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COLE CHRONICLEProviding news and information to Cole Canoe Base since 1964

Copyright 2020 Cole Canoe Base, Michigan Crossroads Council, Boy Scouts of America

Greetings Leaders,

As you may know, in the best interest of the health and safe-ty of all volunteers and staff, we had our virtual Pre-Camp Leaders Meeting on April 15th.

You can watch or review our PCLM video by going to this link: https://youtu.be/l7Kp_LGeKY4. You can find all the documents and resources from the PCLM at this link: tinyurl.com/ccbpclm.

Don’t forget, the dates for Mix-Fix this year have been moved to May 30-31. See the flyer that follows for more details. We really need your help to get our camp prepared for this summer. There is a ton of work to do, and great vol-unteers like you are key to making it happen.

To help us plan for food and assigning responsibilities around camp, please register at this link:https://scoutingevent.com/272-CCBMixFix

Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns about your summer camp program ([email protected]), and visit michiganscouting.org any time for the latest information on council communications.

Welcome home. Gus Chutorash Camp Director

Dear Unit Leaders,

The safety of our campers, staff, and guests is our primary concern. The MCC is continuing to plan for a summer camp program, and will continue to plan for a summer camping program until it is no longer feasible to do so. Obviously, we are taking our directives week by week and government mandates (such as the State’s mandates re-garding social distancing and non-essential businesses) will ultimately determine whether and how we can open and operate our camps this summer. However, we believe that it would be best to be prepared for the possibility of conduct-ing our camping program this summer. We have targeted May 15 as the date for determining whether our summer camping program will be conducted in 2020.

Please be advised that while the 2020 Scouts BSA Reservation Payment Schedule calls for your final payment to be made by May 4th, we are extending that final payment deadline to May 15 to coincide with our Summer Camp 2020 decision announce-ment.

Please also be reminded that:1. Merit Badge sign-up has been rolled back to just $50 per Scout due to be able to sign-up for Merit Badges.

2. Our Refund Policy has been updated to say “Any unit or individual participant that wishes to cancel their Scouts BSA or Cub Scout Resident Camp reservation due to any COVID-19 concern will receive a 100% refund of their camp fees paid as long as notification is made at least 14 days before their arrival date at camp this summer. Noti-fication must be made in writing [i.e. e-mail] to either the Camp Director or Bill Licht, Outdoor Adventures Reserva-tion Manager.”

3. We have suspended all late fees for Scouts BSA and Cub Scout Resident Summer Camp registrations. We very much appreciate your patience as we navigate these challenging times. The safety of you, your youth, and our staff & visitors is our #1 priority. Best wishes and stay safe! We hope to see you at camp as soon as possible!

The Outdoor Adventures Team

Volume LVI Number 4 May, 2020

Message from the OutdoorAdventures Team

Camp Director Message


From The Desk of The DeanLess than 50 days to the start of Summer Camp! It will be here before we know it! Are you and/or your Scouts ready? Are merit badges selected? Have the pre-requirements been looked at, or better yet started? Reminder: although workbooks are not a requirement, they can be a great tool for helping Scouts organize their thoughts for certain merit badges.

Our Area Directors and their staff are busy prepar-ing to provide the best program for our scouts. We are looking forward to a great Summer in the Great Outdoors of Cole Canoe Base! We will be using the BSA 2020 Requirements for All merit badges this year. The Pre-Requirements list is available at: https://michiganscouting.org/outdooradventures/forms/ If you have any questions about merit badg-es, please feel free to contact me at:[email protected]

We are looking forward to seeing you and Welcom-ing you Home!

Michele GrimbleDean of Merit Badges

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Program Director Message Hello!

As the weather gets warmer I’m looking forward to Summer Camp 2020 more than ever. I cannot wait to have a great time this summer!

If you all want to enjoy Cole Canoe Base a little ear-ly, do not forget about our Mix Fix Weekend coming up on May 30th. It is a great chance to experience Cole as well as help us get ready for the 2020 Camp Season.

Also, if you all want to spend your summer having a blast at Cole Canoe Base, we are still hiring for the Summer! Just fill out an application for the chance to be apart of the best staff ever! Fill out the appli-cation here:https://michiganscouting.org/campstaffapp/

As time winds down before camp though, do not forget about the Prerequisites for your Merit Badges this summer. It is better to get them done now so you all can spend your time at camp having a blast enjoying the programs offered at Cole Canoe Base.

Just 41 days until Summer Camp 2020! I’ll see you all at the opening flag ceremony!

Welcome Home! Samantha HowellProgram Director


ArcheryHi, we are excited as summer approaches. We have an assortment of activities for you this summer including open shoots, Action Archery, and 3D Ar-chery. Also, for the leaders we have a Poker Shoot. Whether your scouts are taking the Archery Merit Badge or not, we hope to see you all this summer!

ClimbingHello, as your summer camp schedules fill up, do not forget about Climbing! We have a few fun events for you and your troop including our Night Climb and Night Zip. We also offer a troop climb in which you can sign up for at the Sunday Night Program Expo. We also offer open climbs that will be posted on our white board outside of our area everyday.

See you this summer!

CommissaryHi! For anyone who likes Pie, we have our Pie Eat-ing Contest on Tuesday night right before Tuessday Night at the Movies. Also, during the Lumberjack Festival, we have our Adult Leader Root Beer Chug, and for the scouts our Flapjack Eating Contest. What is summer camp without great food? Hope to see you soon!

AquaticsSaturday Swim Checks at Camp:As many units this year were not able to complete a pre-camp swim check this year, we will be offering Saturday Swim Checks at camp from 4pm – 6pm. Units that visit us on Saturday will receive their aquatics safety briefing, as well as the opportunity to complete their swim check. As part of this we ask for unit leaders to help run the swim checks for your unit on Saturday. We will also allow for anyone who wishes to re-test for their swim check can come down on Sunday as well. We will still as always be accepting any swim checks completed within the last year, you can find a the form at https://coleca-noebase.com/documents.php as the Swim Classifi-cation Record.

DNR Boaters Safety:The State of Michigan Department of Natural Re-sources no longer allows for onsite instruction for the Boater’s Safety course, instead opting for an online training course. The course is a prerequisite for the Motorboating Merit Badge, and is available at https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79119_79144_79642---,00.html. The course costs $30.00 and includes a training course online and an examination that must be passed in order to com-plete the course.

Can’t wait to see you down at Aquatics this summer!Gloria Cabadas & Matt Grimble

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Eco-ConThis summer at Eco-Con, we are out with the old and in with the new! Eco-Con Live will be replaced with the brand new Neature Feature! With updated events, new ways to score, and a secret prize for the first place team! New events will test your ecological knowledge as well as your physical strength. Are you up to the test? We look forward to finding out at the Neature Feature!

Walter and MaxEco-Con

First Year CamperHello everyone! For any scout that is interested in earning their Firem’n Chit or Totin’ Chip this year at camp we have two opportunities for them to do so. Their first opportuity is at 3:30 PM after the 5 mile hike on Wednesday. The second is during the Lumberjack Festival from 6:30-8 PM. For both ses-sions Firem’n Chit will be at the firebowl, and Totin’ Chip will be at the First Year Camper pavillion.

Another fun event First Year Camper is offering is our S’mores Night! This is open to all first year scouters even those not registered in our program.

We look forward to seeing you!Victoria McGowFirst Year Camper Director

CosgroGreetings from Cosgro. We have a few exciting ac-tivities coming at you this summer including Cosgro Online and our Staff vs. Campers Euchre Tourna-ment. We can’t wait to see you!

CraftsHi all, ready to be crafty? Well we’ve got you cov-ered. Come down to Crafts on Monday night after the Beast Feast for Crafts Ignited where you can do an assortment of fun activities from tie-dye to brand-ing and more. Also, on Tuesday Night we have our Crafts Game Night where you can challenge fellow campers and staff to fun games. Hope to see you all down at Crafts this summer!


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Main StreetHello, and welcome to Main Street. The biggest out-door pavilion in Michigan offering the most merit badges and eagle badges of any area of Cole Canoe Base. We are looking forward to helping your scouts reach eagle rank. It may be work, but we make it fun!

Shotgun & RifleHello, this summer we are offering a bunch of fun activities for your troop. We have open shoots almost everyday. For Rifle lovers we have Muzzleloading on Thursday, and for Shotgun lovers we have a Sport-ing Clays Morning on Friday. For our Scoutmasters and SPL’s we have a Shotgun Scoutmaster/SPL Shoot on Tuesday nigth and a Rifle Scoutmaster/SPL Shoot on Friday morning. See you all at camp!

River StoreHello everyone. The River Store is looking for-ward to seeing you this summer! We have all of the necessary Merit Badge kits that you will need this summer, all the snacks you could want, and even our newest Cole Canoe Base hoodies.

See you soon.Brandon WebsterStore Manager

Outdoor SkillsWelcome to Outdoor Skills! We teach the campcraft and scoutcraft merit badges as well as many of the physical activity Merit badges. From camping to wilderness survival, we have a wide range of unique and important required badges for Eagle. In addi-tion to normal merit badge instruction we have a couple of events that are sure to be a lot of fun for the scouts that attend them.

One is the Outdoor Skills Extravaganza where we have foosball Blitz, an open Gaga ball pit, Troop versus Troop tug of war, ultimate frisbee, a foot-ball throwing and hoop shooting competition, knot identification, and new to the extravaganza there is a catapult firing demonstration that scouts can par-ticipate in in order to earn points and be recognized in the Cole Chronicle and earn awards at the end of camp.

New to outdoor skills there is also capture the flag which is available for sign up at the sunday night program expo. Troops compete in an area designat-ed across the rifle river two days out of the week. Sign up fast as spots may be limited!We at outdoor skills look forward to seeing all new and returning troops this summer!

Welcome Home Guys!Lucas WordenOutdoor Skills Director


please contact me for more information.

Second, many leaders have reached out to me re-garding American Red Cross trainings. During the current situation many people have had a difficult time getting these trainings completed. We are still requiring Wilderness First Aid from one leader from each High Adventure trip. The Red Cross under-stands the difficult situation many people are in and is offering a FREE 120 day cert extension course for many of their nonprofessional certifications, such as WFA. Please visit redcross.org for more information.

Thanks everyone for all you do to support the CCB High Adventure Program! We look forward to see-ing you this summer!

Gregg ZdanHigh Adventure

Staff HostsAs always our staff is preping for an amazing sum-mer! During our training we are also preparing our staff to be the best Staff Hosts possible. If your troop adored one particular Staff Host last summer, or you would like a staff member from your troop to host you, your troop can always request them. How-ever, if your troop would like to keep things fresh and have someone new every year, your troop can also request to not have a specific Staff Host.

The best way to request a specific Staff Host would be to inform the office before noon on Sunday and they can inform me, or you are welcome to ask me yourself. If you would like, you could even email me at [email protected].

I am looking forward to seeing everyone!Victoria McGowStaff Host Coordinator

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Gregg MessageHello! Summer is right around the corner and we couldn’t be more excited. The High Adventure team has been working hard all winter long to get ready for the biggest season of high adventure programs yet. We are still offering all aspects of the river program as we have in the past, as well at the traditional high adventure treks. But we are working on some big changes!

Many of you are already familiar with how the High Adventure program has grown over the past several years, with the addition of the Great Lakes Kayak Adventure and the Ogemaw Trails ATV Week; and who could forget our newest partnership with the Great Lakes Sailing Adventure! These have been some exciting times to say the least. But were not planning to slow down any time soon. 2020 will see four new High Adventure treks at Cole Canoe Base! We are expanding our program to include more kayaking opportunities on the Great Lakes, New and expanded Grand Island Programs, and an ad-ditional 100 Miler Canoe Trip. This summer is the trial run for these 4 new adventures, we hope to be able to officially add them to our ever expanding menu of High Adventure treks beginning in 2021. Please feel free to contact me for more information on any of our High Adventure Programs.

For 2020 High Adventure units, I want to make sure you have a few notes in mind. First, we are still plan-ning full steam ahead with the 2020 season, however amid the current situation, we will be making some changes to allow for more social distancing and in-creased sanitation standards in the High Adventure Program. Many of these details will be discussed at camp and at the June 6th “Trek Leader Training”, beginning at 9:30 AM this is an all day, free training required for many of our High Adventure Treks,


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Mix-FixMy name is Rick Funke, and I am a former Assis-tant Camp Director at Cole Canoe Base. I have had the pleasure to meet and work with many of you in the past, and I will be filling in for Bill Kamman as your 2020 Mix-Fix chief. Mix-Fix 2020 is shaping up to be one of the most interesting on record! The COVID-19 pandemic has postponed the 2020 Mix-Fix to at least May 30, 2020. However, rest assured that when the pandemic is over that Mix-Fix 2020 will proceed!

There are many exciting improvements planned for 2020, including several new pavilions, many new picnic tables, and LED light upgrades around camp. One thing that remains the same is the need for volunteers and in-kind donations for the many planned projects. I encourage everyone to join and share the Mix-Fix 2020 Facebook event to stay up to date with planned projects and event date changes. We are using the hashtag #mixfix2020 to consoli-date digital information and provide a quick search function for all info and pictures. If you or your unit know of anyone that would like to make in-kind do-nations for proposed projects, volunteer for a par-ticular project, or want to otherwise assist around camp, please feel free to email me at:[email protected].

Stay healthy and safe, and I hope to see everyone at Mix-Fix 2020!

Rick FunkeMix-Fix Chief (Acting)Executive Vice President-CCB Alumni Foundation

Adopt A CampsiteWe have 5 campsites that would like a troop to adopt them. Bridgeview, Rifle River, Island Rapids, Rap-id River and Tall Pine. If interested contact Gus Chutorash for more information.

New and improved this year will be new Pavilions and/or electricity for:Buckhorn adopted by Troops 1662 and 110 build-ing a Pavilion with electricity.Broken Paddle adopted by Troop 1006 building a Pavilion.Lucky Portage adopted by Troop 1710 building a

Pavilion and upgrading the electricity.

DHSCentral Registry Clearance

EVERY adult 21 and over coming to camp must have a clearance form on file at least one MCC camp. If you need to know who in your unit has a clearance form contact me at [email protected]. I maintain the database for all MCC camps If you need to get clearance the forms are available on the Michigan Scouting web site michiganscout-ing.org. Click on Outdoor Adventure than scroll down to Forms and Resources. Under Summer Camp Employment - Michigan Central Registry Clearance Request Instruction. Mail it to the ad-dress on the form along with a copy of your driver’s license. Don’t forget to include your social security number on the form.

Once you receive the clearance, make a copy of it and bring it with you to camp or email it tome.

Thank you,Linda WallnerBusiness Manager


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Saturday & Sunday, May 30 - 31, 2020 Friday Arrivals Encouraged – No camp provided meals that evening

Saturday Meals Times: Breakfast 7:30am, Lunch 12:30pm, Dinner 7:00pm

Sunday Brunch 10:30 Bring Your Tools and Your Energy!

Sign up online at michiganscouting.org

This is an Adult / Older Scout Function


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August 7th through 9th

$49.00 per person ($20.00 for siblings under 5) covers all activities and meals.

Activities at both sessions include:

Swimming, Kayaking, Fishing & Rifle River Tubing

Crafts, Leather Projects, Face Painting & Tie-Dye

B.B. Guns, Archery & Bouldering Wall

Nature Exhibit, Hikes & Hay Rides

Human Foosball, Sports & Contests

Movie Night and Awesome Campfire

Advancement, Patches, Pack Photos and more…

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Don’t have a tent? You can rent tents and camping equipment from us. For a small fee we offer tents, cots, and more.

Have an RV or Trailer you want to bring? For $25.00 a night you can reserve a space at Elliott Turkey Run Family Camp with full hookups.

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Questions? Contact Gus Chutorash at [email protected]


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For more information on these and other High Adventure Opportunities Contact: [email protected]

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Plan your units High Adventure trek!

Still Available for 2020! • Fox and Manistique 100 Miler • Rifle River 25 and 50 Milers! • Au Sable River 50 and 75 Milers! • Grand Island Backpacking!

Consider for Next year!

• Pictured Rocks Backpacking • Great Lakes Sailing Adventure!

Coming Soon! • New Kayaking Opportunities

at Pictured Rocks and Beyond • New Grand Island out island Adventure • Au Sable 100 Miler

Ask us about our provisional High Adventure opportunities!


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For more information on these and other High Adventure Opportunities Contact: [email protected]

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All Treks are lead by professionaly trained staff and

open to both scouts and adults from any unit to attend. Food, Logistics and any specialized equiptment is

provided. Participants are expected to provide their own personal gear and basic camping equiptment.

Rifle River 50 Miler “Week 5” (July 12-18 2020) • Minimum age 13 • Must be a “Swimmer” • $330 Youth, $160 Adult

Pictured Rocks Backpacking

Adventure “Week 5” (July 12-18 2020) • Minimum age 13 • $365 per person

• Must provide backpack Great Lakes Kayak Adventure “Week 8” (August 2-8 2020)

• Minimum age 14, must be a “Swimmer” • $425 Per Person • Paddle 5 awesome destinations in 5 days!

Ogemaw Trails ATV Adventure “Week 8” (August 2-8 2020)

• Minimum Age 16 • ATV Safety Card Required

• $550 Per person

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