Possum Kingdom Lake (popularly known as P.K. ), is a reservoir on the Brazos River located primarily in Palo Pinto County Texas . It was the first water supply reservoir constructed in the Brazos River basin. The lake has an area of approximately 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) with 310 miles (500 km) of shoreline. It holds 750,000 acre-feet (930,000,000 m ) of water with 550,000 acre-feet (680,000,000 m ) available for water supply.
25-570: Lone Star Area Council may be: Lone Star Area Council (#569) now the Circle Ten Council Lone Star Area Council (#580) now the NeTseO Trails Council Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lone Star Area Council . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
50-584: A Russian Jewish immigrant who came to America at the age of 13. He arrived in Mineral Wells, Texas from Indianapolis in 1905. Sablosky was suffering from stomach trouble and believed he was dying. Mineral Wells was then nationally famous as a health spa and Sablosky offered an employee of one of the spa hotels ten cents a day for ten days to be allowed to drink all of the mineral water he wanted. The employee accepted and Sablosky claimed that within ten days his stomach problems were cured. Sablosky then went into
75-456: A favorable site for impoundment of the reservoir and accounts for the unusual depth of the lake and the resulting clarity of the water. There are several stories about the origin of the name Possum Kingdom for this part of the Brazos River valley. The most accepted version attributes the name to Ike Sablosky who settled in the region in the early twentieth century. Sablosky was a businessman,
100-606: A lifelong supporter of the BSA, the ranch comprises 3,300 acres (13 km ) of towering pines and four well-stocked fishing lakes. Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp (formerly Camp Cherokee), located near Athens, Texas, has sixteen campsites for weekend and week-long summer camp visitors. TRJ hosts one of two COPE courses in the council, features a 48 ft (15 m) climbing tower and has Circle 10's only ATV course. The summer program also offers more than 60 merit badges, programs, and activities for Scouts and Scouters alike. TRJ's biggest draw
125-744: A service grant from the National Order of the Arrow lodge. Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas The lake is impounded by the Morris Sheppard Dam, which was a project of the Brazos River Authority and the Works Progress Administration . Construction was begun in 1936 and completed in 1941. The dam is 2,700 feet (820 m) long and 190 feet (58 m) high. The construction is unique with buttressed arched wings on either side of
150-433: A summer camp, campers have the chance to earn merit badges, but unlike Summer Camp, campers must provide their own food. Mikanakawa Lodge staffs Winter Camp every year, presenting various Native American themed events such as Pow wow's to campers and visitors in addition to performing the normal duties of camp staffers. Camp Meisenbach (formerly Camp Comanche) is the smaller of the two camps located on Clements Scout Ranch and
175-762: Is a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) chartered council in central north Texas and a portion of Oklahoma . It encompasses all or parts of: Camp , Collin , Dallas , Delta , Ellis , Fannin , Franklin , Grayson , Henderson , Hopkins , Hunt , Kaufman , Lamar , Morris , Navarro , Rains , Red River , Rockwall , Titus , and Van Zandt counties in Texas as well as Bryan , Choctaw , McCurtain , and Pushmataha counties in Oklahoma. Founded in 1913 and based in Dallas, approximately 34,000 youth and 7,800 adults participate in Scouting through
200-465: Is the best maintained and most used Aquatics area within Circle Ten Council and one of the best in Texas. The Aquatics Base features a fleet of sailboats (consisting mainly of Sunfish and Hobie Cats), dozens of newly donated canoes, 5 ski boats, a two-year-old state-of-the-art swim dock, and a boat dock. Another popular feature are the "Blob" set out every summer. Because of Fursts' generosity and
225-407: Is the flagship campground for Circle Ten. Located on 385 acres (1.6 km ) on the shores of Possum Kingdom Lake near Graford , Texas and containing 15 campsites, Constantin acts as both a regular camp open to Boy Scouts from all areas and as Circle 10's largest and longest-running summer camp hosting roughly 2,800 Scouts during the 5 weeks it is open during the summer. Constantin was acquired by
250-538: Is the horsemanship program, the only place within the Circle Ten Council to obtain the Horsemanship merit badge. In June 2008, Camp Cherokee opened the Jim Tarr Dining Hall, a 14,000 sq ft (1,300 m ) air-conditioned facility that also features a state-of-the-art kitchen and a Scoutmaster's lounge. Another unique offering is the annual Winter Camp held there every winter from December 27 to 31. Like
275-412: Is used exclusively for year-round camping. Meisenbach features six campsites with two pavilions. Located on Murchison Lake, Meisenbach offers great fishing and canoeing programs. Camp Meisenbach currently has 13 miles (21 km) of hiking trails and three additional Philmont style campsites. Clements Scout Ranch is also very proud to host the "Governor's Trail", which has recently been renovated with
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#1732869543239300-682: The Boy Scouts in 1946 when Eugene Constantin donated it, after the death of his son in World War II, to the group that he decided best served the needs, morals, and values of young men. The camp recently celebrated its 60th birthday and regularly plays host to International Scouts, most notably Scouting Ireland . Within Camp Constantin is a sea Aquatics Base that was established by a generous donation from Circle Ten board member and former Constantin epitome staff member Jack D. Furst. The Aquatics area
325-2308: The National BSA President and Dallas area businessman/philanthropist who died in 1979 during the first year of his term. The council is administratively organized into districts: North Central Service Area Northern Trail – Richardson, Lake Highlands Rising Sun – Mesquite, Sunnyvale, Balch Springs, Seagoville, Pleasant Grove & South East Dallas Tejas Caddo – East Dallas West Park – Highland Park, University Park, West Dallas, Fair Park, Lindsey Park North Metro Service Area Chisholm Trail – Plano Eagle Trail – Allen, Fairview, Lucas Iron Horse – Frisco, Prosper, Celina Lone Star – McKinney, Anna, Farmersville, Melissa, Princeton Texoma Valley - Grayson & Bryan Counties Northeastern Service Area Texoma Valley – Grayson & Bryan Counties Tonkawa – Hunt, Rains, Hopkins & Delta Counties Two Rivers – Fannin, Lamar, Pushmataha, Choctaw, McCurtain White Oak – Red River, Titus, Camp, Morris, Franklin Southeastern Service Area Duck Creek – Garland, Sachse, Rowlett East Trinity Trails – Wylie ISD, Rockwall County, Community ISD Eastern Lakes - Hunt, Rains, Hopkins, Delta, Red River, Titus, Camp, Morris, Franklin Counties Post Oak - Kaufman, Van Zandt, Navarro, Henderson Counties (not including Forney ISD) Two Rivers – Fannin, Lamar, Pushmataha, Choctaw, McCurtain Counties Southwestern Service Area Elm Fork – Carrollton, Southern Lewisville, East Coppell, Northwest Dallas, Irving, Addison, North Dallas Soaring Eagle – Duncanville, DeSoto, Lancaster, Cedar Hill, Wilmer, Hutchins, Oak Cliff Southern Star – Ellis County Western Horizon – Irving, Coppell, Grand Prairie Scout Reach Service Area Program Specialist Units Exploring Service Area Exploring – worksite-based career education Learning for life – school-based character education STEM Scouts Circle Ten Council operates six year-round camping grounds and three summer camps. Camp Constantin
350-430: The Texas side of Lake Texoma , near Pottsboro , occupying 540 acres (2.2 km ). Like Constantin, James Ray is a year-round camp and a summer camp. During the summer months, James Ray utilizes its 11 campsites and is in operation for 4 weeks for Webelos resident camp. During the 2005 summer, James Ray suffered a setback when a refrigerator fire damaged its electrical system. Some dedicated Circle Ten volunteers repaired
375-452: The area upkeep by staff members, it is able to offer the Swimming, Rowing & Canoeing, Motorboating, Lifesaving, Kayaking, Sailing & Advanced Sailing, and Waterskiing merit badges as well as Lifeguard training. Its Water Odyssey program is unique to the camp and is designed solely for Eagle Scouts . James Ray Scout Reservation , formerly known as Camp Grayson (1930–1999), is located on
400-444: The camp grew to almost 1,000 acres (4.0 km ) through land donations. Some of the original camp was purchased by Texas for the construction of Interstate 20 . Since then, Wisdom has returned to much of its original size. Wisdom is known for Cub World, Circle Ten's primary Cub leader training site and Cub Scout campground. In addition to its 40 campsites, Wisdom also hosts leadership training for adults and youth owing, in part, to
425-644: The cliffs around the lake. The lake's name was the title of a popular 1990s song " Possum Kingdom " by The Toadies . The lake is home to Possum Kingdom State Park , a 1,530-acre (620 ha) state park governed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department The Possum Kingdom Lake area suffered major wildfires in 2011 during a severe drought, first in April with 160 homes destroyed and again in August–September with 39 homes and 9 recreational vehicles lost. The cause of
450-527: The council came into possession of its first camp. Donated by John S. Wisdom, also known as "Daddy Wisdom", to support the council he gave his farm as a permanent campsite. Since Wisdom's generous act, Circle Ten has acquired three more major camps: Constantin, James Ray, and Cherokee. J.L. Tarr , the Scout Executive of Circle Ten became Chief Scout Executive in 1979. In 1996 Circle 10 moved into its new home, The John D. Murchison Service Center, named after
475-469: The council each year. The council has four camps - Camp Wisdom, Camp James Ray, Clements Scout Ranch / Camp Trevor Rees-Jones and Camp Constantin / Jack D. Furst Aquatics Base. The Order of the Arrow is represented by Mikanakawa Lodge. The Scouting movement came to Dallas in 1910, the same year the BSA was created in the United States, and by 1913 several troops were already in existence. In 1923
500-537: The easy access from the Dallas metropolitan area . The camp lends its name to Camp Wisdom Road, a major east–west road near the camp. Camp Wisdom has an unfortunate reputation of being noisy at all times due to proximity to two highways: Interstate 20 and Texas Spur 408 . Also, lighted highway billboards shine into some campsites. Clements Scout Ranch houses two Boy Scout camps, Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp and Camp Meisenbach. Named after former Texas Governor Bill Clements,
525-568: The electrical system, which was back in operation within 48 hours. James Ray is home to the Sanford Aquatics Area which contains a 180,000 gallon, one-of-a-kind swimming pool. In and surrounding the pool is a beach-front entrance, two aqua jet systems, and a 141-foot (43 m) water slide. Camp Wisdom is Circle Ten Council's original camp. Donated in 1923 by farmer John S. Wisdom, still known by his nickname "Daddy Wisdom", Camp Wisdom started at about 300 acres (1.2 km ). At one point,
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#1732869543239550-514: The fur and hide business, dealing in, among other things, possum pelts. His best suppliers of these hunted in the canyon of the Brazos and Sablosky began greeting them by saying, "Here are the boys from the Possum Kingdom." Sablosky went on to be a prominent businessman in Dallas. Before his death he left millions of dollars to charity. The lake is home to the famous Hell's Gate , a sheer break in
575-401: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lone_Star_Area_Council&oldid=932968829 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Circle Ten Council Circle Ten Council
600-504: The nine spillway gates rather than the usual filled concrete. It has two 11,250 kilowatt generators which were used during peak demand periods that are no longer in use. Morris Sheppard was in 1938 one of Texas' United States Senators. The dam was named for him in honor of his efforts in obtaining funding for the project. The lake is located where the Brazos River cuts through the Palo Pinto Hills. The canyon thus formed provided
625-567: The second 2011 fire was an electrical spark on the 101 Ranch. The first week of August 2012 brought more wildfires to the PK vicinity (between the dam & Graford) which were possibly ignited by lightning strikes amid the extremely drought-ridden countryside. Texas Governor Perry authorized the Texas military forces to assist in battling them. Several Chinook helicopters were assigned to the Palo Pinto county efforts. The fires were brought under control over
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