Campfire 2025 Open House
Please join us for "Campfire 2025" on Saturday, April 26, 2025. All Camp Louis Ernst alumni, scouts, and community members are cordially invited to attend our annual open house. Please RSVP by email to friendsofcamplouisernst@gmail.com
Alumni guests wishing to spend Friday or Saturday night in camp are encouraged to do so. Please provide your own sleeping bag and pillow. We have plenty of bunks in the Winter cabin. All guests are advised that accommodations are “Co-Ed” and restroom facilities are primitive.
Guests, families, and Scouting organizations are also welcome to tent camp in the fields near the Shelter House. All camping fees are waived for the weekend .
Donations are appreciated to support the camp.
A full schedule of events can be found below.
0800 – 0900 Sign in and Fellowship - Maintenance Barn
0900 Flag Raising – Morning Colors - Parade Field
0930 Coffee, Juice & Donuts - Maintenance Barn
0930 – 1130 Scoutcraft Activities, Knots and Tree ID - Parade Field
0930-1130 “Outback” ATV & Camp Walking Tours - Parade Field
1000-1130 Patch Trading, Scout Display & Slideshow - Dining Hall
Camp Souvenirs and collectables will be available for purchase
1130-1230 Lunch
Scouts - Prepare Own Meals
Alumni & Guests - Lunch Provided in Dining Hall
1230 - 1500 “Outback” ATV & Walking Tours Continue - Parade Field
1300 - 1500 “Red Ryder” Display and Hunter Safety Talk - Old Rifle Range
1300 - 1600 Patch Trading, Scout Display & Slideshow - Dining Hall
1600 Friends of Camp Louis Ernst Presentation with FOCLE Executive Board - Dining Hall
1700 – 1800 Evening Meal – 3rd Annual Alumni Dinner - Dining Hall
1815 Evening Formation/Retire the Colors - Parade Field
1830 Vesper Service – Scouts and Alumni - Old Lodge Hearth
1845 Campfire 2025 – Scouts and Alumni - Irv Schein Fire Ring
1930 Open House/Campfire 2025 Concludes
1930 – 2200 Fellowship Time Around the Fire - Irv Schein Fire Ring
