Stetson Boy Scout Ranch
Stetson Ranch was an old boy scout ranch back in the forties and fifties. Believe it or not, Mr. Hauser discovered the ranch while looking on a map. Mr. Hauser and his wife thought it would be interesting to go see what was there. What they found was the pond, and old scout ranch littered with old buildings and equipment. What they also found was apples. Lots of them. Stetson ranch was also just that, a ranch. Mr. Hauser immediately started research on the old ranch. He found the owners and received permission to let our scout troop use the land for some of our campouts as long as we do some projects to keep the place maintained. Mr. Hauser has really taken the place to his liking. He has gone up on his own many times to fix and repair the cabins. When apple season comes along, our troop makes it a family campout. We'll spend the day up there picking apples. Once, we even filled the back of a 150 Ford truck full of apples. The apples are so good too; no pesticides or anything, just the way God intended them to be. Currently, a family has bought the ranch for a weekend getaway. They allow us to use the property just as the previous owners did, doing maintenance and repair for use of the land. As I said before, this is Mr. Hauser's project. He has created this website, which is dedicated to the Stetson Scout Ranch. Here you'll find history of the ranch as well as pictures of the original owners and many other interesting facts. Be sure and tell Mr. Hauser if you like it. Click Here
Stetson was old boy scout ranch back in the forties and fifties. Believe it or not, Mr. Hauser discovered the ranch while looking on a map. He said that he and his wife were looking a a topographical map, when they saw a little pond. There was a long dirt road that lead to the pond and Mr. Hauser and his wife thought it would be interesting to go see what was there. What they found when the got there was not only the pond, but the old scout ranch littered with old buildings and equipment. What they also found was apples. Lots of them. Stetson ranch was also just that, a ranch. Mr. Hauser immediately started research on the old ranch. He found the owners and received permission to let our scout troop use the land for some of our campouts as long as we do some projects to keep the place maintained. On some of our first trips up to Stetson, we fixed up one of the cabins so we could all sleep in it. Mr. Hauser has really taken the place to his liking. He has gone up on his own many, many times to fix and repair. When apple season comes along, our troop makes it a family campout. We'll spend the day up there picking apples. Once, we even filled the back of a 150 Ford truck full of apples. The apples are so good too; no pesticides or anything, just the way God intended them to be. Currently, a family has bought the ranch for a weekend getaway. They allow us to use the property just as the previous owners did, doing maintenance and repair for use of the land. As I said before, this is Mr. Hauser's project. He already has a website dedicated to the Stetson Scout Ranch. Here you'll find history of the ranch as well as pictures of the original owners and many other interesting facts.