Yankee Clipper Council - Nanepashemet Lodge

Named after Nanepashemet, translated as "New Moon", was the mighty Indian chief of the Aberginian (Massachusetts) Federation., of the Order of the Arrow, Scouting's National Honor Society, was founded in 1993 from the merger of Shingebis Lodge, Passaquo Lodge, and Amiskwi Lodge. In 2000, Wannalancit Lodge was merged with Nanepashemet Lodge. The codfish was chosen as the lodge totem as it represented the economic life-blood of Massachusetts, in particular the Gloucester and Cape Cod regions. The time when codfish swim north is during the new moon which holds significance as "the start or the beginning".

Boy Scouts of the Yankee Clipper Council are elected into the Lodge by their troop members. They are chosen, exhibiting the traits of honor campers, by their peers and must be recommended by their Scoutmaster. In order to be considered for election, adults under 21 and all scouts must have achieved the First Class rank or higher. All members must have experienced at least 15 nights of Boy Scout camping within the past two calendar years, including one, but no more than one, long term camp of 5 or 6 nights. The remaining 9 or 10 nights must consist of overnight, weekend or other short term camping. Cabin camping is not counted. The Order of The Arrow is a unique organization because the body of its membership is elected from outside of the lodge.

The lodge provides service to the camps and programs of the Yankee Clipper Council. This is conducted through work projects during induction weekends, fellowship campouts and special events such as the Arrow of Light weekend and the Webelos Woods program. The Lodge also hosts fellowship events, conclaves, training events, an annual family banquet and supports the council activities at Council run events. The lodge ceremonial teams bring flair to other events at the council district and unit level. Many Lodge members, youth and adult, are active staff members of both Scout and Cub Scout Camps.

The lodge supports the Council's Friends Of Scouting program and sponsors camperships for the summer camp programs and training events. The Lodge publishes a newsletter, the Codzilla Chronicles, available by mail or online to its paid membership, which currently number over 450. Returning or transferring members from the OA can be reinstated by paying this year's and last year's dues to the Lodge. Adult members must be registered Scouters with Yankee Clipper Council.

In 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 the Lodge earned National Quality Lodge status. On August 1–6, 2009 the lodge sent a 25 member contingent to the National Order of The Arrow Conference (NOAC) held at Indiana University. Nanepashemet Lodge is part of the NE-1A section of the Order of the Arrow.

In 2011 The National Order of the Arrow Committee awarded Nanepashemet Lodge both the E. Urner Goodman Camping Award and the National Service Award. Both honors are given to only eight lodges in the nation each year and for one lodge to earn them both in the same year is very rare. The E. Urner Goodman Camping Award is awarded to lodges who provide exceptional efforts in the area of camping promotions and achieve tangible results in the growth of camping within the council. Yankee Clipper Council achieved growth in all camping programs in 2010. The National Service Award is reserved for those lodges who perform exceptional service to their council and camps, both in qauality and quantity. In 2010 the Lodge completed The Legacy Project which renovated the council campfire rings at both its camps, installed new matching gateways, and planted over 100 trees around the Stockade at Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation.

Nanepashemet Lodge is a 2012 recipient of the OA National Service Grant. The grant was awarded to Nanepashemet Lodge to rebuilt the waterfront lookout tower at Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation.

At the annual lodge meeting in May 2012 Bobby Patterson was elected to serve as the Nanepashemet Lodge Chief for 2012-2013. Bobby was sworn into office on July 26, 2011 at Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation and officially assumed the position of lodge chief on August 1. Matthew Harrington was installed as the Lodge Vice Chief, Timothy Larocque was installed as the Lodge Secretary, and was installed as Lodge Treasurer. Also in 2012, the lodge sent a contingent of 34 Arrowmen to the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) at Michigan State University, the largest NOAC contingent in lodge history and the largest in Section NE1A

After completing five terms as lodge adviser, Michael Bryant stepped down on July 31, 2012. Yankee Clipper Scout Executive Kevin Nichols announced that Raymond Morrison III will be lodge adviser on August 1, 2012. This date coincides with the beginning of the term for the new lodge officers.