Framing Staff Cabins at Fire Mountain

Members of the Rotary Club of Arlington on a regular basis do service projects at Camp Fire Mountain east of Big Lake in Skagit County.  The camp is owned by the Mount Baker Council, Boy Scouts of America.  Past projects have included funding and building camp shelters, replacing a deck on the dining hall, building amenities for the camp's swim beach, and multiple smaller projects.

On Saturday, October 14, members worked to frame two new staff cabins.  The cabins will be a part of a staff village that will include multiple 4-person cabins, bathroom and shower facilities, and work area.  Eventually 6 of the cabins will be tree houses in the forested area along Lake Challenge.

 Brad Kihm Framing a Staff Cabin

The first 4 cabins were framed by the Rotary Club of Marysville.  They are awaiting interior work and the bathroom-shower house before being occupied.  Plans are to have cabins occupied by the next summer.

 Staff Cabins Framed by Rotary Club of Marysville

The Fire Mountain Scout Reservation is 440 acres with a 37-acre manmade lake.  Since 2011 major additions and improvements have been made at the camp, including a new boat marina, improved swim beach, zip line, high and low copes courses, expanded dining hall, improved shooting sports area to name a few.  There are 18 campsites with shelters at the camp for year-round camping.

Here are a few more photos of the work project on October 14: