Editing Scouting in Connecticut (section)

=====Camp Wakenah=====
Camp Wakenah is the Boy Scouts of America's second oldest camp (however, the source of this claim is questioned). It was founded in around 1917 on Gardner Lake in Salem, Connecticut. The property was sold in the 1930s to buy the second Camp Wakenah at a different location on Gardner Lake which consisted of {{convert|34|acre|m2}}.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

In 1971, the Pequot Council (New London) merged with the Eastern Connecticut Council (Norwich) into the [[Indian Trails Council (Connecticut)|Indian Trails Council]] which had its office in New London. 1972 was the last resident camp season for Camp Wakenah. Despite the loss of the resident program, Wakenah was still used by troops for weekend camping and district events. The location was also used for a four-week Cub Scout day camp program.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

[[Connecticut Rivers Council]] sold the property in 2004. Some in the area resented the sale for private use after the council had originally planned to sell the property to the town of Salem for $500,000.00. A bidding war resulted in the final $1,000,000.00 selling price.<ref name="MARTEKA">{{cite news |last1=MARTEKA |first1=PETER |title=SCOUTS FIND REAL ESTATE A ROCKY UNDERTAKING |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2003-04-20-0304201625-story.html |publisher=THE HARTFORD COURANT |date=2003-04-20}}</ref>

The day camp program was moved to Camp Wakenah's new site in the Mark Greer Scout Reservation in Bozrah. The new site was located west of Camp Tadma on the common property, separated by the parking lot. Its parade field was near the top of the pine covered hill to the right of the property's main entrance. The parade field sat in a clearing that was originally made as a campsite. It was expanded to make room for a BB and Archery range for the day camp. Camp Wakenah "III" also made use of a newly constructed modular home that served as its administrative building and the existing Tadma Fort.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

In 2009, Camp Wakenah expanded to encompass several other aspects of Camp Tadma, such as use of the newly constructed parade field, the dining hall for lunch, and the new Sherwood Forest area—in what had been the day camp parade field.  In 2010, Camp Tadma and Camp Wakenah operate simultaneously, and use the same facilities, although programs are developed to maintain age-appropriateness.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}