Short Term Priorities

Archery Range: the archery range has essential maintenance needs, and could use an upgraded roof, platform, and shooting stations, along with an improved storage shed.

Outhouses: several new outhouses were replaced in the 2017-2018 time frame, but others were left.  Four outhouses are now in need of replacement, with two of them being short term priorities: at T-site and near the Beach.

Waterfront Shed: the doors of the current shed have swelled and are in poor condition, rendering the shed incapable of being closed.  A pre-fabricated shed may be the best answer as metal construction could withstand harsh winters for the next 50 years.

Campsite Maintenance: with rotting platforms having been removed, some campsites are in need of either leveling of the ground, building new platforms, or both.

Picnic Tables: these serve as places to eat or to learn Scouting skills and merit badges.  Voyager Bay has over a dozen tables, many of which have been repaired.  Several tables need maintenance or replacement.

Swim Buoys: the waterfront is a key activity area, and swimmers need a safe place to be separate from sailboats, canoes and kayaks.  Voyager Bay needs buoys to safely mark off the swimming area from boating areas. 

Appliances: camp stoves and refrigerators are a collection of secondhand donations.  Each year, one or more fail due to age or animals and need to be repaired or replaced.

Long Term Priorities

Garage: the existing "garage" at Voyager Bay is where Scouts give out "canteen" snacks during camp.  It is an old dirt-floor structure with large wooden doors that need to be propped closed with long boards.  The roof is in bad repair.  Long term, this building needs to be replaced with a separate structure with metal exterior to withstand weather and require limited maintenance.

Shower House: Voyager Bay is rustic, and beautiful, but having more than one available shower would be great.  A Scout is clean!  Philmont has a couple of shower houses that are private, basic and relatively low cost.  With 100 Scouts and adults at summer camp, plus weekend camping, this would broaden the appeal and yet keep Voyager Bay as a "camping first" destination.

A-Frame: the existing Groth Lodge / A-frame is showing signs of age, and has never been more than a kitchen for the camp and a work area on the second floor.  Expanding Groth Lodge to allow for a more modern kitchen, with a new roof and gutter system would allow for another 50 years of Scouting enjoyment. See rendering video below.

Pavilion: Scouts of all ages remember summer rain showers at Voyager Bay, huddling under tarps set next to the A-frame.  Over the years, Troop 123 has used individual tarps, car ports, and a large tarp covering a 100x100 area to provide shelter from sun and rain.  An open-walled pavilion would serve as a permanent structure for eating and teaching.  See rendering video below.

Front Gate: the first one to camp and the last one leaving have the joy (and back pain) of moving the log blocking the drive into camp.  A simple front gate would serve this purpose and would be lockable.