The Boy Scout Tribe of Mic-O-Say Feast on June 2 will mark the start of the 2018 camping season at Camp Geiger, according to tribal leaders. The Feast is an annual gathering designed to celebrate the achievements of the past year and to launch another year of tribal activities.
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Retreats will be held for Runners, Tom-Tom Beaters, and Fire Builders during the day. They are designed to prepare these tribal leaders for their summer camp responsibilities. A special costuming session for Braves will return and start at 1 p.m.
Additional information is available on the Mic-O-Say website at www.mic-o-say.org.
Registration for the Feast will begin at 4 p.m. at the Camp Geiger Trading Post. Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. in the dining hall, followed by the formal ceremonies at dust. The highlight of the evening will be the selection of a new chieftain. The tradition of selecting an annual chieftain was started in 1948. The current chieftain is Lon E. Edwards, a scouting alumnus of Troop 12 in St. Joseph.
Scout Executive H. Roe Bartle started the Tribe of Mic-O-Say in 1925 in the St. Joseph area. Since its founding, over 21,000 Scouts and adults have been inducted in the tribe.