Join us for “Campfire 2023 ” Open House which will take place at Camp Louis Ernst on Saturday and Sunday, April 22-23. Camp alumni and scout troops welcome. Alumni guests who wish to spend Friday or Saturday night in camp are encouraged to do so. Please provide your own sleeping bag and pillow, there are plenty of bunks in the Winter cabin. All guests are advised that accommodations are “Co-Ed” and restroom facilities are primitive.

“CAMPFIRE 2023”

• Saturday April 22nd & Sunday April 23rd

• Camp Alumni & Scout Troops Welcome

• (Scout Troops Tent Camp Near Shelter House – No Fee)

• See daily schedule below

Saturday April 11, 2023

0900: Saturday Flag Raising at Parade Field

0930: Coffee, Juice & Donuts at Winter Cabin

0930-1130: “Outback” ATV & Camp Walking Tours at Maintenance Barn

1000-1130: Patch Trading, Scout Display & Slideshow at Dining Hall

1000-1130: Scouts/Alumni Meet & Greet at Byron Smith Building

1130-1230: Lunch
Scouts - Prepare Own Meals at Campsites
Alumni & Guests - Lunch Provided at Dining Hall

1230: “Outback” ATV & Walking Tours Continue at Maintenance Barn

1300-1600: Patch Trading, Scout Display & Slideshow at Dining Hall

1300-1500: Troop Games & Disc Golf Seminar at Parade Field

1500-1630: Hunting/Fishing/K9/Birds of Prey Byron at Smith Building
(Guest Speaker- Conservation Officers)

1600: Friends of Camp Louis Ernst Presentation at Dining Hall
With FOCLE Executive Board)

1700: Evening Formation /Retire the Colors at Parade Field

1730: Evening Meal – 1st Annual Alumni Dinner at Dining Hall

1730: Troop Dinners – Scouts Make Own Meals at Campsites

1830: Vesper Service – Scouts and Alumni at Old Lodge Hearth

1845: Campfire - Scouts and Alumni at Irv Schein Fire Ring

2000: Cracker Barrel Winter Cabin

2200: Taps

Sunday April 24, 2023

0815: Sunday Flag Raising at Parade Field

0830: Alumni Coffee & Pancake Breakfast at Winter Cabin

0900-1200: Camp Walking & “Outback” Tours at Winter Cabin

12:00: Open House/“Campfire 2023” Closes