Chicago Area Council, BSA NON-PROFIT ORG 1218 West Adams Street U.S. POSTAGE PAID Chicago, IL 60607 CHICAGO, IL PERMIT No. 2839 Not your li your Not Vent OWASIPPE SCOUT RESERVATIONOWASIPPE SCOUT ttle brother’scamp… Carlen ure Base Ɣ Ɣ Ɣ Ɣ Ɣ Venture to Carlen SUMMER 2005/2006 and more…. Hiking Canoeing, swimming, sailing Cope Challenge Diamond O Ranch R aymond Carlen Venture Base Page 2 Page 7 Owasippe Scout Reservation

All treks participate in these activities — just different days & times

Diamond O Ranch Low Cope Road Head for the ranch with your gear, Is your crew ready for the 12 Mount a horse ,— head out, events designed to build teamwork Camp for the night with chuck and challenge individual skills? wagon steaks for food, campfire, Take the ultimate challenge...can learn to brand...spend the night — you survive low cope? Ride back in the morning

Included in your fee Included in your fee

Sailing High Cope Road Sail your own craft across Big Ok, so you did the 12 low events... Blue Lake from the Fossett Sailing Now come out and play in the tall Base… don’t know how to sail… country… Climb up to our high you’ll learn! cope rope course… Slide for life is just as it sounds… hang on!

Included in your fee Do both — Free T Shirt & patch

White River Canoe Challenge Take a hike…. Pick a point on the White River that Ever bounce on a natural quaking fits your crew’s ability,,,, we’ll drop bog...see one of 19 endangered you and your canoes off… End up flora, fauna or wildlife...how at the Dog & Suds in Whitehall about an Oak Savannah…. All of City...we pick you up…. this and more is possible on your day on the Owasippe trail system State of Michigan requires a certified BSA Lifeguard be part of trek ...lets talk about it if your crew does not have one Included in your fee Tired yet? We got even more for you to do… Just hang….Lay at Service Project the pool... Shoot a bow or a rifle. Carlen is named of Mr. Ray Make something. Go fishing. Carlen who gave many years of Learn to swim. Listen to music… service to Scouting…. Its your make music… Join the Ray Wave crew’s turn… Wanna Be Band — bring your instrument. Or whatever you Priceless gift to our future and to venture to do…. revisit next year R aymond Carlen Venture Base Page 6 Page 3 Owasippe Scout Reservation

Check this out…. Time is short… Make Carlen Venture Base your crew’s super Carlen Venture Base 4 activity and pick your date soon. Your week might be sold out by Christmas. Seasons 2005—2006 4

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE! Lose this 5 No phone lottery! Crew Advisors, make your paid reservation Time is Short, Summer School, YES, Camp Law 6 now! Taste of Carlen Program 7 Summer School?

You’re smart because you’re in this program…Work with your Crew Adults and commit to a week at Carlen

Snooze , you lose! Carlen Venture Base is the exciting new Sign up today summer home for all Venture Scouts, male and female, as well as traditional Boy Scouts who are at least a freshman in high school, or 14 years old. Yes, you can bring your laptop computer . Power outlets are available but limited. This ain’t your little brother’s camp… Gameboys, board games, whatever… Sorry, NO internet connections are yet Similar to other bases, you come to Carlen as a crew! The available! Cell phones are OK, too, crew decides its own reality adventure. Based on the trek route you choose, you do it all — weather permitting! Some You probably won’t have time to use it ! of our challenges will be closed if it rains and can not be re- scheduled. It’s sorta like when you go to Great America or Disney and the ride you wanted is closed for repair. Sorry — but that’s it.

Flexible meal times, late nights, music and more make this the place you and your crew want to be …

Gordon P. Stiefel Steve Adams Chairman, Carlen Venture Base Director of Camping R aymond Carlen Venture Base Page 4 Page 5 Owasippe Scout Reservation

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Ray Carlen Venture Base Nes- tled at the southern edge of the Manistee Make your crew’s reservation when its National Forest is the convenient to your group. This is a crew 4782 acres of the High Adventure challenge. Owasippe Scout Reser- It doesn’t get any better than this in the vation including the Carlen Venture Base wait- Midwest ing to challenge and build your outdoor skills! This ain’t no tea party...venture out of your Think about this… comfort zone….challenge your crew. Breakfast — up to you and your crew! It will be served We’re hot and new! everyday at a time when your crew is ready to eat between 7:30 AM and 9 AM . Want to sleep instead of eat. Your crew’s call … NO DREAM. For real! Venturing is run by Last summer, 2004, the Crew — we are your Crew run Venture Base! we had a Venture crew field test our program and they did not want to go home. We want to 2005 Available Trek Dates make believers out of you, too! We will chal- week I: June 26 - July 2 lenge your outdoor skills but in a resort, dude week II: July 3 – July 9 ranch or vacation style. This is not Manistee week III: July 10 - July 16 Quest, Philmont, Sea Base or Canoe Base… week IV: July 17 - July 23 dude, this is the way...GO CARLEN VENTURE week V: July 24 - July 30 BASE. For 2005, we have only 30 available treks at just $205 per crew member! For week VI: July 31 - Aug 6 2006 advance reservations are available now, too, but fees are subject to change as of November 1, For more information… contact the 2005! Camping Dept, 312 421 8800