History
The first camp was held in Town Line Lake, Michigan USA in 1926.
The first South American Division Camporee "From nature to Creator" was held in 1983, in Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil. The first Far Eastern Division Camporee was held in Phuket, Thailand, in 1984. This was followed by the North American Division's (NAD) camporee at Camp Hale, Colorado in 1985. This was followed by the "Friendship Camporee" in Pennsylvania in 1989. In 1994, the NAD hosted the first International Camporee near Denver, Colorado. Other international camporees have been "Discover the Power" in 1999, "Faith on Fire" in 2004, and "Courage to Stand" in 2009, all of which were located on the grounds of the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. At this year's camporee, about 36,000 Pathfinders attended. The next international camporee, themed "Forever Faithful", is scheduled for 2014, also at Oshkosh.
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