Who: Troops, Crews, and Ships (note Scouts can attend on their own - contact the camp)
When: 6 week-long sessions from June 22 - August 2
History tells us that Lake Beebe was, from early times, used by the Ottawa, Potawatomi and Chippewa Indians as camping and fishing grounds. During some periods they used the area as a more permanent site. These tribes did not use tepees but lived in dome-shaped lodges covered with wood bark. Lake Beebe, a beautiful spring-fed lake approximately 30 acres in size with towering pines in the surrounding acreage lies not far northeast of Clare, Michigan and is centered in a 1,164 acre tract.
In 1924 the camp at Lake Arnold became inadequate for the growing area Boy Scout Council. Members of The Saginaw Rotary Club became aware of this problem and, with Boy Scout executives began to look for a new site. Beebe Lake, located on a 440 acre site just north of Clare, was inspected. The search team was particularly impressed with the beauty, location, and adaptability of the place. The Boy Scouts moved into the camp at the end of August of 1925 and immediately began projects for improvement to make the grounds suitable for a Boy Scout Camp. A mess hall was built, a bathing beach was prepared, and a new dam was built which raised the lake level by four feet. In 1932 an additional 40 acres was purchased, in 1950 another 40 acres, and in 1964 another 583 acres making the total 1,063.
Summer Camp at Camp Rotary features: 64 different Merit Badges, Exciting evening programs, Family Style meals in the Dining Hall, Inflatables and Stand Up Paddleboards!
We hope to see you out on Lake Beebe and on our many acres of beautiful camp this coming summer!