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=== Lake Erie Council ===
{{For|the article on the English Scout County|Scouting in Cleveland}}
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'''Lake Erie Council''' (#440) was created in 1912 as the Cleveland Council. It is composed of four service areas and serves northeastern Ohio. The council headquarters is in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. This was the former Greater Cleveland Council. The council merged with the northern counties of both Heart of Ohio Council and Greater Western Reserve Council.

==== History ====
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==== Organization ====
*Western Trails District
*Central District
*Tinkers Creek District
*Grand River District
*Headwaters District
*Firelands District
*Great Frontier District
*Exploring District

==== Camps ====

'''Beaumont Scout Reservation (Ohio)''' is a full-service Scout Reservation with forests, fields, wetlands and lakes, sitting on {{convert|1260|acre|ha}} along the [[Grand River (Ohio)|Grand River]] in [[Rock Creek, Ohio]], approximately 40 miles east from downtown [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. It began operating as a camp in 1946 and has grown into a year-round facility with camping for Scouts and families.  
* '''Camp McIntosh''' features 12 lodges sleeping 28-36 with full kitchens and heat and pot belly stoves. It also houses the camp's swimming pool.
* '''Camp Broadbent''' features 11 tent campsites, a shower house, the trading post, a climbing tower, a High and Low COPE course, archery, shotgun and rifle ranges, amphitheater, health lodge and Environmental Resource Center. During April–October, an additional 8 family cabins are available with bathrooms, heat and small kitchens sleeping 6. The area also features Lake Klein, which supports fishing, boating, ziplines, and jetskis, offered during Summer Camp.
* '''Camp McCahill''' features 11 tent campsites and a reception building.
* '''Camp Gray''' is a separate camp within Beaumont Scout Reservation designed especially for the Cub Scout camper. The area features a Climbing Fort, Obstacle Course, Baseball Diamond, Sledding Hill, Shooting Ranges, Basketball Court, Pavilion, and Activity Center. For the Lake Erie Council, it is the home base for all Cub activities. The Cub Activity Center features a large area for inside events and crafts, as well as a full kitchen, heated and flush facilities. The Activity Center is available for unit or event rental, but is not designed for overnight accommodations. The Pavilion has picnic tables for 150+, electric lights and a fire ring on its south side. The area has both a covered Archery and BB Gun Range for Tiger Cubs to Webelos Scouts. Beginning in 2012, both ranges have electricity and lighting. 
* '''Beaumont Village''' is a family-style campground within Beaumont Scout Reservation available to Scout and non-Scout groups, with accommodations for RVs and Tents, and also contains a picnic shelter and full shower facilities.
* The '''Augustus Dining Hall''' in Camp Broadbent is named after Cleveland businessman [[Ellsworth Hunt Augustus]] who served as tenth President of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] and contains dining facilities with a full kitchen, and a training center. The training center is commonly used for training events and activities year-round.

'''Camp Stigwandish''' was added to the Council in January 2017, when Greater Western Reserve Council was split and merged with Greater Cleveland and Great Trail Councils. Camp Stigwandish was the oldest operational camp in the Lake Erie Council. Northeast Ohio Council opened the Camp for summer programs in 1930, but it was opened to weekend camping in 1929. Camp Stigwandish will serve as the council's Cub Day camp and also help out with the Beaumont Scout Reservation summer camp program. Stigwandish is the primary home to scouters in Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula Counties. Camp Stigwandish is located in Madison Ohio and offers over 20 campsites, 6 cabins, 5 ranges (Rifle, Shotgun, Archery Range, Wrist Rocket Range and a separate Cub Scout Archery Range,) 3 Lakes including Bass Lake, Canoe Lake and Indian Lake. Indian Lake along with a small pond off the parking lot called Salamander Pond are the oldest body of water on the property. The property also has a low COPE course, trading post, dining hall, training center, nature center, Chapel and more. The camp sits on the banks of Mill Creek and is over 300 acres. 120 of them being able to be sold the rest are in a land conservancy or were sold to the Soil and Water conservations in the 1990s. While only 12 miles in between Beaumont Scout Reservation and Camp Stigwandish the terrain is extremely different. The camp is often referred to the hidden jewel of the council. In 2019, an assessment was conducted in which Camp Stigwandish was found to be unsustainable for Lake Erie Council to continue to operate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-19 |title=Boy Scouts closing Camp Stigwandish in Madison Township in May |url=https://www.news-herald.com/news/boy-scouts-closing-camp-stigwandish-in-madison-township-in-may/article_85ed35fc-5294-11ea-9710-4b5bf27a76db.html |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=News-Herald |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 18, 2020, Lake Erie Council transferred Camp Stigwandish to Ross Road LLC for a total of 1.6 million dollars. The Spirit of Camp Stigwandish will continue to live on.

Campsites for Camp Stigwandish include, Dead Horse Ridge, Grand River, Solitude, Pop Corey, 3 Eagles Nest Campsites, Adventure, Johnny Appleseed, Pioneer Village, Woodcrafters, Dan Beard, Dan Boon, Kit Carson, Ted Mullans, Tecumseh, Paul Bunyan, Iroquois, a staff site to the east of the Baden Powell Lodge, and 3 adirondacks. Cabins includes 4 small cabins along the Lake Road. The Camp Host Cabin, which included the camp office and health office, Rotary Cabin which is off the main road, Buckeye Lodge behind the dining hall. Facilities that were moved to Beaumont Scout Reservation included, the EP memorial shelter which was moved from Camp Chickagami, the Mouse House, which is still home to metal working, the New Archery Range, and the Moritz Family Program Center.

'''Firelands Scout Reservation''' was added to the council in January, 2017 after Heart of Ohio Council merged with the legacy Greater Cleveland Council to form the new Lake Erie Council. Firelands is home to 2 camps, Camp Avery Hand, and Camp Wyandot. Both camps will now be used all year around for scouters to use. The reservation is mainly used for [[National Youth Leadership Training|NYLT]], Scoutmaster Training, and [[Cub Scout]] activities.

'''Tinnerman Wilderness Canoe Base''', more commonly known as Tinnerman Canoe Base, was a "high-adventure base" located on the banks of the [[French River (Ontario)|French River]], in [[Ontario]].  In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the French River area was a major trade route used to exchange furs trapped in the West with various goods made in the East and in Europe.  Tinnerman is nicknamed the "Land of the Joli Voyageur".  The land that the Tinnerman base is located on was owned by [[Albert H. Tinnerman]], inventor of the [[speed nut]].  After Mr. Tinnerman's passing in 1961, his grandson Bill Buttriss of Cleveland Ohio tried to obtain a commercial license for the camp. The Ontario government said that any one area would support only so many camps and they felt the lower French had enough camps at that time. Though appealed, a license was not possible for the camp.  It was at this time the family decided to donate the camp to the Cleveland Area Scout Council. Two weeks after the formal donation, Mr. Buttriss received a letter from the Ontario government stating that since one of the camps in the area had closed its doors ([[Scouting and Guiding in Ontario|Rainbow Lodge on Bass Creek]]), the license would now be available.

From 1963 to 2011, the base was owned and operated by the Greater Cleveland Council.  In 2011, citing a lack of attendance and other factors,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tinnerman Canoe Base |url=http://councils.scouting.org/sitecore/content/Council440/Camping/Tinnerman%20Canoe%20Base |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229181130/http://councils.scouting.org/sitecore/content/Council440/Camping/Tinnerman%20Canoe%20Base |archive-date=2011-12-29 |access-date=2011-12-29}}</ref>  the Greater Cleveland Council permanently closed Tinnerman Canoe Base and put it up for sale.  Distraught Tinnerman alumni created a detailed proposal <ref>{{Cite web |title=Foundation |url=http://www.tinnermanfoundation.org/2011-12-05TCBFoundationProposal.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426080715/http://www.tinnermanfoundation.org/2011-12-05TCBFoundationProposal.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=live}}</ref> for a non-profit Tinnerman Foundation,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tinnerman Foundation |url=http://www.tinnermanfoundation.or}}</ref> to keep the camp operating as a canoe base for youthful explorers.  On February 21, 2012 the Greater Cleveland Council announced that "the executive board of Greater Cleveland Council, Boy Scouts of America voted to unanimously accept a cash offer of $415,000 for the {{convert|10|acre|ha}} property on the French River in Ontario, Canada that was the Tinnerman Wilderness Canoe Base. The purchase offer has no contingencies and is expected to be completed in early May 2012."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tinnerman Sold |url=http://www.scouter.com/forum/camping-high-adventure/14631-tinnerman-canoe-base-is-no-more/page2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928160007/http://www.scouter.com/forum/camping-high-adventure/14631-tinnerman-canoe-base-is-no-more/page2 |archive-date=28 September 2014 |access-date=23 February 2012}}</ref>

====Order of the Arrow====
*Cuyahoga Lodge #17 - Legacy Lodge as of 2017
*Wapashuwi Lodge #56 - Legacy Lodge as of 2017
*Portage Lodge #619 - Legacy Lodge as of 2017
Erielhonan Lodge was founded with the merger.