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After receiving word of a reorganization of the BSA areas in the Southern and Northeastern region, I had wondered how long it would be until I heard about the other regions. It didn’t take long until Andrew Kosmowski pointed me to this announcement on the OA Central Region website.

Andrew created this map using the information in the announcement and the BSA’s Central Region map. I haven’t verified its accuracy. Other than some potential issues around the Chicago area it seems pretty reasonable and likely accurate.

Andrew also sent this chart, showing the lodges and councils by the new areas and what sections they were formerly in.

Area 1

• (3B) 133 Illowa Konepaka Ketiwa Lodge #38
• (1C) 172 Hawkeye Area Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock Lodge #467
• (1C) 173 Winnebago Sac-N-Fox Lodge #108
• (1C) 177 Mid-Iowa Mitigwa Lodge #450
• (1C) 178 Northeast Iowa Timmeu Lodge #74
• (1A) 250 Northern Star Totanhan Nakaha Lodge #16
• (1A) 283 Twin Valley Wahpekute Lodge #53
• (1A) 286 Voyageurs Area Ka’niss Ma’ingan Lodge #196
• (1A) 296 Central Minnesota Naguonabe Lodge #31
• (1C) 299 Gamehaven Blue Ox Lodge #26
• (1A) 429 Northern Lights Pa-Hin Lodge #27
• (1A) 733 Sioux Tetonwana Lodge #105

Area 2

• (2A) 255 Great Sauk Trail Manitous Lodge #88
• (1B) 261 Hiawathaland Ni-Sanak-Tani Lodge #381
• (2A) 262 Detroit Area Migisi Opawgan Lodge #162
• (2A) 264 Tall Pine Cuwe Lodge #218
• (2B) 265 Lake Huron Area Mischigonong Lodge #89
• (2B) 266 Gerald R. Ford Nacha Tindey Lodge #25
• (2B) 270 Southwest Michigan Nacha-Mawat Lodge #373
• (2B) 271 Chief Okemos Gabe-Shi-Win-Gi-Ji-Kens Lodge #374
• (2B) 274 Scenic Trails Indian Drum Lodge #152
• (2A) 276 Clinton Valley Chippewa Lodge #29
• (2A) 277 Blue Water Chickagami Lodge #180

Area 3

• (5C) 112 Trails West Kishkakon Lodge #32
• (5C) 116 Okaw Valley Taleka Lodge #81
• (3C) 117 Prairielands Illini Lodge #55
• (3C) 121 Lincoln Trails Woapink Lodge #167
• (3C) 138 W.D. Boyce Wenasa Quenhotan Lodge #23
• (5C) 141 Mississippi Valley Black Hawk Lodge #67
• (3C) 144 Abraham Lincoln Illinek Lodge #132
• (5C) 312 Grtr. St. Louis Area Shawnee Lodge #51 & Anpetu-we Lodge #100
• (3B) 660 Blackhawk Area Wulapeju Lodge #140
• (3B) 702 Rainbow Waupecan Lodge #197
• (3B) 751 Northwest Suburban Lakota Lodge #175

Area 4

• (4A) 433 Great Trail Marnoc Lodge #151
• (4A) 436 Buckeye Sipp-O Lodge #377
• (4A) 440 Greater Cleveland Cuyahoga Lodge #17
• (4B) 441 Simon Kenton Tecumseh Lodge #65
• (4B) 450 Heart of Ohio Portage Lodge #619
• (4A) 463 Grtr. Western Reserve Wapashuwi Lodge #56
• (4A) 467 Muskingum Valley Netawatwees Lodge #424
• (4A) 615 Mountaineer Area Menawngihella Lodge #550
• (4A) 617 Buckskin Chi-Hoota-Wei Lodge #617
• (4A) 618 Allohak Nendawen Lodge #618
• (4A) 619 Ohio River Valley Onondaga Lodge #36
• (4A) 672 Tri-State Area Thal-Coo-Zyo Lodge #457

Area 5

• (5A) 192 Coronado Area Kidi-Kidish Lodge #434
• (5B) 194 Santa Fe Trail Mandan Lodge #372
• (5A) 197 Jayhawk Area Dzie-Hauk Tonga Lodge #429
• (5B) 198 Quivira Kansa Lodge #198
• (5B) 306 Ozark Trails Wah-Sha-She Lodge #42
• (5B) 307 Heart of America Tamegonit Lodge #147
• (5B) 311 Pony Express (No OA)
• (5A) 322 Overland Trails Tatanka-Anpetu-Wi Lodge #94
• (5A) 324 Cornhusker Golden Sun Lodge #492
• (5A) 326 Mid-America Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut Lodge #97
• (5C) 653 Great Rivers Nampa-Tsi Lodge #216

Area 6

• (2C) 145 Hoosier Trails Nischa Chuppecat Lodge #212
• (3C) 152 Calumet Michigamea Lodge #110
• (2C) 156 Buffalo Trace Kiondaga Lodge #422
• (2C) 157 Anthony Wayne Area Kiskakon Lodge #75
• (2C) 160 Crossroads of America Jaccos Towne Lodge #21
• (2C) 162 Sagamore Takachsin Lodge #173
• (2C) 165 LaSalle Sakima Lodge #573
• (4B) 438 Dan Beard Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #145
• (4B) 439 Tecumseh Tarhe Lodge #292
• (4B) 444 Miami Valley Miami Lodge #495
• (4B) 449 Black Swamp Area Mawat Woakus Lodge #449
• (4B) 460 Erie Shores Tindeuchen Lodge #522

Area 7

• (3C) 118 Chicago Area Owasippe Lodge #7
• (3C) 127 Three Fires Lowaneu Allanque Lodge #41
• (3A) 129 Northeast Illinois Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Lodge #40
• (3C) 147 Des Plaines Valley Pachsegink Lodge #246
• (3A) 620 Glacier’s Edge Takoda Lodge #146*
• (1B) 624 Gateway Area Ni-Sanak-Tani Lodge #381
• (1B) 627 Samoset Tom Kita Chara Lodge #96
• (3A) 629 Milwaukee County Mikano Lodge #231
• (3A) 634 Southeast Wisconsin Mascoutens Lodge #8
• (1B) 635 Bay-Lakes Awase Lodge #61
• (1B) 637 Chippewa Valley Otyokwa Lodge #337
• (3A) 651 Potawatomi Area Wag-O-Shag Lodge #280

Previously the Central Region had five areas that were subdivided by the OA into sections (C-1A through C-5C). In this new reorganization, the BSA will divide this region into seven areas. I expect at least some will be divided into sections.

I may need to chastise some readers a bit here. Previously, I had posted news of the Southern Region reorganization. In that post I made it abundantly clear that this was the reorganization of the BSA areas, and that sections created for Order of the Arrow purposes might be different and subdivisions of those areas. I was criticized for posting inaccurate information in this matter but after a review of the official announcement it would appear my first post was accurate for what it was.

Please read these announcements carefully. BSA areas are management constructs created by the BSA for the purpose of running that organization and delivering the program to the councils. Sections are created by the Order of the Arrow for the purpose of serving the lodges and its brothers, primarily through annual section conclaves. They are not the same. An OA section sometimes is a subdivision of a BSA area. My own area, SR7, is one such example being divided into SR-7A (Virginia) and SR-7B (eastern and central North Carolina).

Please do not harass members of the National Committee about changes you see here until after you have carefully read and understood them.