Tamegonit Lodge

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The Tamegonit Lodge is a lodge of the Boy Scouts of America.

1 Past
2 Present
3 Future
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Past

In 1915, on a wooded Island in Delaware, the Order of the Arrow was founded by E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson. On Treasure Island in Philadelphia, the first ceremony took place with only a few brave peers inducted that year. Over the intervening years, the Order spread slowly across the nation. In 1926, Theodore Naish Scout Reservation opened as property of the Boy Scouts of America, Kaw Council. The Order finally reached Camp Naish in 1939 when Tamegonit Lodge became the 147th Lodge chartered with the National Council.

Tamegonit Lodge cultivated a reputation for strong leadership and value as the Order grew at Camp Naish,. One of the first savvy leaders was James Feil. In 1953-1954 he first served as National Order of the Arrow Conference Chief and later become National Chief. James’s father, L. George Feil began 18 years of community stewardship as the National Chairman of Order of the Arrow starting 1956. In 1958 Tamegonit Lodge hosted the bi-annual National Order of the Arrow Conference held at the University of Kansas in Lawerence, Kansas.

Tamegonit Lodge celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1964, just a year before the 50th anniversary of the National Order of the Arrow. During 1974 as Tamegonit Lodge grew, the Kaw Council and the Kansas City Area Council merged to form the Heart of America Council #307. Tamegonit Lodge had almost doubled in size thanks to this timely merger.

Then in 1976, Theodore Naish Scout Reservation in Bonner Springs, Kansas celebrated its 50th Anniversary, another stewardship heritage legacy for the camp this Order sustained. In, 1979 Mary Lee Feil and Louise Goodman both received the Red Arrow Award. Mary was the mother of James and spouse of L. George. This recognition brought more support for Lodge programs. Founder’s Recipient Ed Hubert was also honored in 1981 with the first Founder’s Award; this mentorship award was presented by the 1981 National Chief Brad Starr.

During 1989, the 50th anniversary of Tamegonit Lodge launched another age of cheerful service and brotherhood, just a year before the 75th anniversary of National Order of the Arrow. At its 50th anniversary celebration, the Tamegonit Lodge Great House was dedicated to reaffirm the sustained community stewardship of Tamegonit Lodge in the Heart of America Council BSA.

Through the 1990’s and into the new millennium, Tamegonit Lodge demonstrated success in many areas. Both the Tamegonit Lodge Ceremonial and the Dance teams were nationally recognized many times for their excellent Native American attire at almost every National Order of the Arrow Conference since 1992.

[edit] Present

Several members of the lodge were also recognized with the Distinguished Service Award, a national award to individual arrowman based on their ongoing service to Scouting and the Order. The most recent recipient of the Distinguished Service Award was Cortland Bolles, who was honored at the National Order of the Arrow Conference in 2004.

Tamegonit Lodge was further honored by the E. Urner Goodman Camping Award. Tamegonit Lodge continues to show positive growth with more than 3000 members.