Council Background

The Tall Pine Council was first incorporated in 1917 as the Flint Council, Boy Scouts of America, then the Muscadawin Area Council in 1925 and finally The Tall Pine Council, Boy Scouts of America in 1941. It serves 18,000 youth in Genesee, Shiawassee and Lapeer counties, through the leadership of 7,100 volunteers. Governed by a Board of Directors comprised of leading citizens and staffed by a professional Scouter team, the Council is charged through both with promoting and carrying out the Scouting programs in the 3-county area.

Boy Scout Service Center
507 West Atherton Road
Flint, Michigan 48507
(Click here for hours of Service Center operation
and map to Service Center)

Administration of the Council is accomplished from the Boy Scout Service Center, located at the southeast corner of Atherton Road and I-475. A fully stocked Scout Shop is also available at this location.

Some 270 businesses, churches, schools and other organizations sponsor one or more Troops, Packs or Posts.

The Council operates 3 Scout Camps which are:

• Camp Tapico located north of Highway 72 between Grayling and Kalkaska, MI
• Camp Holaka located just northwest of the city of Lapeer, MI.
• The Council also operates a 47 foot Sailing Vessel - The Prevailing Winds II. It is stored at a Bay City Marina, but sails out of Roger's City for week-long trips from June through August and weekend trips in September out of Tawas.

In addition to the traditional Scouting disciplines, the Council is also presenting Learning For Life programs to over 1,500 school youth in grades K-12. The programs are classroom based and feature age appropriate and grade specific lesson plans to enhance and support the core curriculum of each school.

The programs encourage positive behavior, assist with building self-esteem and reward positive work ethics. The teachers, in over 27 schools throughout the three county area, enthusiastically support the programs which are particularly effective in Beecher and Flint, where large numbers of youth are enrolled.

A professional staff of 10, plus an additional support staff of 10 ensure that Scouting runs smoothly and that Scouts can count on the kind of resources and activities that have made the Council such a success since its founding in 1917.

Scouting in the three county area has a huge impact that is evident by the popularity of its offerings. The Council's camping programs are expanding each summer, and programs that provide leadership training for both youth and adults regularly achieve high attendance. The Council's Packs, Troops, Crews and Posts are consistently ranked among the best in the nation, and the National Boy Scouts of America organization has rated the Council a "Quality Council" numerous times, over the past decade.