Scouts with Troop 55 work together on a new memorial trail sign Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Camp Bromelsick. The sign is in honor of Tripp Anderson, a former Camp Bromelsick committee member.

Scout leader Jim Peterson, right, teaches members of Troop 55 how to carve at Camp Bromelsick. The scouts created a new memorial trail sign, Saturday, March 26, 2011, in honor of former camp committee member Tripp Anderson.

Scouts in Troop 55 construct a memorial trail sign at Camp Bromelsick, Saturday, March 26, 2011. The sign honors Tripp Anderson, a former Camp Bromelsick committee member.

In preparation for a 50th anniversary celebration for the Camp Bromelsick property, local Boy Scout leaders are looking for people who may have been associated with the land in the past.

“It’s used quite a bit,” said Mike Riling, a Lawrence attorney who sits on the board that oversees the property. “You can often find a troop out on the weekends, even when it’s snowing.”

That proved to be the case the weekend of March 26, when, in fact, it was actually snowing.

Josh Waisner, 12, of Lawrence, is in Troop 55, which was clearing a trail on Saturday in preparation for the 50th anniversary celebration to be held April 8-10. He said he enjoyed the land and the Boy Scouts in general.

“It’s just a good way to get out of the house,” he said. “Because then your parents aren’t always following you around.”

The land was purchased on March 29, 1961, using funds from the Alfred Bromelsick Trust. Bromelsick, a successful Lawrence businessman, left funds to be used for the benefit of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and 4-H Club.

The property is 160 acres west of Lawrence, near the intersection of East 700 and North 1400 roads.

Riling said that anyone who has old photos or other pieces of memorabilia from the site should contact him using the camp website, http://www.campbromelsick.com, or by calling him at 841-4700.

The celebration will include a “camporee,” with more than 300 Scouts. On the schedule are event competitions (one is “We Don’t Need no Matches,” a fire-building competition).

Scott Gates, an assistant scoutmaster for Troop 55, said the land was special because local Scouts didn’t have to reserve spots in state parks or other campgrounds.

“There are lots of people who would die to have this,” as an option for their Scouts, he said.