Monthly Archives: December 2016

From the Archives, December 25, 2016

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Boxwell in the Snow: The Cripple Crab

Welcome to our last post of 2016.  We’ll be taking a holiday break, but will be back in January to continue providing you with Boxwell history and news.

In the meantime, we conclude our Boxwell in the Snow series with this wonderfully sunny photo of the “top of the hill.”  There are other photos that are worth showing, but if you’re going to conclude a series on Boxwell in the snow, this seems like an appropriate place to wrap it all up.

As today is Christmas AND the first day of Hanukkah, we’d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Hanukkah. Enjoy the end of 2016!

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Cripple Crab and the water tower in the snow, January 31, 2010.

From the News, December 21, 2016

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Mutt and Jeff

It shouldn’t be surprising, but every and now then, the Boy Scouts end up in the comics.  Mutt and Jeff was a regular in the Nashville Tennessean and is generally considered the first comic strip (it used multiple panels to tell a story, not a single panel).  It began in 1907 and ran until 1983.  The comic shown here is from March 1931 and, in case you missed it, is titled “Almost a Two Piece Suit.” Did you get the joke?

“Almost a Two Piece Suit” from Mutt and Jeff by Bud Adams in The Tennessean, March 24, 1931, pg. 11.

Mutt and Jeff

A Mutt and Jeff comic from 1931.

From the Archives, December 18, 2016

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Boxwell in the Snow: CubWorld Fort

This week we continue with our December series on Boxwell in the snow.  This photo, like last week’s and the weeks’ to come, was taken by Steve Belew, who was Head Ranger at the time–January 2010.

Like most snow related photos, there isn’t much of a story here.  This is the CubWorld Fort in the snow.  Something about CubWorld’s activity areas very much say “summer,” and thus seeing them snow covered is quite a contrast!

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Gaylord CubWorld’s Fort in the snow, January 30, 2010

From the News, December 14, 2016

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Camp Fisher in Manchester, TN

Have you ever heard of Camp Fisher in Manchester, TN? No? We hadn’t either.  But apparently for a brief time in the early 1930s, the Nashville Council (now Middle Tennessee Council) ran a SECOND Summer Camp.  The camp obviously didn’t survive for very long, but it did exist.  And, according to the write up, the camp serviced about 150 Scouts a week.  Boxwell, located at Narrows of the Harpeth in 1931, was only serving about 80 Scouts a week.

So, what happened to it? Where did it go? Why did Boxwell survive and this one didn’t? Honestly, we don’t know the answers to those questions yet.  Once we find out, we’ll let you know!

“Boy Scout Camp Fisher Near Manchester, TN,” The Tennessean, pg. 40, July 12, 1931.

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Photo of Scouts on the waterfront at Camp Fisher in Manchester, TN, 1931

From the Archives, December 11, 2016

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Boxwell in the Snow: Akers Lake

This week we continue with our December series on Boxwell in the snow.  This photo, like last week’s and the weeks’ to come, was taken by Steve Belew, who was Head Ranger at the time–January 2010.

This photo is unique in part because it is one of the few photos of Akers Lake in the Archives.  For those of you who don’t know, Akers Lake was a by-product of the creation of Old Hickory Lake.  When the area was flooded in 1954 and Spencer Creek and the Cumberland River became part of the Lake, underground tunnels flooded as well and Akers Lake was created.  This area was part of Boxwell’s farming operation for years, but in recent times it is known as the the Percy Dempsey Camporee Area.

So, this is a photo of Akers Lake, frozen.  What more do you really need to know?

Akers Lake, 2010

Akers Lake in the Snow, 2010. There is a dock here and therefore it is believed the photo is from the Percy Dempsey Camporee Area.