Scouting in Alaska has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Nanuk Lodge #355 was established July 1, 1947, with the inception of the Alaska Council of the Boy Scouts of America, based out of the State Capital of Juneau.

The Western Alaska Area Council was formed on July 1, 1955 and retained the original lodge name.

The lodge is named after the barren ground caribou, which is known to the Yupik Eskimo people of Western Alaska as Toontuk.

The money was used to rehabilitate the waterfront at Lost Lake Scout Camp[6] with sand and a lifeguard tower.

The Farthest North Girl Scout Council serves the largest geographical area of any of the more than 100 Girl Scout Councils in the United States, serving everything from the 63rd parallel north of the Alaska Range, more than 350,000 square miles (910,000 km2).

This council was started in 1925 by a handful of girls in Fairbanks, Alaska headed by Jessie Bloom.