History of the DeWolf Den
This small log cabin was originally constructed in 1957 –1958. The First Port Hammond Rover Crew constructed it. The Rover Crew started in 1956 and were named “56th Alouettes”. Scouting tradition suggests that Rover crews need a special place to meet, a place to call their own. Typically this meeting place has been a Rover “den”. One of the first projects for this group of young men, in 1957 was to construct their own den. The adult leader of this rover crew was a man named Bud DeWolf. He had the foresight to recognize the importance of a special meeting place, or den, and so he sparked the enthusiasm in the rovers and construction of the den began. He lived on a piece of property near the corner of Acadia Crescent and Dewdney Trunk Road. The cabin site was here, on this property, adjacent to Kin Park. The construction project became an important bonding project for the rovers and a special place for them to meet. The building was never used for personal events and was always kept in good shape until 1974 when the crew disbanded. It is called the DeWolf Den in memory of Bud DeWolf, the Rover Crew Skip, who left a deep and lasting impression upon the young men of the 56th Alouettes Rover Crew.