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Adventure West Council

Here's a little additional information & history about Troop 97's local Council. The new Adventure West name recognizes the May 2021 merger of Longs Peak Council (Greeley, CO) and Greater Wyoming Council (Casper, WY). For administrative purposes, most councils sub-divide their territory into several geographic "districts". As of May 2022 the Council has seven districts. The combined Council is geographically large, although much of the Council territory is lightly populated. The Council now covers 10 northern/northeastern Colorado counties, 12 Nebraska panhandle counties, plus almost 16 of Wyoming's 23 counties (the Yellowstone National Park section of Park county is in the Montana Council).

Brief History of the Adventure West Council

Major Council Merger Events

The brief information below gives some idea of the complexity of the history of most Councils. The ever-expanding current Council dates from a 1928 three-Council merger, with only two major additions since then. [Number shown is the official BSA-assigned Council number. Town listed is the official Council headquarters, though Councils typically covered a much wider area.]

1928 Merger—Weld & Morgan Counties Council #62 (Greeley, CO) + Longs Peak Council #689 (Boulder, CO) + Southeastern Wyoming Council #639 (Cheyenne, WY) merge in 1928 to form the core of the modern Council. The combined Council keeps its headquarters in Greeley and the BSA number 62, but adopts the name of Boulder's Council as more descriptive.
1975 Merger—Wyo-braska Council #325 (Scottsbluff, NE) territory added; combined Council remains Longs Peak #62 with hedquarters in Greeley
2021 Merger—Greater Wyoming Council #638 (Casper, WY) territory added; combined Council will keep #62 and headquarters in Greeley, but has chosen a more descriptive name for the larger territory

More Details on the Former Councils that Constitute the Adventure West Council

Colorado Portion of the Council

1917-19—[There was a Fort Collins Council from 1917-19, but this apparently ceased to exist before the following mergers.]
1916—Greeley Council #62 (Greeley)
1924—Greeley Council (Weld county) adds Morgan county and is renamed Weld & Morgan Counties Council #62 (Greeley, CO)
1925—Longs Peak Council #689 (Boulder)
1928—Weld & Morgan Counties Council #62 (Greeley) + Longs Peak Council #689 (Boulder) + Southeastern Wyoming Council #639 (Cheyenne, WY) merge to form the new Longs Peak Council #62 (Greeley)
2021—Council renamed Adventure West Council #62 (Greeley) as a result of the merger with the Greater Wyoming Council

Wyoming Portion of the Council

1920—Cheyenne Council #639 (Cheyenne)
1925—Cheyenne Council becomes Southeastern Wyoming Council #639 (Cheyenne)
1928—Southeastern Wyoming Council #639 (Cheyenne) merges with Weld & Morgan Counties Council #62 (Greeley, CO) + Longs Peak Council #689 (Boulder, CO) to form the new Longs Peak Council #62 (Greeley, CO)
1929-31—Cheyenne Council becomes separate for two years, then rejoins Longs Peak Council

1975—Merger of Wyo-braska Council with Longs Peak Council brings two more Wyoming counties into the Council

1975—Carbon county (Rawlins) transfers from Longs Peak Council to Jim Bridger Council (Rock Springs); (Jim Bridger merged with two other councils to form the Trapper Trails Council in 1993)
2019—Carbon county returns to Longs Peak Council

1929—Central Wyoming Council #638 (Casper)
2016—Central Wyoming Council renames itself to Greater Wyoming Council
2021—Greater Wyoming Council #638 (Casper) merges with Longs Peak Council to become the Adventure West Council #62 (Greeley, CO)

Nebraska Portion of the Council

1929—Nebraska Panhandle Area Council #325 (Scottsbluff)
1935—Nebraska Panhandle Area Council becomes Scottsbluff Area Council #325 (Scottsbluff)
1936—Scottsbluff Area Council becomes Wyo-braska Council #325 (Scottsbluff)
1975—Wyo-braska Council #325 (Scottsbluff) merges with Longs Peak Council

2019—Deuel county (Chappell) transfers from Overland Trails Council #322 (Grand Island, NE) to Longs Peak Council (Deuel county sits on top of the northeast corner of Colorado)

Adventure West Council Districts