Council Background

The Tall Pine Council was organized October 4, 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 over 8,000 youth in Genesee, Shiawassee and Lapeer counties, through the leadership of 3,500 volunteers. Governed by a Board of Directors comprised of leading citizens and staffed by a professional Scouter team, the Council is charged with promoting and carrying out the Scouting programs in the three-county area.

Scout Service Center
507 West Atherton Road
Flint, Michigan 48507-2404
(Click here for hours of Service Center operation and map to Service Center)

Administration of the Council is accomplished from the 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.

Over 200 businesses, churches, schools and other organizations sponsor one or more troops, packs, crews or posts.

The Council operates two 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.

A professional staff of 6, plus an additional administrative support staff of 5 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, teams, 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.