Who We Are

Chartered on May 5, 2018, Order of the Arrow's Bigfoot Lodge #620 was formed in Glacier's Edge Council with the purpose of creating a forward-thinking Lodge. This Lodge of the future delivers a cutting-edge program relevant to the needs of today's youth. As part of Scouting's National Honor Society, Members of Bigfoot Lodge experience unique leadership and camping opportunities and provide cheerful service to Scouting and their communities.

Preceding Bigfoot Lodge:

Takoda Lodge (2006-2018, Glacier's Edge Council)
Tichora Lodge (1929-2006, Four Lakes Council)
Chemokemon Lodge (1965-2006, Sinnissippi Council)
Manquzet Lodge (-1965, Sinnissippi Council)
Koshkonong Lodge (-1965, Sinnissippi Council)

Our Mission

The mission of the Order of the Arrow is to fulfill its purpose as an integral part of the Boy Scouts of America through positive youth leadership under the guidance of selected capable adults.

Our Purpose

As Scouting’s National Honor Society, our purpose is to:

Recognize those who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives and through that recognition cause others to conduct themselves in a way that warrants similar recognition.
Promote camping, responsible outdoor adventure, and environmental stewardship as essential components of every Scout’s experience, in the unit, year-round, and in summer camp.
Develop leaders with the willingness, character, spirit and ability to advance the activities of their units, our Brotherhood, Scouting, and ultimately our nation.
Crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others.

“The Order of the Arrow is a thing of the outdoors rather than the indoors. It was born in an island wilderness. It needs the sun and rain, the woods and the plains, the waters and the starlit sky.”

— E. Urner Goodman, Co-Founder of Order of the Arrow