Troop185 44 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Anyone been to Haliburton Scout Reserve in Ontario? If so, could you please describe your experiences. Link to post Share on other sites
trainerlady 10 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Try the Windsor Scout Center. You can find the number on the web, I go into the www.scouts.ca site then look in the Ontario section under Tri-shores, or call 411. I think they have a list of units in Windsor with contact info and I'll bet at least one of them has experience with Haliburton. The Greater Toronto Scout office could probably give you some contacts as well. My nephew's old Scout group went but he was just a Beaver then. Don't know what his unit was. You might also want to check out Scouting Life the Canadain version of our Scouting magazine. I know they post them online. Link to post Share on other sites
thriftyscout 11 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I have not been there personally, one of my fellow Scouters has bee there multiple times and loves it. Very primitive wth sites around lake, Scouts travel by canoe with main supplies and some adults ferried by pontoon boat. I believe you are mostly on your own when it comes to program. They did a relatively short (I think 3 to 5 miles) overnight hike to another lake and sleep under the stars. Halliburton forest is nearby and had tree top climb type activities, I believe this is seperate facility with additional cost. Link to post Share on other sites
ayates 11 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Highly recommended. US troops visit frequently. I was there last summer, and a troop from Philadelphia was present; my kids hung out with them a lot. Have a look at http://1stmerrickville.ca/camping/hsr.htm for trip plans, notes, and recommendations from various troops. Allan. Link to post Share on other sites
Kudu 186 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Friends who have been there tell me that program area staff will help Scouts with BSA requirements, but there are no American-style school schedule classes. Link to post Share on other sites
ayates 11 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 "program area staff will help Scouts with BSA requirements" I read that there was an area set aside for the "mile swim". Link to post Share on other sites
Kudu 186 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 The "1.609 Kilometer Swim," eh? Link to post Share on other sites
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