Welcome to the Blue Ridge Scouting History Blog, celebrating stories from the Roanoke Area Council, Piedmont Area Council, and Blue Ridge Mountains Council, BSA. You’ll find here a good assortment of narratives, photos and artifacts from over the years, going back to our first council’s origins in 1915. This project has had many versions over the past 25 years, and has grown into a robust archive of stories, images, newspaper articles and other source documents. If you wish to contribute any of the above, please contact the editor by using our Contact Form. In the name of preservation, we appreciate your help!
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1986 Camp Ottari Staff Photo
Front Row: Linda Curcio, Joe Curcio, Dave Clark Second Row: Tony Clark, John Glover (Int’l Scout), “Mr. Ketchup,” Aaron Clark, Sam Cook, Dan Teats, Stephanie Will, “Duck” Mallard Third Row: Joe Coyle, John Shaner, Eric Lassiter, Bill Moose, Travis Graham, Stu Schwarzer Fourth Row: Larry ‘Bluebear’ Edwards, Sam Lowry, Chris ‘Bear’ Aldrich, Bob Whitaker, Harold…
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1970 Camp Powhatan Leadership Staff
1970 Camp Powhatan Staff Leadership. (Left to right): Michael Cannaday, Vince Howard, Bruce Lawrence, Mike Swiney (Sweeney), ?, Shelby Dickerson, Howard Christy, Gary Richardson, Doug Testerman. (Photo submitted by Brad Roscoe)
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1969 Camp Powhatan Staff Photo
First Row: Michael Cannaday, Lynn Wells, Paul Demming, ?, Frank Rives, David Abraham, ?, Tom Smedley, ?, Brad Roscoe, Mac Bowles, David Milligan, Bruce Lawrence Back Row: Howard Christie, Int’l Scouter Ortiz, Paul Cannaday, Bob McKinney, ?, Steve Shedd, Jim Vaughn, Vince Howard, Bob Walton, ?, Bill Irvin, Randy Moore, Claude Simpson, John Hankins (Photo…
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Construction of Camp Ottari ‘Onion Ring’
During the mid-1970s, as Camp Ottari was returned to service as a base camp for the High Knoll Program, long-time staffer Brad Roscoe envisioned, designed and executed a plan for adding an amphitheater on the far edge of the lake. These photos are from his personal scrapbook, circa 1974-75. They show the construction of the…
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1970 Camp Powhatan Staff Photo
First Row: Bruce Lawrence, ?, ?, Frank Beaver, Mike Sweeney, Jim Nash, Doug Steger, Lynn Wells, Vince Howard Second Row: ?, Shelby Dickerson, ?, Frank Rives, Brent Lambert, Paul Cannaday, Rob Cole, Sam Slemp, Ware Branch, David Abraham, Jack Vincent, Richie Mansfield, Michael Cannaday Third Row: Howard Christie, Int’l Scouter, Camp Chaplain, John Hankins, ?,…
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1971 Camp Powhatan Staff Photo
First Row: Howard Christy, ?, ?, Doug Testerman, Jack Vincent, Brent Lambert, Tom Koch, Michael Cannaday, Gary Richardson. Second Row: Bruce Lawrence, Steve Shedd, Sam Slemp, Alonzo “Dojo” Wade, Rob Cole, Bob McKinney, Joe Larocco, Dean Johnson Third Row: ?, ?, Alex Echols, Charlie Whitescarver, ?, John Munton Fourth Row: Don Simmerman, ?, ?, David…