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- Winter Camp I: We Finally Have an Adult
- Douglas Wilson's 21st birthday makes Winter Camp possible. While the idea of a chapter holiday encampment had been around as early as 1975, lack of available adult leadership forced a two-year wait for the realization of this plan.
- Winter Camp II: Beginning of Eternity
- It was with Winter Camp II that the event was established as an annual affair. Moreover, many of Winter Camp's most beloved traditions may be traced to the second installment.
- Winter Camp III: We've achieved critical mass
- "Critical Mass" is defined here as a full cabin. 25 Arrowmen converged on the Beaver Creek building for Winter Camp III, leading to an overcrowding problem. On the other hand, Winter Camp's growth in importance was certainly aided by this high participation and its long-term success seemed that much more assured.
- Winter Camp IV: Rebellious Expansion
- The overcrowding problem experienced at Winter Camp III was dealt with this year as Winter Camp annexed Clearwater cabin in addition to Beaver Creek. "Rebellious" commemorates the patrol system used that year as Winter Camp formed itself into a Scout troop for the weekette. The Rebel Patrol joined the Reivers and the Black Sheep as the experiment in government made a one-time appearance.
- Winter Camp V: Communism: The introduction of currency
- A strange new combination of descriptors, but these two features were perhaps the most notable new developments in 1981. A modified Communist government replace the patrol system and printed currency became the medium of exchange as Arrowmen from all classes sought to eke out a living under the new regime.
- Winter Camp VI: Soda Pop, anyone?
- Jim Warren served as Food Director this yea and his excursion into menu planning led to an all-time high in soda pop consumption. The porch of the Beaver Creek building was pressed into service for the numerous empty bottles as Winter Camp elapsed.
- Winter Camp VII: Democracy Rears its ugly head.
- As the quest for the ideal Winter Camp government continued, it was perhaps inevitable that a democratic system be tried once. Chapter Chief Matt Konchel appointed himself as Winter Camp Director but then didn't attend camp. As the leadership vacuum revealed itself and while the Security department declared martial law, it was decided to elect a new leader. Mark Bollman-->, Paul Duran, and John Howey soot for election with Mark--> winning out. Democratic elections have not been held since.
- Winter Camp VIII: Terts are people too.
- Another new government saw Paul Duran get his chance at the helm of the Winter Camp ship of state. As Korish that year, Paul presided (under the background control of the Inner World Society) over a society where Arrowmen were classified as primary, secondary, and tertiary centrics - this last group dubbed "Terts" for short. The qualifications for Tert status included only the successful completion of birth.
- Winter Camp IX: The Committee Strikes Back
- Many activities at Winter Camp IX were centered around the destruction - real or imagined of a force believed to be anti-Arrow. "The Committee Strikes Back" was the name given to a rewriting of Jeff Rand's classic "Last Ceremony" which led to the death of this enemy.
- Winter Camp X: A glimpse of the Future
- With the first decade set of Winter Camps complete and the event now firmly established on the holiday calendar, event veterans sought to ensure its continuation by forming the Winter Camp Future Society. The groundwork was laid in 1986 and the first member was accepted a year later.
- Winter Camp XI: Dawn of the Information Age
- This catchphrase refers to the outpouring of newspapers which were published at Winter Camp XI. While the government-sponsored Winter Camp News produced only one issue, the anti-government paper known as the Allogagan printed three and the anti-Jeff Rand paper dubbed the Free Our Republic produced two.
- Winter Camp XII: Six people, six cars. Six full cars.
- The December 26 setup crew comprised six people each of whom drove to camp without any room for other passengers. As has been recorded in the official history of Winter Camp XII, one driver had to navigate to camp while balancing milk jugs on his lap.
- Winter Camp XIII: What's my password, I gotta go
- Jeff Rand's computerized latrine monitor made its debut this year. As a running total was kept of elapsed latrine time, each Arrowmen had to long onto the system for proper accounting. Renegade latrine use was indicated by an audible warning issued by the computer.
- Winter Camp XIV: Traditionally Unconventional
- The Winter Camp rhomboidal logo debuted in 1990 and bore this motto which has become something of a a general catchphrase for the entire Winter Camp experience.
- Winter Camp XV: Forever Young
- Something of a space-filler, this phrase fits in nicely with a WInter Camp News description of Winter Camp as "a curious blend of adults seeking to retain their youth and youth rushing toward adulthood."
- Winter Camp XVI: Murphy was an Optimist
- Winter Camp XVI featured a rather unusual collection of injuries and accidents, sufficient to evoke frequent thoughts of Murphy's Law.
- Winter Camp XVII: Help us make the right decisions.
- One of the highlights of Winter Camp XVII was the first Hobby Demo.
- Winter Camp XVIII: We the fallen
- The last retroactive catchphrase paid a backhanded tribute to Ron Donohue's ankle injury on Day Four suffered following a spill during Capture the Objective. His injury did, however, lead to the newly-improvised activity of Indoor Crutch Lacrosse which was held during the Conglomerate Lunch.
- Winter Camp XIX: Conquering new worlds of fun.
- In the spirit of the Viking theme adopted for Winter Camp XIX, this phrase was much used in advance as a slogan for the event and appeared on the promotional flier.
- Winter Camp XX: The investment pays off.
- Among the activities relating to the founding of the Winter Camp Future Society in 1987 was a $12 per member commitment to funding some sort of special activity at Winter Camp XX. These funds, totaling $132 were invested in US Savings Bonds and the proceeds were tapped in 1996 to underwrite some of the cost of the Anniversary Banquet and to purchase souvenir T-shirts for all full-time participants.
- Winter Camp XXI: Aliens are among us.
- Winter Camp XXI adopted an Area 51 theme and events of the weekette centered around the possibilities of alien visitation. The centerpiece of the schedule was the Area 51 Role-playing game where campers were assigned various roles and sent to investigate and alleged alien crash site.
- Winter Camp XXII: A New Kitchen - No more stove fires
- Jeff Rand spearheaded the Stove Fund of 1998 when Winter Campers past, present, and future contributed money toward a new stove for the Beaver Creek building. The new oven made the Bollmano's Pizza operation much easier. Despite the catchphrase, there was indeed a stove fire - on the last day, when Ron Donohue was asked by newcomer Geoff Booth, "Are you aware you're on fire?" after a dishtowel ignited.
- Winter Camp XXIII: A Web of Opportunity
- The 1999 catchphrase commemorated the growing prominence of the Winter Camp website in planning Winter Camp and preserving its spirit throughout the rest of the year.
- Winter Camp XXIV: Looking toward the Future.
- As the twenty-fifth anniversary Winter Camp loomed just one year in the future, it was clear that a momentous event was on the horizon, and Winter Camp XXIV was tagged as the beginning of the planning of what was sure to be a monumental camp.
- Winter Camp XXV: Our first quarter century of excess
- The 25th Winter Camp celebrated the various excesses involved in deluxe camping, culminating in the 162-Dish Banquet.
- Winter Camp XXVI: Surviving the Plague
- In the first quarter century of Winter Camp there were three or four serious illnesses during camp: Steve Donohue, Mike Osvath, Paul Duran, and perhaps Dan Bollman. At Winter Camp XXVI, someone arrived carrying a bug. Before the weekette was out, two people had left early from illness and another half-dozen or so were temporarily felled with an intestinal malady of near epic proportions.
- Winter Camp XXVII: Yes, it's a real plane!
- Roger Horn's pilot license and plane were put to good use during Murder-Clue. Clues were written on long streamers and attached to light sticks. The sticks were then dropped from the plane for the waiting teams to retrieve. Despite somewhat difficult conditions 20 of 28 were recovered.
- Winter Camp XXVIII: Westward ho, wagon in tow
- Winter Camp adopted "Wild West" as its theme and the weekette kicked off with the Independence Hike. In this trek around D-A, campers pulled and pushed the Ranch's chuck wagon, loaded with some gear, in a loop through camp and enjoyed lunch and three other activities.
- Winter Camp XXIX: Eighty Days is Too Many
- The Theme for Winter Camp XXIX was "Around the world in a weekette", shortcutting Phileas Fogg by about 75 days. Activities and meals through the weekette traced an eastward path around the globe, and a number of new meals were prepared and served.
- Winter Camp XXX: Look, they got the lake on fire
- One of the thematic activities at the "Pirates of Brownsea Island" Winter Camp was an afternoon of boat construction on day three. On the night of day four, the boats were set adrift at the Beaver Creek waterfront and set afire.
- Winter Camp XXXI: Veni, vidi, castri
- Which, being translated from Latin is "I came, I saw, I camped" and thus an appropriate slogan for the Ancient Roman theme of Winter Camp XXXI.
- Winter Camp XXXII: Bug-Out from Beaver Creek
- Winter Camp XXXII's military theme was realized in a way that no one could have anticipated: with a full-scale bugout from Beaver Creek to Trout Lake after the electricity failed in BC.
- Winter Camp XXXIII: Bigger than big barrage of balls
- "GIANT!" was the them of Winter Camp XXXIII, and sought to enlarge traditional Winter Cap events. The weekette featured a number of events using multiple playground balls.
- Winter Camp XXXIV: A century in a weekette
- Winter Camp XXXIV celebrated the 100th anniversary of the BSA by compressing 100 years of history into the first four days of camp. Each day commemorated a quarter-century with period-specific events and atmosphere.
- Winter Camp XXXV: Friends, food, fun and fire
- This could reasonably be chosen as the catchphrase for any Winter Camp.
- Winter Camp XXXVI: Welcome to Winter Camp
- The actual slogan is written in Chinese and went along with the Ancient China theme for Winter Camp XXXVI. This legend graced a banner that was flown over the road into the Beaver Creek building at the start of camp.
- Winter Camp XXXVII: Strange fruit, strange land
- Winter Cap XXXVII relocated to the unfamiliar grounds of Silver Trails Scout Reservation due to downed power lines at D-bar-A. The Gatherer Lunch that kicked off the weekette included several exotic fruits like horned melon and Buddha's hand.
- Winter Camp XXXVIII: Achieving new heights
- There were many highs shown in the pictures of this camp including painting high ceilings, a highest flag pole contest, high rollers at the casino, and aerial pictures from a drone.
- Winter Camp XXXIX: Yes, we ate it!
- The menu included a number or experimental items including seafood ragout, peanut butter meatloaf, cinnamon peas, and chocolate mashed potatoes. While none of these was dangerous they were not as well-received as other culinary experiment; the dessert experiments, including piecaken and candy pie were more successful.
- Winter Camp XL: Return of the Tad
- The Universal Measurement System, largely dormant at 21st century Winter Camps, returned with gusto at Winter Camp XL. Alan Wilson designed a collection of black boxes the implemented a directional distance analysis (DDA) course which campers could run with a compass. The course was charted in tads, a universal measure of distance that had made its Winter Camp debut with the DDA course at Winter Camp II.
- Winter Camp XLI: Colder than first forty
- Winter Camp XLI saw campers move out of Beaver Creek, gathering at Trout Lake cabin from Day One. Temperatures during the weekette were especially low, setting a new camp record at -11 degrees Farenheit.
- Winter Camp XLII: Nations Battle for Medals
- The theme of Winter Camp XLII was Olympics and those attending were divided into three different nations. During the course of the weekette, several medal events were held with winners getting gold, second silver and third getting bronze (actualy blue).
- Winter Camp XLIII: Ranger Invades Cabin
- As part of a service project, the rangers used heavy machinery to remove flower boxes that were attached to the front of the building. A particularly stubborn piece and a slight mishandling of the controls led to the bucket knocking out part of the wall in the same room where we had removed the ceiling.
- Winter Camp XLIV: Not Quite Doomsday
- Winter Camp survived the Covid-19 plague and the shutdown of much of the Scouting program in Michigan. During Winter Camp at Camp, John Ferencz routed out a sign bearing this slogan which was left on display at the close of Winter Camp.
