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Our troop heads to Tomahawk Scout Camp every summer for the week. This camp is where many scouts achieve most of their advancement for the year from merit badges and rank advancements. It's a time for scouts to get to know each other better, spend lots of time outside and have fun. Our troop camps at the Menomonee site at Sioux campsite.
Important Information
Important Information
Dates to Remember
April 2: Programs open to Scouts age 16 and older for registration at 7:00 p.m.; these Scouts should fill out the Google form below before 6:00 pm.
April 8: Signup deadline for Tomahawk 2024; $100 deposit due
April 9: Programs open to Scouts age 14 and older for registration at 7:00 p.m.
April 16: Programs open to all ages
April 22: First $150 payment due
May 11: Free Physical Day at Base Camp from 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
May 20 (Court of Honor): Final $150 payment due, medical forms, shooting waiver, ATV permission, and all extra program fees (examples: Horsemanship merit badge, Mega Tower, Shotgun Shooting merit badge) due
We leave Sunday, June 23 at 9:30 am from the Elim Lutheran Church parking lot. Arrive at 9:15 a.m. to load your personal gear. We will return Saturday, June 29, approximately 1:00 pm to Elim. Your Scout will call you shortly before arriving.
Cost and Campership Information
Cost and Campership Information
The total cost for youth is $425. This includes transportation, camp fees, a cot, awards, and recognition patches.
Adults cost $75 to partially offset their camp cost.
Northern Star Council camperships may be applied by completing the new online Northern Star Scouting Campership form. The council will discount the cost up to $187.50 in 2024.
If other financial need is required, talk to Scoutmaster Ben.
Cancellation policy: The council is tightening cancellation fees. If a Scout cancels before May 23, they will only forfeit the $50 deposit. If a Scout cancels from May 24 until June 14, they will receive a $25 refund, forfeit the $50 deposit, and $325 will be credited to Troop 141’s council camping account to pay for future council camping events (Snow Base, camporees, etc.); this amount can be refunded by the troop to the Scout’s family. If a Scout cancels from June 15 until June 23 (the day we leave), all $400 is forfeit.
Program Information
Program Information
Advancement Opportunities
Each day has two activity sessions in the morning, with program blocks of Monday/Wednesday/Friday (M/W/F) and Tuesday/Thursday (T/Th). These are when Scouts work on merit badges, other advancement, or participate in some older Scout adventures.
First-year Scouts should choose merit badges for both the M/W/F and T/Th blocks in morning session 2.
All merit badge books should be checked out from the Scout Room at Elim, or purchased at the Scout Shop. Read them before camp, and be sure to complete all prerequisites BEFORE CAMP.
Troop Activities
Troop Activities
Each afternoon our troop will do activities together. We will plan on making activities only found at Tomahawk a priority, such as visiting the Logging Camp and the bison fields. When you sign up on our troop’s Google Form, indicate which activities you’d like to do as a troop. The troop will make selections based on Scout preferences.
Only at Tomahawk:
Logging Camp
Ice cream outpost
Voyageur canoe
Low COPE course
Horseback ride
Bison
Orienteering course
Owl pellets
Beaver tails
Nature/bog hike
Other Troop Activities:
Unit swim
Unit snorkel
Shotgun shooting
Rifle shooting
Aqua trampoline
Unit climb
Archery shooting & tomahawk throwing
Conservation project
Tie dye T-shirt making
Unit boating (includes kayaking/canoeing/paddle boarding)
Disc golf
Geocaching
Fire tower
Paracord woggle
Monkey fist knot
Watermelon maul (greased watermelon)
Leave No Trace
Tomahawk Contact Information
Tomahawk Contact Information
Mailing Address:
[Scout’s Name]
Sioux / Menomonee – Troop 248
N1910 Scout Road
Birchwood, WI 54817
If you would like to send your Scout a letter, send it early because the mail takes several days to get to camp.
If you want your Scout to send you letters, send paper and pen with self addressed stamped envelopes.
Adult Opportunities
Adult Opportunities
Tomahawk is offering Wilderness First Aid (WFA). This covers medical situations when advanced care is an hour or more away. It is offered during our week at Tomahawk this year and is a two-day, all-day course on Monday and Tuesday. Indicate your interest on the sign-up form. The cost is $90.
Paddlecraft Safety trains adults in basic paddling skills. Adults will attend and assist with both Canoeing and Kayaking merit badges. There will be an afternoon or evening for extra instruction and testing (time and day to be determined). Indicate your interest on the sign-up form. There is no cost.
Equipment
Equipment
What the Troop Provides
What the Troop Provides
The troop has been maintaining cabin tents for use only at summer camp that each accommodate up to four Scouts. This allows us to leave the mosquito netting and frames at home! The large tents will give us plenty of storage and room to gather during downtime and inclement weather.
Scouts will use the large cabin tents as usual, with two or three Scouts per tent.
Adults may always bring their own tents or use a troop tent.
The troop also rents a cot for each Scout to sleep on at Tomahawk.
What Scouts Should Bring
What Scouts Should Bring
Spending and meal money
Spending and meal money
This money should be in an envelope with your Scout’s name and total amount turned into the adult “banker”.
Cash will be accepted at the Trading Post, but a credit card or prepaid Visa gift card is recommended.
This will cover meals up and back, trading post snack, merit badge supplies, extra activity fees and ammunition tickets.
Items on the personal camping gear list
If your Scout does not plan on sleeping in the cabin tents, bring a sleeping pad or cot that will fit in a smaller tent (a low-profile cot would likely fit).
Equipment Notes
Equipment Notes
Each Scout should bring a 14-gallon Rubbermaid (or equivalent) tub to store personal gear in. These tubs are just the right size to slide under the cots.
Scouts may bring collapsible chairs to sit on.
Sunscreen should be spray-on and SPF 25+.
Mosquito repellent must be a lotion or pump spray only, NOT a can.
Fishing poles should not have hooks on them and should be broken down or in a case.
Prescription Drugs
Prescription Drugs
All prescription drugs to be taken at camp should be turned into our medical officer. Medication should be in original containers and must include written directions.
If you have any questions, talk to camp coordinator Jason Howard or Scoutmaster Ben Magnuson.
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