Suanhacky Lodge
Founded 1930
The Grand Lodge granted Queens Council a charter for a lodge of the WWW in July of 1930. The first members of Suanhacky Lodge included Joseph Brinton, Arthur Burrorows and many others. By the end of the first year the membership in Suanhacky Lodge reached a total of 45 members. In the early years Suanhacky Lodge functioned out of Camp Man which was located in the Ten Mile River Scout Camps. Joseph Brinton was the Camp Director at Camp Man and he represented the lodge at the regional meeting of 1930 which was held at Camp Ranachqua. In 1936, Suanhacky has the proud distinction of calling themselves the 'Home of the National Chief.' Joseph Brinton, founder of Suanhacky Lodge was elected the Grand Chieftain at the National Lodge meeting of 1936 which was held at Treasure Island, the birthplace of the Order of the Arrow.
Some of Suanhacky’s famous Arrowmen include Eagle Scout Paul Siple of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who later became the president of the United States, and the Mayor of New York City, William O’Dwyer.
One of the most lasting projects that Suanhacky lodge completed over the years was the construction of the Tower of Friendship. The lodge members built this and rocks from all of the states were sent to build the tower, showing the friendship that is made through scouting.
Over the years Suanhacky has prospered and in the year 2000 they celebrated their 70th anniversary. Suanhacky Lodge has dedicated 70 years of cheerful service to the scouts and Scouters of the Queens Council and as the chapters have merged and the lodge has changed, the one thing that stayed consistent was their undying support to the people of Queens. Suanhacky is striving to have the next seventy years better than the first.