Three Fires Council

Welcome to High Adventure camping and activities in Three Fires Council. The High Adventure Committee has many fun and challenging programs, and events to expand your troop, team or crew's High Adventure Program for older Scouts.

No Adventure is too challenging, no trip is too small, for a Back Country Experience...

CONTACT: Ed Gacek for information, 815-786-8182  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

“Helping Units Succeed and Grow through High Adventure!”

Philmont Scout Ranch

• Height Weight Guidelines & Risk Advisory Information

2011 Three Fires Council Philmont Contingent

Three Fires Council will be sending a Contingent in 2011. We arrive at Philmont on 06/19/2011, and depart on 07/1/2011. Get your reservations in early for this great opportunity! Slots are limited. We have 8 crews of 12 for a total of 96 Scouts & Scouters. Reservations are being taken on a first come first served basis. If all crews are filled, a waiting list will be created in the order in which applications are received. If we are not able to put you on the Council contingent, your deposit will be refunded. Once on the contingent, a welcome letter will be mailed giving you more information and a time line of upcoming events. If you have any questions, please contact Pete Dillenburg at the Norris Scout Service Center. 630-584-9250.

• Philmont Application - Three Fires Council - June 19 - July 1, 2011
• Philmont TFC Credit Card Payment Form

Summer 2011 Registration for Northern Tier National High Adventure Program

With over 9,750 miles already paddled and portaged this summer in the North Woods of Minnesota and Canada, we are already looking forward to the summer of 2011. Attached you will find a registration form for Wilderness Canoe Treks for the summer of 2011 at one of the three National High Adventure Bases that are part of the Northern Tier Program.

Registration is now open for Units and Council Contingents. Prime dates are filling up; do not hesitate to be part of the 2011 adventure! When you think Northern Tier, think: Remote Canoe Treks, World Class Fishing, Backpacking, Rugged Back Country, Extreme High Adventure, and International Bases!

From Bob's Blog September 2009 - "The good news is that I was able to reconnect with the incredible beauty and pristine conditions of this wonderful outdoor Scouting resource that I believe deserves a second, if not a third, look when making your high-adventure plans."

Questions?? Please feel free to contact Northern Tier National High Adventure Program at 218-365-4811 or visit the Northern Tier Website to view the NEW Northern Tier promotion video! 

Registration FLIER - Northern Tier

BSA High Adventure Bases 

	Philmont Scout Ranch -- The Boy Scouts of America's premier high-adventure base challenges Scouts and Venturers with more than 200 square miles of rugged New Mexico wilderness. Backpacking treks, horseback cavalcades, and training and service programs offer young people many ways to experience this legendary country.
	Florida Sea Base -- The Florida National High Adventure Sea Base is headquartered in the heart of the fabulous Florida Keys, on an island (Lower Matecumbe Key) 75 miles south of Miami. Scouting's most complete aquatic facility offers a complete variety of water activities from SCUBA diving to sailing "Tall Ships". All participants have the opportunity to swim, snorkel, and fish among the most beautiful coral reefs in the northern hemisphere.
	Northern Tier -- Northern Tier offers more wilderness camping (3 million acres) than any other opportunity in Scouting. Northern Tier is so remote that nesting bald eagles abound, the portages between the lakes are moose trails, and the humans are just visitors. This is the land where the French-Canadian voyageurs traded for beaver pelts with the native populations, and you can still see the ancient Indian pictographs on the sheer rock faces.