The Hiawathaland District Klondike Derby was held on January 28th 2023, at Camp Hiawatha on Bunting Lake east of Chatham. The day started with about 14 degrees with fresh snow, but no wind made the day very promising! Over one hundred and thirty Scouts and Webelos with their adult leaders took part in the annual outdoor fun!
The theme of this year’s Derby is, “Gold Rush Days” where the Scouts and Webelos were challenged with events brought back from historic times up in the Yukon. Scouts “visited” the historic Dyea, Skagway, Dawson Creek, Chilkoot Pass, and Back to Dyea.
The registration fee to participate in the Derby is $15 per Scout, plus two cans of soup. One can of soup is for the “Big” pot for lunch which will be prepared and served by Mark Rose District Commissioner and Paul Salfie of Troop 361. The second can of soup will go into the cooler for donation to the Salvation Army food pantry. The Scouts have donated can goods to the local food pantry for about the last 15 years. The Scouts typically cook up about 15 gallons of soup on site for the boys and leaders out in the cold. In addition to the 15 gallons of soup, we also served 150 hotdogs,
The Hiawathaland Klondike Derby had a guest troop from Detroit Troop 1022, who had been at Camp Hiawatha in the Summer. Now they wanted to experience a true Winter outing, complete with sleeping put overnight in a “Quinzee”. The guys and their leaders had a great time at the Klondike Derby!
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