Scouting was introduced to Millinocket boys and girls in the 1930’s at about the same time as Katahdin Avenue School opened. For the girls, an earlier attempt to form a Campfire Girls group had failed, but in the 1930’s, interest in Girl Scouts was growing and both Girl Scout and Brownie groups were forming. A local Girl Scout Association was formed and by the 1950’s the Abnaki Council was formed for the Millinocket region. (Note: Boy Scout groups were also formed in the same