abound. |
Boone, Badger, Crockett: Three names
associated with adventure are the three program pavilions in the basin.
Concrete pads and electricity make them ideal for year round programming. |
Fort Jon Paul: High on the hill
overlooking Eagle Lake is the formidable Fort Jon Paul. The highlights
of the Basin can be seen from on top the Fort and all sorts of action takes
place here, maybe Indians, maybe prospectors, who knows? |
Fishing comes to Camp Mack Morris. The Tennessee River, Badger
and Birdsong Coves have been renown for fishing year round, but access
meant a boat and all the gear, not any more. Eagle
Lake, the center point of the Adventure Basin, was built for
fishing. The lake will be managed and restocked to grow fish.
This past January the first stocking took place, 450 hybrid copper nosed
bream were released and this summer more hybrid blue gills and bass will
be released. The plan is to be fishing from the bank within the year
for these fast growing fish. Someone asked recently if we feed the
fish, sure do, inside the pirate ship an automatic fish feeder does the
job. Fishing at Eagle Lake will soon be ready, so get your pole.
Special note: someone talked about catching fish
and releasing them into the lake. This would not be a good idea,
any released game fish would do more harm than good, they would eat the
growing stock. |
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Forest's Ridge
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Adventure Basin Council Strip Patch
Special edition of the West Tennessee Area Council Strip worn on a Scout
uniform has arrived. The Adventure Basin Council Strip Patch limited
edition was released March 31, 2001 at the Grand Opening of this new program
area at Camp Mack Morris. |
