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Camp Arrowhead For Boys ...

Camp Arrowhead is a boys Christian, high adventure summer camp located in Zirconia, NC. It has been in operation since 1937.

History
Camp Arrowhead for Boys was founded in 1937 by the Bell family who are steeped in the history of summer camps in Western North Carolina. The Bells owned and operated the camp from 1937 until 1996. In 1990, Arrowhead moved just up the mountain from its original location to a new campus that remains its home to this day. The old campus became the permanent home to Camp Glen Arden for girls. This old campsite is on the Register of Historic Places.

In 1996, Steve Reynolds bought the camp and infused the program and people with his energy and passion, celebrating eight summers of rich traditions at Arrowhead. In 2004, a new group bought the property and sought non-profit status for the camp, which was organized as a 501c3 organization. Donations provide funds for camp improvements and more importantly "Scholarships", giving underpriviledged boys an opportunity to have a summer camp experience.

Traditions & Lore
Every camper and staff member at Arrowhead is inducted into one of two tribes, the Bootashataloos and the Chickensaws. Every summer the tribes elect a chief, a medicine man and some dog soldiers to to lead them in friendly competitions, culminating in the final marathon and bragging rights as winners of the log, which have been mounted proudly in the dining hall since 1937.

The story of Arrowhead revolves around the hero Tenfoot, whose destiny it is to defeat the great evil that plagues the land of Arrowhead, thus uniting and bringing peace to the Boots and the Chicks.

Other camp traditions include Pothole and Ironman as well as a multitude of songs, jokes and games.