Scouts gather at Pee Wee Hollow to celebrate its 100th birthday, do service project

Wooster Daily Record
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More than 100 scouts from Wayne, Holmes, Ashland and Cuyahoga counties plus another 50 Scouters and visitors gathered at Pee Wee Hollow on the weekend of Oct. 21 for the Killbuck District Fall Camporee.

The Camporee celebrated Pee Wee Hollow’s 100th anniversary as a scout camp. In 1923, Wayne County Scout Executive R. O. Leibich used his own funds to purchase 40 acres of land in the northwest corner of Wayne County to be used by Scouts in this area. A nonprofit corporation was created, Pee Wee Hollow Inc, to manage and maintain the property. Over the years, the camp has expanded through donations and acquisitions to its current 205 acres.

More than 150 Scouts and adults gathered at Pee Wee Hollow in Wayne County to celebrate the 100th birthday of the historic camp.
More than 150 Scouts and adults gathered at Pee Wee Hollow in Wayne County to celebrate the 100th birthday of the historic camp.

Thousands of Scouts have camped at Pee Wee Hollow since 1923. They have enjoyed troop campouts, Klondike Derbies, worked on merit badges, persevered in challenging weather, developed teamwork and made lifelong friendships.

Pee Wee Hollow is a location where Scout groups can fulfill the Scout purpose of helping young people in their personal development and encouraging them to make a positive contribution to society.

At this year’s Camporee, Scouts performed a service project to commemorate significant locations at the historic campground, played games, hiked, earned Scouting Heritage merit badge and ended the day with a rousing campfire program. There was also a museum and a trading post showcasing the camp’s history. Despite the stormy weather, a fantastic time was had by everyone.

More than 150 Scouts and adults gathered at Pee Wee Hollow in Wayne County to celebrate the 100th birthday of the historic camp.
More than 150 Scouts and adults gathered at Pee Wee Hollow in Wayne County to celebrate the 100th birthday of the historic camp.

The weekend’s events were organized by the Camporee steering committee of Scott Becker, Nate Bollinger, Dan Dilyard, Mark Fannin, Dave Heilman, Kurt Holmes, Jim Lanham, James Norris, Jim Parris, Craig Reynolds, Craig Sanders, Mark Waggoner and Don Watson.

For more information about scouting, go to beascout.scouting.org.

Scouts gathered recently at Pee Wee Hollow to celebrate the 100th birthday of the camp.
Scouts gathered recently at Pee Wee Hollow to celebrate the 100th birthday of the camp.

For more information about camping at Pee Wee Hollow contact the campmaster at 330-466-7162 or apisman@aol.com.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Camporee celebrates Pee Wee Hollow’s 100th anniversary