Boy Scout Lane

An isolated dead-end road near Stevens Point with numerous ghost stories and urban legends. Named because the Boy Scouts of America purchased the land for a camp that was never built.

Legend says a troop of Boy Scouts died here in the 1950s or 60s -- murdered by their scoutmaster, killed by their bus driver, or perished in a forest fire depending on the version. People report seeing a solitary lantern bobbing amongst the trees as if carried by a lost scout. In reality, the name comes from the Boy Scouts' land purchase, but the legends persist.