Scouting in New Hampshire has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

As Scouting grew in popularity, three more makeshift and unrecognized councils sprang up in Dover, Claremont, and Portsmouth.

While the Manchester Council grew rapidly, the rest of New Hampshire's Scouting program saw limited growth.

Camp Bell has a different variety of activities from Hidden Valley, including their "living history areas, " and a different set of merit badges are available.

Together, Hidden Valley and Camp Bell make up the Griswold Scout Reservation, which covers over 3,500 acres (14 km2) including several lakes, ponds, and mountains.

Today, the council has five districts, serving a large corner of northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.

With eight towns (Atkinson, East Kingston, Hampstead, Kingston, Newton, Plaistow, Seabrook and South Hampton[3]) located in the Lone Tree District, Yankee Clipper Council is the smaller of the two councils in the Granite State.

In 1967, prominent Scouter Max I. Silber sought to display several articles he had acquired from his many Scout trips worldwide.

Max and his good friend Council Executive Lawrence L. "Larry" Lee discussed the idea of displaying the collection, and they decided to build a small museum at Camp Carpenter in Manchester.

[6] The Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum and Max I. Silber Library are run by volunteer staff and a committee that keeps the museum open every Wednesday 10-4, Select Saturdays 10-3 and select days during Cub Scout Summer Camp in July and August.