Camp Mach-Kin-O-Siew

In Memoriam
Ken CR Pavlicek
1946-2001
Each year at the opening campfire, CR would challenge the campers at Mach to find a place in camp that was special to each of us; the waterfront, field sports, the outpost camps. He told us to claim that place as our own, to learn and grow in that place in camp.
All of 13's Scouts and Scouters will cross the bridge to Lyon's Den in the coming years remembering a man who made all of Camp Mach special.

Camp Mach-Kin-O-Siew is located 300 miles north of Chicago, Illinois in Elcho,Wisconsin.
It is one of two long term camps run by the Des Plaines Valley Council. It is a Patrol style camp and the boys must cook all meals. There is no dining hall at this camp. All of the sites are primitive and heavily wooded.
A few of the unique areas at Camp Mach include:
The Bog Hike- Camp Mach has large areas of bog and a special hike is always planned by patrol. The hike is messy, it smells, & it's great fun. Bog is floating land and each step is a new adventure. The hikes last 45 minutes and conclude with a bog fight.
Panning for Gold- Several streams near Camp Mach have areas of pyrite (fools gold) and after a short 5 mile hike the Scouts can " pan for gold ". This is a Scout favorite and each Scout goes home with several pieces of " gold ".
Visit our Camp Mach Photo Album.