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Great Lakes Council Boy Scout Shoulder Patch: The Story Behind the 2010 Design

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Channel: Peter von Panda · 2015 · Education

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⚜️ Where do Boy Scout council shoulder patches come from? I can't tell you the history of every patch, but I can tell you the story of this one: the Great Lakes Council shoulder patch, the winning design from an open 2010 contest for the former Detroit Area Council.

Chapters
0:00 Where do Scout patches come from?
0:18 The 2010 design contest
0:35 Great Lakes Field Service Council
1:02 Colors, lakes and fleur-de-lis
1:21 Vintage map inspiration
2:07 Spotted at jamborees

🧭 What the design means
Earth tones and a tan background like an antique map or parchment, the Great Lakes stitched in light sky blue, a compass rose tilted the way the Great Lakes actually sit, a brown fleur-de-lis, Michigan across the bottom and a metallic Honolulu blue border. The map is meant to look like it's lying on a table angled away from you, which gives it that vintage feel.

📍 From Great Lakes Council to Great Lakes Field Service Council
When all of Michigan merged into one council (the Michigan Crossroads Council), the Great Lakes Council became the Great Lakes Field Service Council, serving Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, and the patch picked up the extra word. I've even run into this patch at jamborees, including a Scout from another council who bought one just because he liked the design.

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