Blackhawk

Let’s start with the most recent camps, and work our way backward to the oldest. The first camp we’ll talk about is Camp Blackhawk. GO. It’s camp call is GO! While this isn’t the only Camp called Blackhawk, it’s the newest, with its dining hall being constructed in 1980. Located on the southern shores of big blue, it hosts the most scouts every year. It has a dining hall in addition to a waterfront, sailing base, handicraft, eco-con (called nature), scoutcraft, shooting ranges, and pathfinder (Fun!). One of the biggest draws of Blackhawk, and something all Big Blue camps can benefit from, is the massive lake it’s located on. It’s so big, that they actually don’t own all of it, and it’s not uncommon to see many others on the lake. But because of its size, Blackhawk’s waterfront can host sailing, speedboats, and other motorboat options for those who want to go tubing, fishing, or even just paddling. For those more into swimming, you can also do a Mile swim outside the lanes to an eagle’s nest on the eastern side of the property. The camp also hosts a robust shooting program, with Black Powder, Rifle, Archery, and Shotgun Ranges. Like most other camps, it closes and ends the program every week with a big camp-wide fire. It has 18 sites, divided between 3 hills. These hills are actually named after old Owasippe camps that were located either on or around the area. The spirit of the camps gone by is also present throughout the camp through physical remnants of the previous infrastructure. If you exit the Trading post outside near the Handicraft pavilion, you’ll notice some square stone bricks. Those are the last remnants of the old Wilderness Lodge, built in 1936, which was the center of the camp Wilderness . That lodge was built by the camp, and remained standing until sometime in the 1970s when it was razed to make room for the new Camp Blackhawk. 

The Dining Hall, built in 1980

A Current Map of Blackhawk