Scouting in Alaska
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Scouting in Alaska has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Alaska shares a communal Scout history, only being broken into smaller councils in the 1960s.
Early history (1920s-1950)
Scouting came to Alaska in the 1920s, and the Alaska Territorial Council was created in the 1930s.
Recent history (1950–1990)
In 1955, the old Alaska Council was divided into two councils. The Southeastern Alaska Council is the southeastern panhandle with headquarters in Juneau. It has the distinction of having a higher percentage of city boys in scouting than any other council in the United States–almost 99 per cent. Only 24 councils have enrolled a higher percentage of all available boys than Western Alaska Council, which sprawls over the major portion of the new state with headquarters at Anchorage–more than 52 per cent of all boys are enrolled. https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/03/06/14-fascinating-facts-about-scouting-in-alaska-in-the-1950s-and-1960s/
Boy Scouting in Alaska today
There are two Boy Scouts of America local councils in Alaska.
Great Alaska Council
The Western Alaska Council and Southeast Alaska Council merged to form the Great Alaska Council in January, 2006. The combined Supercouncil has 3,000 volunteers serving 16,000 youth.
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